Memorial at Bruton, Somerset commemorating Captain William Berkeley RN d. 1733
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bruton, Somerset, England
Transcript
'To the Memory / of the Honble Captain WILLIAM BERKELEY, / Second son of WILLIAM Lord BERKELEY of STRATTON / Who died Commander of His MAJESTY'S Ship the / TYGER, in his passage from the Coast of GUINEA / to the WEST INDIES, on the 25th of March 1733. / in the 33rd year of his Age, and was buried in the Ocean. / -Just, Generous, Steady, Intrepid, Gentle / Loved, Honoured, and Lamented by his Friends. / Eminently distinguished in his Profession:
/ Still serving his Country by his Example / -This monument was erected in the year 1749 / by his most Affectionate Brother / JOHN LORD BERKELEY of STRATTON'
Details
Description: Inscribed tablet on brackets with a tabernacle containing an urn above. The urn's socle is carved with martial trophies and flanked by fanning trophies.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Artists: Peter Scheemakers
Vessel: HMS Tyger
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Artists: Peter Scheemakers
Vessel: HMS Tyger
People
Berkeley, William
Age: 32
Date of Death: 25/3/1733
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 32
Date of Death: 25/3/1733
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe 'Peter Scheemakers', 'The Sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society' (1999) p. 225; 'The travels through England of Dr Richard Pococke' 'Camden Society' (1889) vol. ii, pp.150-51.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987