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Memorial: M3723

“Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating William Dixon Purser RN d. 1764, Lieutenant William Moulden RN d. 1778, Richard Hughes RN d. 1792

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'W.D. 1764 W.M. 1778 R.H. 1792 / "The boisterous winds and Neptune's waves, / Have toss'd us to and fro, / Yet by God's sacred decree, / We harbour here below, / At anchor here we safely lie, / With many of our Fleet, / But once again we must set sail, / Our Admiral Christ to meet'

Details

Description: Coffin shaped stone
Type: Coffin stone
Position: West end nave passage

People

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Extra

Bibliography: Canon S.W. Wheatley 'Historical Notes: Rochester St Margaret' (Rochester, 1996)

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