Wall monument at Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Augustus Leveson Gower RN d. 1802
Location
St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / to the Memory of / AUGUSTUS LEVESON GOWER, / Captain in His Majesty's Navy, / Born the 21st. of June 1782. / He gave early promise of being / an Ornament to his profession, and an Honor to his country, / and died much lamented, at / Port Royal in this island, / on the 3rd August 1802, / being then Captain of / His Majesty's Ship 'Santa Margaretta.'
Details
Description: The inscription on a carved sail, with a trophy of cannon, flags and rope.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North aisle, north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Santa Margaretta
Type: Wall monument
Position: North aisle, north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Santa Margaretta
People
Gower, Augustus Leveson
Age:
Date of Death: 3/8/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 3/8/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972)