Memorial: M2099

Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Eastbourne commemorating Herbert Mortimer d. 1810 in the loss of HEIC ‘Ocean’

Location

St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / WILLIAM MORTIMER, 5th Son of / Charles Smith and Elizabeth Mortimer (late of this Parish) / Who departed this Life 24th: Augst. 1808 / at Lewisham in Kent, / aged 27 years / Also of / HERBERT MORTIMER their 6th Son / who was lost in the Honble: East India / Company's Ship Ocean off the / Coast of China about the 5th Septr: 1810 / aged 25 Years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HEIC Ocean

People

Mortimer, Herbert
Age: 25
Date of Death: 5/9/1810
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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