Memorial: M2487

Plaque in All Saints Church, Hampreston, Dorset, commemorating Lieutenant George Greathed RN d. 1854

Location

All Saints Church, Hampreston, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of George Herbert Harris Greathed, 3rd son of Edward Greathed. The First Lieutenant of H.M.S. Britannia who selected to command the seaman of his ship engaged in the siege, he fell gloriously in the trenches before Sebastopol on the 20th October 1854. He received his mortal wound in the act of laying a gun, after having in the words of his General 'Performed his duties in the trenches in a manner which exited the admiration of all' [not exact]

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Near east window of chancel
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Britannia

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Greathed, George Herbert Harris
Age: 33
Date of Death: 20/10/1854
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 195 (Greenwich,1987).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters