Memorial: M546

Memorial in Chester Cathedral to Lieutenant Arthur John Payne RN d. 1904

Location

Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF ARTHUR JOHN PAYNE / SON OF THE REV. DR. PAYNE R.N. RECTOR OF DELEMERE / FIRST LIEUTENANT OF H.M.S. TAURANGA / WHO WAS DROWNED / DURING A GALE OFF THE COAST OF NEW ZEALAND / WHILE IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY. / BORN JANUARY 17TH 1872 / ENTERED INTO REST OCTOBER 13TH 1904. / TO ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST, AND TO DIE IS TO GAIN. PHIL.1:21 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS OF THE SHIP / AND THE SHIP'S COMPANY'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall, south transept
Materials: Black granite
Vessel: HMS Tauranga

People

Payne, Arthur John
Age:
Date of Death: 13/10/1904
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: Gary Entwistle; Rina Prentice 1984
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