Memorial: M1841

Memorial at Chichester Cathedral to Lieutenant George Pigot Alms d. 1782

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the memory of / Lieutt. GEORGE PIGOT ALMS, of the Royal Navy, / Who was Killed on board the SUPERBE, in an Action with the FRENCH Fleet / in the EAST INDIES on the 12th: APRIL 1782, in the 16th Year of his Age. / He was the eldest Son of Captn: JAMES ALMS, who commanded the
/ MONMOUTH, with the most exemplary Bravery, in the same Engagement. / He lived the Pride and Hope of his Parents; / The Delight and Admiration of his Friends, the rising Ornament of his / Country; and fell GLORIOUSLY in the Discharge of the Duties of his / Profession honoured and lamented by all who knew him. / Impressed with the bitterest Affliction and at a time / that her Husband was still fighting his Country's Battles / in INDIA/his fond and disconsolate Mother / CAUSED THIS MONUMENT / to be erected.'

Details

Description: A relief of naval battle flanked by dolphins, a draped urn above, the inscription on carved drapery below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sailor's Chapel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Superb

Event

Battle of Trincomalee

Event Date

1782

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Alms, George Pigot
Age: 15
Date of Death: 12/4/1782
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 58, p. 206 (Greenwich, 1972).

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters