Memorial: M1826

Wall tablet in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Captain Walter Serocold RN d. 1794

Location

St Andrew's church, Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory /of Walter Serocold, Esq: / only son of the late Rev Walter Serocold: / Captain in his Majesty's Navy, / slain at the siege of Calvi in Corsica July VIII MCCCXCIV / Aged XXXVII / His three surviving sisters erected this monument /as a token of affection for the best of brothers: / The public loss may be estimated from the following / extract of Admiral Lord Hood's official letter. / "But I have to lament, and which I do most sincerely, / the loss of a very able and valuable officer, / Captain Serocold / who was killed by a grape-shot / whilst getting the last gun in its place / soon after the enemy had discover'd our battery. / The king has not a more meritorious young captain / in his Majesty's navy: / He commanded the floating battery , /which was burnt by red hot shot before Bastia: /and afterwards served with infinite reputation / at the batteries onshore. / Independant of my regard and esteem for him. / I feel his loss a public one"'

Details

Description: Naval trophies, at the base the arms of Serocold quartering Letwood.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of tower
Materials: White marble
Artists: John Flaxman [signed]

Event

Siege of Calvi

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Serocold, Walter
Age: 37
Date of Death: 8/7/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Phil Scott

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters