Memorial: M1389

Wall plaque in St Boniface Old Church, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Hill RN d. 1849

Location

St Boniface Old Church, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY HILL ESQUIRE / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE RED / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 7TH DAY OF JUNE 1849 / IN THE 78TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: On north wall by altar
Materials: Marble, stone surround

People

Hill, Henry
Age: 77
Date of Death: 7/6/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A similar plaque alongside to Caroline his wife d.13/6/1835 'in the vault below' and his daughter Dora Helena died 26/4/1846 in Negapatam, East Indies age 23.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1994

JSON

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Maritime Memorials