Memorial: M4591

Wall tablet in St Laurence’s Church, Upminster, dedicated to George Hyla Holden d. 1846

Location

St Laurence's Church, Upminster, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE HYLA HOLDEN, / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. VESUVIUS, WHO, WITH TEN OF THE CREW, FELL / THE VICTIM OF MALIGNANT FEVER / IN THE GULPH OF MEXICO, / AUGUST 1ST 1846 IN THE 18TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave south wall
Materials: Marble, slate
Artists: King
Vessel: HMS Vesuvius

People

Holden, George Hyla
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1/8/1846
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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