Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating Captain Roger Sawrey Tinklar RM, d. 1840
Location
St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN SAWREY TINKLAR. R.M. / WHOSE REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THE CEMETERY / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 14th 1840 / WHILST HOLDING THE COMMAND OF THIS ISLAND / IN THE 45th YEAR OF HIS AGE / THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF ASCENSION / AND THE SQUADRON ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA / AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM FOR HIS IN LIFE / AND THEIR SORROW FOR HIS DEATH.'
Details
Description: Carved military trophies above the inscription tablet. In the centre of the carving, the globe and laurel symbol of the Royal Marines, a shield with a crest and motto above it.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
People
Tinklar, Roger Sawrey
Age: 45
Date of Death: 14/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Age: 45
Date of Death: 14/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER (places).
Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford
Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford