Memorial: M3178

Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Nacton, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant Hugh Montgomery, RN, d. 1837

Location

St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. HUGH MONTGOMERY R.N. / who departed this life / August 1st 1837 / IN THE 59TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / HE SERVED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE / OF TRAFFALGAR [sic].'

Details

Description: The head of the stone carved with an urn in relief with the handles draped with swags of laurel.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

Montgomery, Hugh
Age: 58
Date of Death: 1/8/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born Aberdeen 1776, master's mate in 'Naiad'
Recorder: Reverend A.W.M. Watson

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