Memorial at All Saints Church, Wootton Courtney commemorating Captain Alexander Hood RN d. 1798
Location
All Saints Church, Wootton Courtney, Somerset, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Alexander Hood, Esq. / captain in the Royal Navy; / who sailed round the world with that justly celebrated circumnavigator / Captain Cook / in the year 1774 / He devoted his life to the service of his country, which was engaged in a war with France since the year 1793; and being appointed to the command of the Mars a 74 gun ship, was killed / on the 21st of April 1798, at the close of a successful action with the French ship 'Hercule', in the 40th / year of his age; leaving a widow and two / children to deplore the loss of a most / affectionate Husband and Parent / - Britannia when this humble stone you see, / Think on this Hero who has bled for thee, / his conquering arm Herculean force subdued / And crowned with laurels, death he smiling view'd / Then let the crystal tear bedew thine eye / And grateful heave the tributary sigh, / That in the silent chamber of the grave, Thy favourite sleeps, lamented Hood the brave'
Details
Vessel: HMS Mars
People
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Date of Death: 21/4/1798
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy