Memorial: M14

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island to the officers and crew of HMS ‘Lee’ who died during the 1860’s.

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / OLIVER T. LANG ESQRE R.N. / LIEUT. COMMANDING H.M.S.'LEE' / WHO WAS KILLED BY A FALL FROM THE BRIDGE / WHILE COMING TO ANCHOR OFF THIS ISLAND / NOVEMBER 2nd 1865 AGED 26 YEARS / ALSO MR PETERS ASSISTANT ENGINEER / WHO DIED AT SEA JANUARY 5th 1863 AGED 27 / ALSO GEORGE LEE STOKER / WHO DIED IN THIS ISLAND, 20th MAY AGED 42 YEARS / STEPHEN AMBER, GUNNER R.M.A. / WHO DIED AT SEA, 21st OCTOBER 1865 AGED 29 YEARS / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES, AND MANY NAVAL FRIENDS OF LIEUT. LANG / WHO MOURN HIS UNTIMELY DEATH / "SO HE BRINGETH THEM TO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE"'

Details

Description: A badge of a crenellated tower within a garter badge placed above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Lee

People

Amber, Stephen
Age: 29
Date of Death: 21/10/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Lang, Oliver T.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 2/11/1865
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lee, George
Age: 42
Date of Death: 20/5/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation:
Peters, Peters
Age: 27
Date of Death: 5/1/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters