Memorial: M3432

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Thomas McGwire RN d. 1825

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'This tablet is erected by Capt. Wm. Hobson of H.M's Sloop 'Ferret' to the memory of his nephew, Mr Thomas McGWIRE, late Midshipman of that sloop who died of yellow fever, 23rd Sept. 1825, aged 15 years. He was a youth whose virtues endeared him to all who knew him and rendered him the idol of his uncle’s heart.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Ferret

People

McGwire, Thomas
Age: 15
Date of Death: 23/9/1825
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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