Memorial: M5709

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk commemorating Captain Edward Rotheram, RN d.1830, a Trafalgar veteran

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT. EDWD. ROTHERAM, R.N. / WHO COMMANDED THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN / THE LEADING SHIP / AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / HE DIED SUDDENLY AT BILDESTONE HOUSE / AND WAS BURIED IN THIS CHURCH YARD / NOVEMBER 6TH 1830 AGED 77 YEARS / A BROTHER OFFICER ERECTED THIS TABLET.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior S. Wall
Materials: Marble, wood
Vessel: HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Culloden

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Rotheram, Edward
Age: 77
Date of Death: 6/11/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Rotheram died suddenly while staying with friend Richard Wilson, at Bildeston House. Portrait and letters and Rotheram Vase in Nelson collection at Lloyds.
Bibliography: Ed. Colin White 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' (London, 2005) p. 111.

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