Memorial: M4903

Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Wouldham, Kent commemorating Walter Burke, Purser RN d. 1815

Location

All Saints' Church, Wouldham, Kent, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / Walter Burke / Esq of this Parish / who died on the 12th September 1815 / in the / 70th year of his age / He was purser on his / Majesty's ship Victory / in the glorious Battle of Trafalgar and in / his arms the immortal / Nelson died'

Details

Type: Grave
Position: By path
Vessel: HMS ‘Victory'

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Burke, Walter
Age: 69
Date of Death: 12/9/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 37.

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