Memorial: M3374

Gravestone in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire commemorating William Barker d. 1835

Location

Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

[16 year old drummer in Plymouth Division, Stone raised by colleagues] 'Forced by Death to leave thee here / To the Devouring Worm / Yet Friendship and the Soldiers tear / Embalms their Comrades Urn / And though no Laurel wreath was thine / Nor deeds of high Renown / Yet man has gained a prize divine / An everlasting Crown'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Barker, William
Age: 16
Date of Death: 12/9/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Drummer
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'Royal Marines Graves at Pembroke Dock', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol.. 68, p.438 (Greenwich, 1982).
Recorder: Lawrence Philips

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