Memorial: M1979

Wall tablet in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Captain George Byron RN d. 1793

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE ANSON BYRON ESQ / CAPTAIN IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / AN OFFICER DISTINGUISHED / FOR HIS ZEAL AND GALLANTRY ON / ALL OCCASIONS & MORE PARTICULARLY / IN INDIA DURING THE MAHRATTA WAR / WHEN HIS ACTIVE COOPERATION / WITH THE ARMY CALLED FOR SOME PRAISES / AND THANKS OF LORD CORNWALLIS AND / WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE ENSURED HIS HIGH / PROFESSIONAL HONORS. A SEVERE INJURY / HOWEVER WHICH HE SUSTAINED ON THIS / PARTICULAR SERVICE PREMATURELY CLOSED / HIS CAREER AND AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS / BROUGHT HIM TO THE GRAVE AT THE AGE OF / THIRTY FIVE. THIS TRIBUTE OF DUTY AND / AFFECTION IS ERECTED BY HIS SON / CAPTAIN LORD BYRON, RN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Byron, George Anson
Age: 35
Date of Death: 11/6/1793
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters