Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Colonel William Boys, RM d. 1822
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY BOYS ESQR / REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ANCIENT AND RESPECTABLE FAMILY OF THAT NAME / IN THIS COUNTY / AND LIEUT COLONEL OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES / HE DIED AT BROMPTON IN THIS PARISH / ON THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1822, AGED 61 YEARS / LEAVING HIS WIFE AND NINE CHILDREN TO LAMENT THE LOSS / OF A MOST AFFECTIONATE AND INDULGENT HUSBAND AND FATHER / DURING 44 YEARS SPENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE / HE ACTED WITH THAT STEADY ATTENTION TO DISCIPLINE WHICH ASSURED RESPECT / WHILST SUAVITY OF MANNERS TO HIS EQUALS AND BENEVOLENCE TO HIS INFERIORS / RENDERED HIM ESTEEMED AND BELOVED / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW / ELIZABETH / RELICT OF THE ABOVE / AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ADMIRAL SIR HENRY HARVEY K.B. / DIED AT ROCHESTER ON THE 22 MARCH 1850 / AGED 80 YEARS / IN THE ADJACENT CHURCHYARD ARE DEPOSITED / THE REMAINS OF TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN / EDWARD SMITH AND AMELIA HARVEY / ANOTHER SON / WILLIAM HENRY, DIED AT PORTSMOUTH / ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY 1798 AGES 2 MONTHS AND WAS BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD / OF ST THOMAS IN THAT PLACE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle
Materials: Marble
People
Age: 61
Date of Death: 16/12/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines