Memorial: M3390

Memorial in Western Cemetery, Perth Road, Dundee commemorating James Chapman d. 1876, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

Western Cemetery, Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / JAMES CHAPMAN / SHIPMASTER, DUNDEE / WHO DIED 12TH NOVEMBER 1876 / AGED 92 YEARS / ALSO HIS WIFE / MARGARET CRAIGIE / WHO DIED 13TH APRIL 1877 / AGED 80 YEARS / AND THEIR DAUGHTER / ANN CHAPMAN / WIFE OF JOHN EARL ROBERTSON / WHO DIED 15TH APRIL 1908 / AGED 77 YEARS / THE ABOVE /J OHN EARL ROBERTSON / DIED 11TH JANUARY 1919 / AGED 86 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Section XI 16B
Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Chapman, James
Age: 92
Date of Death: 12/11/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: In HMS 'Victory' at Trafalgar 21/10/1805.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 47-9.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters