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Memorial: M2422

Wall tablet at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating John Meriton d. 1749 Greenwich Pensioner

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'6 July 1749 / John Meriton / pensioner / was ye first man / buried in this ground'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

Meriton, John
Age:
Date of Death: 6/7/1749
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greenwich pensioner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Inscription difficult to read.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

JSON

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