Memorial in Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating Thomas Worth RMA and John Buckland RMA both died in 1810
Location
Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the Memory of Lieutenants / THOMAS WORTH and JOHN BUCKLAND / of the Royal Marine Artillery / who were Killed by the same Shot / on the 23 November 1810 / while directing the Howitzer Boats in an attack / on the Enemies Flotilla in Cadiz Bay / their Brother Officers on the same station have caused this Stone to be erected / as a tribute of respect to two who were / the brightest ornaments of their Corps'
Details
Description: Triangular pediment surmounted by a cannonball above an oval marble inscription panel.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Forefront burial ground
Materials: Stone, marble
Type: Gravestone
Position: Forefront burial ground
Materials: Stone, marble
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Buckland, John
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Worth, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Worth, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Extra
Bibliography: 'Globe and Laurel' May/June 1996.
Recorder: Ailsa Rushworth 1997
Recorder: Ailsa Rushworth 1997