Memorial: M1765

Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Catherington, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Charles Napier RN d. 1847

Location

All Saints Church, Catherington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY / OF CAPTAIN CHARLES GEORGE ELERS NAPIER R.N. / KNIGHT OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE TOWER AND SWORD / BORN 22ND MAY 1812, / AFTER A SHORT BUT HONOURABLE CAREER HE WAS SUDDENLY / CUT OFF AT THE AGE OF 35 YEARS / WHILST IN COMMAND OF H.M. STEAM FRIGATE / AVENGER / WRECKED NEAR THE COAST OF TUNIS, THE 20TH DEC.1847 / TRUE TO HIS MOTTO AND EVER THROUGH LIFE "READY" AT THE CALL OF HONOR & DUTY, / HIS MEMORY IS: / "SANS TACHE"'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Avenger

People

Napier, Charles George Elers
Age: 35
Date of Death: 20/12/1847
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: William O'Byrne 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary' (London, 1849) p. 804.

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