Memorial: M1800

Wall tablet at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea commemorating Rear-Admiral Matthew Squire d. 1800

Location

St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England

Transcript

'Near this spot is interr'd / the remains of MATTHEW SQUIRE, Esqr. / Rear Admiral of the Red / of His Majesty's Royal Navy, / who departed this Life; 22d January, 1800. / Aged 55 Years. / His Virtues are to [sic] well known / to be recorded here, being sincerely regretted / by all his friends'

Details

Description: Oval wall tablet
Type: Wall tablet

People

Squire, Matthew
Age: 55
Date of Death: 22/1/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 131.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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