Statue in Caerhays, Cornwall depicting Captain George Bettesworth RN d. 1808
Location
St Michael's Church, Caerhays, Cornwall, England
Details
Description: Full-length statue of naval officer holding flag and sword, an anchor and gun beside him.
Type: Statue
Materials: Coade stone, sword metal
Date Erected: 1812
Artists: Coade & Seely
Type: Statue
Materials: Coade stone, sword metal
Date Erected: 1812
Artists: Coade & Seely
People
Bettesworth, George Edmund Byron
Age: 28
Date of Death: 16/5/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 28
Date of Death: 16/5/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Buried at Howick, Northumberland. Father was resident of Caerhays.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; 'Biographical Memoir of the late Captain Bettesworth, R.N.', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 39, pp. 425-431 (London, 1818).
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; 'Biographical Memoir of the late Captain Bettesworth, R.N.', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 39, pp. 425-431 (London, 1818).