Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, commemorating Lieutenant William Buller, RN, d. 1794
Location
Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. WILLIAM BULLER / OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP / IMPREGNABLE / WHO DIED OF HIS WOUNDS RECEIVED / ON THE GLORIOUS 1ST JUNE 1794 / NOBLY FIGHTING / FOR THE CAUSE OF HIS KING / AND COUNTRY / HIS AFFLICTED AND MOURNING / BROTHER / ERECTS THIS MONUMENT'
Details
Description: Urn in relief above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Impregnable
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Impregnable
Event
Battle of the Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Buller, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Mrs M Catty