Memorial: M2618

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Hennock, Devon commemorating Post-Captain William Hill, RN d. 1840, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

St Mary's Church, Hennock, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN A VAULT / WITHOUT THE CHURCH ARE DEPOSITED THE / REMAINS OF WM HILL ESQ POST CAPTAIN / OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND SON OF THE REVD / JOHN HILL MANY YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH / WHO HAVING SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH / DISTINCTION IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE / AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR / AND OTHER MEMORABLE ACTIONS OF THE LAST / WAR DIED AFTER A FEW HOURS ILLNESS / THE 4TH JANUARY 1840 AGED 56 BELOVED / RESPECTED AND LAMENTED / ALSO THOSE OF ROSE PITT HILL WIDOW OF / THE ABOVE BORN 23RD MARCH 1784 / DIED 26 FEBRY 1868 / AND OF MARGARET THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER BORN 14TH MARCH / 1815 DIED 7TH DECBR 1867'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: South wall
Materials: Limestone tablet, slate surround

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hill, William
Age: 56
Date of Death: 4/1/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes

JSON

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