Memorial: M3184

Tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Captain Thomas Rodney Eden RN d. 1850

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS RODNEY EDEN, ESQ., / CAPTAIN, ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. AMPHITRITE / AT MAZATLAN, MEXICO, / JANUARY 11TH, 1850, AGED 38 YEARS. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF H.M.S. AMPHITRITE, / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR GREAT REGARD / AND ESTEEM FOR HIS IN LIFE, / AND THEIR SORROW FOR HIS DEATH.'

Details

Description: Coat of arms flanked by flags and trophies above the inscription tablet.
Type: Tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Amphitrite

People

Eden, Thomas Rodney
Age: 38
Date of Death: 11/1/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Tablets in the Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth','Nautical Magazine' vol. 19, p. 707 (London, 1850).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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