Memorial: M3122

Tablet at St Mary’s Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, commemorating John Burrard d. 1809

Location

St Mary's Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Transcript

'John Thomas Burrard, son of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burrard, Midshipman RN, drowned on his way to shore on duty 9 October 1809, aged 17 years and 7 months'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: Royal Sovereign

People

Burrard, John Thomas
Age: 17
Date of Death: 9/10/1809
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The accident happened off Weymouth in a boat belonging to 'Royal Sovereign' (yacht).
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194, (Greenwich,1987).

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