Memorial: M4076

Memorial in the White Ensign Club, South Street, Exeter, Devon commemorating Admiral William Shield, RN, d. 1842

Location

White Ensign Club, South Street, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS SACRED SPOT / LIE THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / WILLIAM SHIELD ESQUIRE / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON OF H.M. FLEET / HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH ZEAL AND FIDELITY / FOR LXX YEARS / AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE WITH A LIVELY FAITH / IN CHRIST / ON THE XXV JUNE A.D. MDCCCXLII / AGED LXXX YEARS / MY FLESH SHALL REST IN HOPE ...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Grounds
Materials: Marble

People

Shield, William
Age: 80
Date of Death: 25/6/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Bibliography: 'Express & Echo' (5 Sept 1997)

JSON

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