Gravestone at San Fiorenzo, Corsica commemorating Lieutenant James Moutray RN d. 1794
Location
San Fiorenzo, Corsica, France, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / LIEUTENANT JAMES MOUTRAY, R.N. / WHO SERVING ON SHORE AT THE SIEGE, / OF CALVI, / THERE CAUGHT A FEVER / OF WHICH HE DIED, / SINCERELY LAMENTED, / ON AUGUST 19TH, 1794 / AGED 21 YEARS. / THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY AN AFFECTIONATE FRIEND / WHO WELL KNEW HIS WORTH AS AN OFFICER / AND HIS ACCOMPLISHED MANNERS AS A GENTLEMAN. / H.N.'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Victory
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Victory
Event
Siege of Calvi
Event Date
174
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Moutray, James
Age: 21
Date of Death: 19/8/1794
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 21
Date of Death: 19/8/1794
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Lord Hood's godson, and protégé of Nelson who erected the memorial.
Bibliography: Peter Hore 'Corsica Revisited 2016', 'The Kedge Anchor' issue 46, September 2016.
Bibliography: Peter Hore 'Corsica Revisited 2016', 'The Kedge Anchor' issue 46, September 2016.