John Ross and James Draper d. 1811, HMS ‘Naiad’
Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating John Ross RN and James Draper RN HMS ‘Naiad’ d. 1811
Location
St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / John Ross and James Draper / seamen / who were killed on board / of HMS NAIAD / in defeating the French Fleet / off Boulogne in the presence of BUONAPARTE / 21ST Sept 1811. / Their shipmates / caused this monument to / be erected / to the memory of the truly good men, / who so nobly fell / in the just cause of their Country'
Details
Description: In the shape of an obelisk on ball feet
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South wall of the church
Materials: Portland stone
Vessel: HMS ‘Naiad'
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South wall of the church
Materials: Portland stone
Vessel: HMS ‘Naiad'
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Draper, James
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ross, John
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ross, John
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Inscription rather worn
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917); William Laird Clowes 'The Royal Navy: A History' vol. v, p. 493 (London, 1996). Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 59.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917); William Laird Clowes 'The Royal Navy: A History' vol. v, p. 493 (London, 1996). Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 59.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Photographer: B. Tomlinson