Memorial: M515

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey commemorating Captain John Moutray RN, d. 1785

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Under this place are deposited the remains of / JOHN MOUTRAY Esqr of Roscobie of Fifeshire, / in the Kingdom of Scotland, Twenty eight Years / a Post Captain, and late a Commissioner / of His Majesty's Navy at Antigua, / In his publick Character he was Valuable to his / Country for his long and faithful Services, / and universally beloved for the Integrity of his / Principles and the distinguished Sincerity / of his Heart. / He died Nov. 22nd 1785 in the 63rd Year of his Age.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Vessel: HMS Thetis

People

Moutray, John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 22/11/1785
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

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