Communications, Exploration, Polar Exploration

Memorial: M2180

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Fetcham commemorating Admiral Sir George Henry Richards d. 1896

Location

St Mary's Church, Fetcham, Surrey, England

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North aisle

People

Richards, George Henry
Age: 76
Date of Death: 14/11/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Head of the Admiralty Hydrographic Department and later the Managing Director of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M2180

Location

Details

People

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters