Tablet in St Mary’s Church, Thirsk commemorating Frederick Roger Frankland RN d. 1844 and Harry Albert Frankland d. 1847
Location
St Mary's Church, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / FREDERICK ROGER FRANKLAND / MIDSHIPMAN H.M.S. WINCHESTER / WHO DIED OF FEVER AT SIERRE LEONE / 23RD JANUARY 1844, AGED 20 YEARS / THOMAS FRANKLAND/ LIEUTENANT 48TH MADRAS NATIVE INFANTRY / AND SECOND IN COMMAND 2ND PUNJAB REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION WITH THE SEPOY REBELS / LEADING AN ASSAULT AT THE RELIEF OF LUKNOW / 17TH NOVEMBER 1857, AGED 29 YEARS. / HARRY ALBERT FRANKLAND / MIDSHIPMAN H.M.S. ALARM / WHO DIED OF FEVER OFF VERA CRUZ / 9TH MAY 1847, AGED 17 YEARS / THE BELOVED SONS OF / SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM FRANKLAND / VIII BARONET / LATE CAPTAIN 20TH REGIMENT / AND DAME KATHERINE MARGARET / HIS WIFE'
Details
Position: North wall of aisle
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Alarm, HMS Winchester
People
Age: 20
Date of Death: 23/1/1844
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Frankland, Harry Albert
Age: 17
Date of Death: 9/5/1847
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy