Memorial to explorers of Australia at Boston, Lincolnshire
Location
St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Transcript
'George BASS, surgeon, once of / this town, and others who lived / nearby and with him bore a / gallant part in the exploration of / AUSTRALIA. / . JOSEPH BANKS Squire of Revesby / JAMES ROBERTS of Mareham Le Fen / and PETER BRISCOE of Revesby / who sailed in H.M.S. Endeavour / JOSEPH GILBERT, Astronomer of Wrangle and ROBERT ROLLETT of this town / who served on Cook's second expedition / MATTHEW FLINDERS of Donington/ ROBERT FOWLER of Horncastle / SAMUEL FLINDERS of Donington. / John FRANKLIN whose parents were / married in this church who were / among the officers of HMS Investigator / These were honoured in their generations/and were the glory of their times'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Below tower
Vessel: HMS Endeavour, HMS Erebus, HMS Terror
People
Age:
Date of Death: 1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Bass, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1803
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Briscoe, Peter
Age:
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Flinders, Matthew
Age: 40
Date of Death: 19/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Flinders, Samuel Ward
Age:
Date of Death: 1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Raer Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Fowler, Robert Merrick
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Franklin, John
Age: 61
Date of Death: 11/6/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gilbert, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 1824 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Roberts, James
Age: 74
Date of Death: 8/7/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Rollett, Robert
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Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 25 (photo).
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969