Headstone at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Edward George Tavenor, RN d. 1880 in the loss of HMS ‘Atlanta’
Location
St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England
Transcript
'...Also of / EDMUND GEORGE TAVENOR / son of the above/who was lost at sea / on H.M.S. Atlanta 1880 / We cannot bend beside his grave / For he sleeps in the secret sea / And not one gently whispering wave / Will tell the place to me / But though unseen by human eyes / Though mortals know it not / His Father knoweth where he lies / And angels guard the spot ...'
Details
Type: Headstone
Position: T307
Vessel: HMS Atlanta
Position: T307
Vessel: HMS Atlanta
People
Tavenor, Edmund George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/2/1880
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/2/1880
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 15, no. T307. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983). HMS 'Atlanta' was a training ship which foundered in 1880.