Memorial: M4359

Wall tablet in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire commemorating Lieutenant Robert Brydges RN d. 1818

Location

Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Robert Brydges A Lieutenant in his Majesty's Navy eldest son of Edward and Milly Brydges of the Borough who after a life actively employed in the Service of his Country from his Youth was unfortunately drowned in the River Severn on 28 February 1818 in the 26th year of his age...'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of nave

People

Brydges, Robert
Age: 25
Date of Death: 28/2/1818
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Brother Charles 13 drowned in same accident.
Recorder: David Saunders, 1991

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