Memorial in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio Austin RN d. 1865
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / A ZEALOUS EXCELLENT OFFICE / A TRUE AND KIND HEARTED MAN / WHO RAISED HIMSELF TO A HIGH POSITION IN THE NAVY / BY MERITORIOUS CONDUCT AND ENTIRE DEVOTION TO DUTY / VICE ADMIRAL / SIR HORATIO AUSTIN / K.C.B. / BORN 10TH MARCH A.D.1800 DIED 16TH NOVR 1865 / HIS BODY WAS INTERRED IN KENSEL GREEN CEMETERY / ERECTED IN TESTIMONY / OF HIS HONOURABLE CHARACTER AND PUBLIC SERVICES / BY HIS NAVAL FRIENDS AND BROTHER OFFICERS'
Details
Description: Carved with lamb and flag above
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North nave
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North nave
Materials: Marble
People
Austin, Horatio Thomas
Age: 65
Date of Death: 16/11/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 65
Date of Death: 16/11/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Buried in Kensel Green Cemetery.
Bibliography: Rear Admiral J.A.L. Myers 'The rating's son who became an admiral', 'The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society' vol. 39, pp. 268-9.
Bibliography: Rear Admiral J.A.L. Myers 'The rating's son who became an admiral', 'The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society' vol. 39, pp. 268-9.