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Memorial: M3691

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire commemorating Robert Lidgett d. 1840. He was a veteran of Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent

Location

St Edmund's Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Here rest the remains of Robert Lidgett, out pensioner of Greenwich Hospital who died 4.5.1840 aged 70 years having served in the British Navy for a period of nearly 30 years. During which he bravely fought at Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent. He returned to his native village and faithfully employed the remaining 26 years of his life in the service of those by whom this memorial is erected'

Details

Type: Gravestone

Event

Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797; Battle of Copenhagen 1801

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary Wars

People

Lidgett, Robert
Age: 70
Date of Death: 4/5/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greenwich pensioner
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

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