Memorial: M1973

Gravestone at St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Commander William Pye RN d. 1876

Location

St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory of Commander William Pye R.N. / in his 91st year. BORN 18TH OCTOBER 1785. / DIED AT DAWLISH / 16TH MARCH 1876. / MIDSHIPMAN 'MINOTAUR' TRAFALGAR'

Details

Description: Gothic style gravestone
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Minotaur

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Pye, William Woolcock
Age: 90
Date of Death: 16/3/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Restored in 1983.
Recorder: P.S. Pearson

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