Memorial: M2688

Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent commemorating Captain Robert Finnis RN d. 1813

Location

St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Captain ROBERT FINNIS / A Native of this Town and Port / who was killed in /the service of his Country / on board his Majesty's Sloop of War / Queen Charlotte / which he commanded / on Lake Erie, upper CANADA / in an engagement / with an American Squadron / of very superior force / under Commodore PERRY / the 10th day of September 1813 / aged 29 years./ When a Midshipamn of the Beaulieu frigate / he commanded one of the Boats / employed in cutting out the / French corvette La Chevrette / from Cameret Bay / on the night of the 21st of July 1801 / and was made Lieutenant / for his gallant conduct on that occasion. / After Sixteen years / actively employed in the Royal Navy / he thus fell in the prime of life / regretted and lamented / an irreparable loss / to his afflicted Family and Friends'

Details

Description: Pyramid in relief supported on three balls. A foul anchor carved on the plinth, the arms of Finnis below
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS 'Queen Charlotte', 'La Chevrette'

Event

War of 1812

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Finnis, Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/9/1813
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Capt. RN HMS 'Queen Charlotte' killed in action Lake Erie against US force led by Cdre. Perry.
Recorder: Elizabeth Nellist 1982
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters