Wall tablet at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden commemorating Maurice Halleus Trevilian RN d. 1853
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden, Somerset, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / MAURICE HALLEUS / SON OF M. CELY TREVILIAN ESQR. / OF MIDELNEY IN DRAYTON, SOMERSET, / RESIDING IN THIS PARISH. / A MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M. SLOOP OF WAR "DARING", / WHO WAS DROWNED, ONE OF SEVEN, / WHEN CROSSING THE BAR OF / THE RIVER TAMPICO, IN THE GULPH OF MEXICO, / WITH DESPATCHES, / THE 23RD JUNE 1853, / AET: 17 / VALE IN CHRISTO / FILI DILECTE, FRATER AMABILIS, / DUM TUBA CANAT NOVISSIMA / ET MORTUOS REDDAT / PROFUNDUM.' [Translation] 'Farewell in Christ, Beloved Son, Dear Brother. Until the last trumpet shall sound and the depths give up their dead'
Details
Description: Carved with a two masted ship in heavy seas.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, west wall north side
Materials: White marble on grey slate
Artists: Reeves
Vessel: HMS Daring
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, west wall north side
Materials: White marble on grey slate
Artists: Reeves
Vessel: HMS Daring
People
Trevilian, Maurice Halleus
Age: 17
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 17
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy