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Memorial: M2795

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, James, 1st Baron Gambier d. 1833

Location

St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE RIGHT HON. / JAMES BARON GAMBIER / OF IVER / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET G.C.B. / WHO WAS BORN 13th OCTOBER 1756 / AND WHO DIED 19TH APRIL 1833 / HIS NAME ADORNS THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY / AS ONE OF HER UNDAUNTED DEFENDERS / BUT HIS CHIEF RECORD IS ON HIGH / AS A MEEK AND LOWLY FOLLOWER OF THE LAMB'

Details

Event

Basque Roads

Event Date

1809

Event Category

1803 - 1815 Napoleonic Wars

People

Gambier, James
Age:
Date of Death: 19/4/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harrris 1993

JSON

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