Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Wyke Regis, Dorset commemorating Charles Hickes d. 1862
Location
All Saints Church, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN LOVING / MEMORY OF CHARLES MEYRICK HICKES / NAVAL CADET H.M.S. BRITANNIA (THEN OFF / PORTLAND) ONLY SON OF THE REV. GEORGE / HICKES & ONLY GRANDSON OF CHARLES / HICKES SVRGEON OF BATH HE DIED AFTER / A FEW DAYS ILLNESS 28 OCT.1862 AGED 14 / HIS GRAVE IS IN THE VPPER CHVRCH / YARD (A TRVST FUND FOR KEEPING IT / IN ORDER IS LEFT TO THE RECTOR & / CHVRCHWARDENS) A NAVAL SCHOLAR / SHIP IS FOVNDED IN HIS MEMORY / BLESSED ARE THE PVRE IN / HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD'
Details
Description: Mosaic cross above inscription panel.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Inside south door
Vessel: HMS Britannia
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Inside south door
Vessel: HMS Britannia
People
Hickes, Charles Meyrick
Age: 14
Date of Death: 28/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Naval cadet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 14
Date of Death: 28/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Naval cadet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 132 (photo).