Memorial: M3322

Memorial at St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford, Suffolk commemorating John Green, d. 1892

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Orford, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘IN / MEMORY OF / JOHN GREEN / (OF THIS TOWN) / BORN MARCH 21, 1797 / DIED FEBRUARY 12, 1892 / ONE OF THE CREW OF THE HECLA / UNDER CAPTAIN PARRY IN 1820 / THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THIS / ARCTIC EXPEDITION'

Details

Description: Carved with rocks and a ship in full sail
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone (possibly Portland stone)
Vessel: Hecla

Event

Northwest Passage expedition 1819

People

Green, John
Age: 95
Date of Death: 12/2/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Rear Admiral Sir William Edward Parry’s quest for the Northwest Passage was one of the most successful.
Recorder: Mrs L. Lanigan 1988

JSON

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