Memorial: M1029

Wall tablet in St Anne’s Church, Greater Manchester commemorating Robert George Herbert Hopwood RN d. 1905

Location

St Anne's Church, Greater Manchester, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / ROBERT GEORGE HERBERT HOPWOOD R.N. / ASSISTANT PAYMASTER H.M.S. 'IMPLACABLE' / ONLY SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / WHO ENTERED INTO REST AT MALTA OCTOBER 20th 1905 / AGED 21 YEARS /'So he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be' / ERECTED BY THE CHOIR, CONGREGATION AND SCHOLARS' Brass plaque: 'THE ABOVE MEMORIAL WAS ORIGINALLY / ERECTED IN ST. JAMES' CHURCH, GEORGE / STREET, MANCHESTER, BUT UPON THE / DEMOLITION OF THAT CHURCH IN 1931 / THE MEMORIAL WAS RE-ERECTED / IN THIS PLACE.'

Details

Description: Pediment above inscription tablet, carved with a foul anchor, crown above, within a rope twist border. This design resembles that of the naval officers' button.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Implacable

People

Hopwood, Robert George Herbert
Age: 21
Date of Death: 20/10/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1994

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters