Memorial: M1780

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery commemorating Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865

Location

Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England

Transcript

[Left panel] SIR WILLIAM / C.C. DALYELL BT. / OF BINNS N.B. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1865 / AGED 81 YEARS' [Centre] 'TO / THE MEMORY / OF' [Right panel] 'MARIA / WIDOW OF / SIR W.C.C. / DALYELL, BART. / DIED OCT. 20TH 1871 / AGED 72 YEARS'

Details

Description: Altar tomb supported on granite pillars.
Type: Tomb

People

Dalyell, William Cunningham Cavendish
Age: 80
Date of Death: 16/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Born 1784. Fought in Napoleonic War and imprisoned in France 1805-14. Exhumed from Greenwich Royal Hospital Cemetery. Commander Greenwich Hospital 1840-65. Another memorial in Abercorn Church.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.
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