Vessel Loss

Memorial: M2596

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Helmingham, Suffolk commemorating Lt Hon William Tollemache, RN d. 1776 in the loss of ‘Repulse’

Location

St Mary's Church, Helmingham, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'...William Tollemache, lost in the Repulse frigate in a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean...'

Details

Vessel: HMS Repulse

People

Tollemache, William
Age: 25 years
Date of Death: 12/1776
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Former French 'Bellone' captured 1759; foundered off Bermuda.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

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