Memorial: M2141

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon commemorating Captain Michael Dod, RN, d. 1815 and Admiral Edmund Dod, RN, d. 1817

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS SPOT LIETH THE REMAINS OF / CHARLOTTE MARIA WIFE OF / ADMIRAL DOD WHO DIED DECEMBER 1ST 1808 AGED 69 YEARS, / AND OF THEIR SON CAPTAIN MICHAEL DOD. / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 7TH 1815 AGED 37 YEARS. / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED EDMUND DOD ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / WHO DIED DECEMBER 22ND 1817 / IN THE 81ST YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Description: Inscription flanked by pilasters carved with inverted torches
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Dod, Edmund
Age: 80
Date of Death: 22/12/1817
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dod, Michael
Age: 37
Date of Death: 7/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin, 1982
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