Vessel Loss

Memorial: M4897

Memorial in the church of St Peter and St Paul, Worth, Kent commemorating Commander William Henderson Truscott, RN d. 1859

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Worth, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENDERSON TRUSCOTT, COMMANDER, ROYAL NAVY, AGED 27 YEARS; WHO FELL A VICTIM TO AFRICAN FEVER ON HIS PASSAGE TO ENGLAND FROM SIERRA LEONE, 4TH JUNE 1859, SHORTLY AFTER A WONDERFUL ESCAPE FROM THE LOSS OF H.M. BRIG 'HERON' UNDER HIS COMMAND, WHICH VESSEL, SUDDENLY FOUNDERED IN A TORNADO 9TH MAY IN LAT 4.5N LON 15.6W. HE RESTS IN A SAILORS GRAVE WITH 45 OF HIS SHIPMATES WHO WERE DROWNED WHEN THE 'HERON' WENT DOWN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Back and white marble
Vessel: HMS ‘Heron'

People

Truscott, William Henderson
Age: 27
Date of Death: 4/6/1859
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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