Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex commemorating Rear-Admiral Jacob Henniker d. 1843
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THYE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / THE HONBLE MAJOR ADMIRAL JACOB HENNIKER / OF ASHDOWN PARK, IN THIS PARISH / HE WAS / IN CONSTANT ACTIVE SERVICE IN / VARIOUS / PARTS OF THE GLOBE / FROM HIS FIRST ENTERING THE NAVY / IN 1794 / TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR IN 1814 / AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN / SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS / HE DIED JUNE 5TH 1843 / LEAVING A NUMEROUS FAMILY / TO MOURN HIS IRREPERABLE LOSS.'
Details
Description: With a relief of a ship.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1843
Artists: Thomas and Edward Gaffin
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1843
Artists: Thomas and Edward Gaffin
People
Henniker, Jacob
Age:
Date of Death: 5/6/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 5/6/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).