Memorial: M3285

Monument in All Saints Church, Ockham commemorating Vice-Admiral George Murray d. 1797

Location

All Saints Church, Ockham, Surrey, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / The Honble GEORGE MURRAY, / Brother to his Grace John Duke of Athol, / and Vice Admiral of the White in the Navy of Great Britain / He married Wilhelmina, Daughter of the Right Honble Lord King, / and died without issue, October 22nd 1797, / in the 56th Year of his Age / Sincerely regretted by all who knew him/as an honest and Worthy Man, / as well as / an able brave and experienced Officer'

Details

Description: Inscription within pilasters, a cornice above with anthemion acroteria. At the top an urn with a hatched coat of arms in a roundel flanked by naval emblems- an anchor, flags and a laurel wreath.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave, north aisle, north.wall
Materials: White and grey marble
Date Erected: 1800
Artists: John Bacon

People

Murray, George
Age: 55
Date of Death: 22/10/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another memorial opposite to Wilhelmina Murray d. Dec.28th 1795 aged 58. DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters