Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Cricket St Thomas commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood d. 1814
Location
St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory / of the Right Honourable Alexander Hood / Lord Viscount Bridport / Knight of the Most Honourbale Order of the Bath / Admiral of the Red Squadron / of His Majesty's Fleet / Vice Admiral of Great Britain / General of the Marine Forces / and the senior Admiral of the Royal Navy / who departed this life on the 3rd day of May 1814 / in the 87th year of his age...For his Bravery, for his Abilities, for his Achievements in his Profession, for his Attachment to his King and Country, where they are written in indelible Characters' [incomplete]
Details
Type: Monument
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Soane
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Soane
People
Hood, Alexander
Age: 87
Date of Death: 2/5/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 87
Date of Death: 2/5/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 39.