Memorial: M3193

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard commemorating Francis Roger Martin d. 1873

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / FRANCIS ROGER MARTIN / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. LORD WARDEN / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED NEAR / SALAMIS BAY, GREECE ON THE / 18 JANRY 1873, AGED 19 / SON OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BOHUN MARTIN C.B. / AND ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL / SIR THOMAS BRIGGS K.G.B. / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR HIS / NOBLE CHARACTER / BY HIS SHIPMATES', 'H.M.S. LORD WARDEN SANS TACHE'

Details

Description: Shield shaped tablet. Ship's badges on shields below with a motto ribbon, an anchor and cross above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: East end of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Lord Warden

People

Martin, Francis Roger
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/1/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1998
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4453",
  "id": "M3193",
  "location": "St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / FRANCIS ROGER MARTIN / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. LORD WARDEN / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED NEAR / SALAMIS BAY, GREECE ON THE / 18 JANRY 1873, AGED 19 / SON OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BOHUN MARTIN C.B. / AND ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL / SIR THOMAS BRIGGS K.G.B. / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR HIS / NOBLE CHARACTER / BY HIS SHIPMATES', 'H.M.S. LORD WARDEN SANS TACHE'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M3193Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6758\" width=\"320\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M3193Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M3193Large-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard commemorating Francis Roger Martin d. 1873</p>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2014/05/M3193Large.jpg","/uploads/2014/05/M3193Large-251x300.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Shield shaped tablet. Ship's badges on shields below with a motto ribbon, an anchor and cross above.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "East end of nave",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Lord Warden"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Martin, Francis Roger","age":"19","dateofdeath":"18/1/1873","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Midshipman RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1998",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters