Memorial: M4256

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Stoke Abbott, Dorset, dedicated to Henry Hopkins d. 1802

Location

St Mary's Church, Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Transcript

'...Henry Bean Hopkins / Midshipman RN died at sea / 26th Dec 1802. Aged 16 years'

Details

Description: The inscription on a sarcophagus in relief with an urn in front of a pyramid above it.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Hopkins, Henry Bean
Age: 16
Date of Death: 26/12/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sketch.
Recorder: M.T. Morton 1981

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