Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Cole RN d. 1826
Location
Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'THIS STONE / IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS COLE / A LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL NAVY / A BRAVE AND SKILLED OFFICER / OF UNOBTRUSIVE YET ACKNOWLEDGED MERIT / ESTEEMED BY HIS SUPERIORS AND BELOVED BY HIS FRIENDS / DEVOTED FROM AND EARLY VOYAGE / TO HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE / HE WAS CONSTANTLY EMPLOYED / CHIEFLY IN FOREIGN CLIMATES FROM 1800 TO 1815 / (A BRILLIANT PERIOD IN OUR NAVAL HISTORY) / WHILST REMAINING UPON HALF PAY / HIS FEW REMAINING YEARS WERE PASSED / IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY / HIS DEATH / DEPRIVED A WIFE OF AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND / HIS CHILDREN OF A KIND PARENT / AND SOCIETY OF AN HONEST MAN / HE DIED AT EMSWORTH IN THIS PARISH / 13TH OF OCTR 1826 / AGED 34 YEARS'
Details
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone
People
Age: 34
Date of Death: 13/9/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Beryl & Hugh Linder