Tablet in Truro, Cornwall commemorating Captain Samuel Wallis RN d. 1795
Location
Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'To the glory of God, and in honoured memory of Samuel Wallis Captain R.N. and members of his crew who circumnavgated the world in H.M.S. Dolphin 26th July 1766-10th June 1768 and discovered Tahiti'
Details
Type: Tablet
Vessel: HMS Dolphin
Vessel: HMS Dolphin
People
Wallis, Samuel
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/1/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/1/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Born 1728.
Recorder: Mr I. Lloyd Phillips CBE 1979
Recorder: Mr I. Lloyd Phillips CBE 1979