Memorial at St Helen’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Richard Canning, RN d. 1726
Location
St Helen's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Richard Canning Esq an active and experienced commander in the Royal Navy, who having served his country with unexceptionable courage and conduct during the wars of K William and Q Anne retired to this town AD 1712 and through the resentment of party founded on misreported facts died a private captain Anno Dom 1726 aet 57'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Position: South wall
People
Canning, Richard
Age: 57
Date of Death: 8/1726
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 57
Date of Death: 8/1726
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1969