Wall tablet at St Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Richard Hight d. 1840, Robert Willimot Hight d. 1848, Commander Matthew James Hight d. 1843 and John Francis Hight d. 1844
Location
St Leonard's Church, Deal, Kent, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / FOUR SONS OF THOMAS AND SARAH HIGHT / WHO DIED ABROAD / VIZ RICHARD WHO WAS DROWNED / BY THE UPSETTING OF A BOAT IN NEW ZEALAND / AUGUST 26TH 1840 AGED 28 / ROBERT WILLIMOT, MIDSHIPMAN IN THE INDIAN NAVY / WHO DIED ABOARD THE HCS 'ATALANTA' IN THE RED SEA / JULY 14TH 1848 AGED 17 / MATTHEW JAMES COMMANDER OF THE ‘ANTARES’ / WHO DIED ON BOARD THAT SHIP SEPTEMBER 6TH 1843. / IN THE MACAO ROADS CHINA: AGED 27 / AND JOHN FRANCIS WHO DIED AT MACAO / FEBRUARY 9TH 1844 AGED 24'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMIS 'Atalanta', 'Antares'
Vessel: HMIS 'Atalanta', 'Antares'
People
Hight, Matthew James
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Richard
Age: 28
Date of Death: 26/8/1840
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Robert Willimot
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/7/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Hight, John Francis
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/2/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Richard
Age: 28
Date of Death: 26/8/1840
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Robert Willimot
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/7/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Hight, John Francis
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/2/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Notes: See also 1985 for memorial to Robert Willimot Hight
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 41 (photo).
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 41 (photo).