Memorial: M2616

Plaque at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames commemorating Commander Edward John Brooks RN d. 1870

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God And in Memory of / Edward John Brooks R.N. Commander of H.M.S. Ringdove / Who Was Accidentally Drowned In Yedo Bay 7th Dec. 1870, / And Was Buried At Yokohama, Japan, Aged 36 Years. / "Thy Judgements Are Like the Great Deep"'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Jesus Chapel
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Ringdove

People

Brooks, Edward John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 7/12/1870
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P M Blackett Barber, 3 July 1998

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