Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Deptford, London commemorating Vice-Admiral James Sayer d. 1776
Location
St Paul's Church, Deptford, London, England
Transcript
'In memory of James Sayer Esq, Vice Admiral of the White, son of John Sayer Esq and Katherine his wife, one of the daughters and coheirs of Rear Admiral Robert Hughes and Lydia his wife, who all lie buried in the old church of this town, with many of their issue. He was a man of the strictest honour and integrity; an active and diligent officer. In the war of 1739, he had the thanks of the Assembly of Barbadoes for his disinterested conduct in the protection of their trade; and he first planted the British Standard in the island of Tobago. In the war of 1756, he led the attacks both at the taking of Senegal and Goree; and was commander in chief off the French coast at Belle Isle, at the time of making the peace in 1763. As his life was most exemplary, he met death with becoming fortitude, after a tedious and most painful illness, on the 29th of October 1776 aged 56 years'
Details
Date Erected: 1776
Artists: Joseph Nollekens
People
Age: 56
Date of Death: 29/10/1776
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 301.