Memorial: M6342

Wall tablet in the Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent commemorating Sir Thomas Bourchier, RN Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, d. 1849

Location

Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SIR THOMAS BOURCHIER K.C.B. / WAS BORN 10TH MARCH 1791, AND DIED 26TH APRIL 1849, / WHILST SUPERINTENDANT OF THIS DOCKYARD. / THIS TABLET IS INTENDED MERELY AS A RECORD OF HIS DEATH, / NOT TO SET FORTH HIS MERITS. / HIS CHARACTER AND SERVICES BELONG TO HIS COUNTRY / HIS MEMORY IS ENSHRINED IN THE HEART OF HIS SORROWING WIDOW, / MAY WE BE ENABLED TO LIVE AND DIE LIKE HIM, AND / (WHEN OUR TASK IS DONE) / FOLLOW HIM WHITHER HE IS GONE / Lord who shall dwell in the tabernacle or who shall rest upon thy holy hill. Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life and doeth the thing that is right and speaketh the truth from his heart. Psalm XV.'

Details

Description: Quotation in a long line across the bottom. Carved edge.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Bourchier, Thomas
Age: 58
Date of Death: 26/4/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Superintendant
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Chatham

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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