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Memorial: M4409

‘Memorial in St Saviour’s now St Andrew’s, Torquay, Devon dedicated to Captain Charles Leonard Irby RN d. 1845 and Captain James Mangles RN d. 1867

Location

St Saviour’s, now St Andrew's, Torquay, Devon, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE / CHA. LEONARD IRBY R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / ON THE 3RD DECEMBER 1845 / AGED 56 / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES MANGLES CAP. R.N. / WHO DIED AT FAIRFIELD / NEAR EXETER / NOVEMBER 18TH 1867 / IN THE 82 YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Irby, Charles Leonard
Age: 56
Date of Death: 3/12/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mangles, James
Age: 81
Date of Death: 18/11/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Both men were travelers. Mangles was also a plant hunter and botanist.
Recorder: R.D. Ridding 1996

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