Memorial in Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Castor’, killed in action, St Jean d’Acre 1840
Location
Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN O'BRIAN, FREDERICK WEAVER, WILLIAM SMITH AND THOMAS SILNECK, / SEAMEN / WHO WERE KILLED ON BOARD H.M.S. CASTOR / COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN EDWARD COLLIER / AT THE CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE / BY THE ALLIES ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER 1840. / THIS MEMORIAL / IS ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF REGRET BY THEIR SHIPMATES. / FOR THEY GOT NOT THE LAND IN POSSESSION THROUGH THEIR / OWN SWORD NEITHER WAS IT THEIR OWN ARM THAT HELPED / THEM. Ps. 44:3’
Details
Type: Wall memorial.
Vessel: HMS Castor
Vessel: HMS Castor
Event
St Jean D'Acre
Event Date
1840
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
O'Brian, John
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Silneck, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Weaver, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Silneck, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Weaver, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 3/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy