Memorial: M1856

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Admiral Robert Smart d. 1874

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Transcript

'...This anchor is placed on this rock as a tribute to his memory, and a mark of respect for his high professional character, by some of those Brother Officers who had served under him, esteemed him so much, and loved him so well'

Details

Description: Rock to which an anchor is fastened surmounted by a cross.
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard

People

Smart, Robert
Age: 78
Date of Death: 10/9/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 71.

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