Wall tablet in Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral William Bateman Dashwood d. 1869 and his son Lieutenant Frank Dashwoood RN d. 1849
Location
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / FRANK DASHWOOD, / WHO DIED / (FIRST LIEUT. H.M.S. SAPPHO,) / JULY 22ND 1849, AGED 21 YEARS / HIS REMAINS LIE INTERRED / ON THE ISLAND OF SACRIFICIOS, / IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. / SHORT BUT BRIGHT / WAS HIS CAREER ON EARTH, / FROM HIS AMIABLE DISPOSITION, / AND PURITY OF HEART, / HE LIVED AND DIED, / LOVED HONOURED AND LAMENTED. / ALSO/TO THE MEMORY OF / LOUIS HENRIETTA, / WIFE OF / VICE ADML DASHWOOD, / BORN OCTOBER 21ST 1799. / DIED MARCH 19TH 1859 ./ LEAVING HER HUSBAND AND NUMEROUS / FAMILY TO LAMENT THE LOSS OF / ONE ENDEARED TO THEM BY ALL / THAT WAS EXCELLENT IN A WIFE / AND MOTHER / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL / WILLIAM BATEMAN / DASHWOOD / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED MAY 9TH 1869 / AGED 78 YEARS'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave north wall east end
Materials: Marble
Artists: Thomas Gaffin
Vessel: HMS Sappho
People
Age: 78
Date of Death: 9/5/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dashwood, Frank
Age: 21
Date of Death: 22/7/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 1st Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy