Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Micheldever, Hampshire commemorating Arthur Baring d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’
Location
St Mary's Church, Micheldever, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'ARTHUR NAPIER THOMES BARING / MIDSHIPMAN R.N. / SECOND SON OF THOMAS GEORGE / AND ELIZABETH HARRIET BARING / BORN 3RD JUNE 1854 / LOST AT SEA IN H.M.S. CAPTAIN / OFF CAPE FINISTERRE / THE 7TH OF SEPTEMBER 1870 / AGED 16'
Details
Description: High relief above of a naked soul treading Satan under foot and struggling with a demon. It is being carried to heaven by an angel. A second angel is fighting with the devil entitles 'DELIVER US FROM EVIL'. One of a series of three made before the Baring family inscriptions added below.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South side of chancel
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Flaxman
Vessel: HMS Captain
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South side of chancel
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Flaxman
Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Baring, Arthur Napier Thomas
Age: 16
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation:
Age: 16
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Captain' was an experimental Royal Navy turret ship. 'Captain', due to flaws in her design capsized as a result of poor stability.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 86 (photograph).
Recorder: David Saunders 1983
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 86 (photograph).
Recorder: David Saunders 1983