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Memorial: M3877

Memorial at Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton, Leicestershire commemorating Admiral Alexander Arbuthnott d. 1871

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton, Leicestershire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / SIR ALEXANDER DUNDAS YOUNG ARBUTHNOTT / ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY, / ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S PRIVY CHAMBER, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF CHARLES III, / AND OF THE NATIONAL AND MILITARY ORDER / OF SAN FERNANDO OF SPAIN; / KNIGHT OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF ST GEORGE OF RUSSIA, / AND THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE MEDJIDIE OF TURKEY. / AFTER SERVING HIS GOD AND HIS COUNTRY / WITH TRUE DEVOTION, / DIED THE 8TH MAY 1871, / AT SHENTON HALL, / AGED 82 YEARS. / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD. / HE ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY APRIL 9TH, 1803, / WAS PRESENT AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, / AND SERVED ON THE EXPEDITION BEFORE ALGIERS, / ACCOMPANIED THE BRITISH AUXILIARY LEGION TO SPAIN, / WAS PRESENT AT THE RELIEF OF ST SEBASTIAN, / AND LED THE FORLORN HOPE AT THE STORMING OF IRUN, / NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUISINESS, / FERVENT IN SPIRIT, / SERVING THE LORD.'

Details

Description: Inscription on a white marble scroll on a black mount, a carved anchor and chain behind. Coloured shield of arms above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Artists: E. J. Physick, London

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Arbuthnott, Alexander
Age: 82
Date of Death: 8/5/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral, as a midshipman served in HMS 'Mars' at Trafalgar 21/10/1805.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 109.
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