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Memorial: M2360

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Captain Mark Halpen Sweny RN d. 1865

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Mark Halpen Sweny Captain Royal Navy served in H.M.S. Colossus at Trafalgar died 25 Novr 1865 aged 82 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Colossus

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Sweny, Mark Halpen
Age: 82
Date of Death: 25/11/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020

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