Memorial: M4126

Wall tablet at St James’s Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire commemorating Captain Sir John Franklin RN d. 1847

Location

St James's Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / CAPTAIN SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, R.N. / K.C.H.-K.R.-D.C.L., / THE ARCTIC NAVIGATOR AND EXPLORER./BORN AT SPILSBY, APRIL 16TH 1786 / DIED IN THE ARCTIC SEAS, JUNE 11TH 1847. / WHILE IN COMMAND OF THE EXPEDITION / WHICH FIRST DISCOVERED / THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE / 'THEY FORGED THE LAST LINK WITH THEIR LIVES' / ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW'

Details

Description: A round profile portrait in relief above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet

People

Franklin, John
Age: 61
Date of Death: 11/6/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Statue of Franklin in the market place at Spilsby by Charles Bacon (1821-85?).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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