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Memorial: M2443

Chest tomb at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Richard Boswell, Greenwich Pensioner d. 1813

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Richard Boswell / A brave and Worthy Seaman / and a Pensioner in Greenwich Hospital / Died 17 March 1813 / aged 72 This stone was erected by / Edward Hawke Locker Esq / Son of Lieut Governor Locker / As a mark of attachment'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: North side, outside south railing

People

Boswell, Richard
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/3/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman. Greenwich Hospital Pensioner
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Public Record Office, Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.

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