Memorial: M5094

Wall tablet in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Up Marden commemorating James Warner Thomas RN d. 1834

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Up Marden, Sussex, England

Transcript

'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / JAMES WARNER THOMAS / LATE MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M. SHIP AETNA. / THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY HIS FAITHFUL / AND AFFECTIONATE FATHER AND FRIEND / LT. JOSEPH RAWLING THOMAS R.N. / THIS ESTIMABLE AND MOST PROMISING / YOUNG MAN CAUGHT THE YELLOW FEVER / WHILE IN COMMAND OF ONE OF THE BOATS / OF H.M. SHIP AETNA EMPLOYED ON A SURVEY / OF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND DIED / AT PORTO PRAYA, CAPE DE VERDZ ON THE / 16TH FEBRUARY 1834. AGED 20 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Small three-masted vessel carved above inscription table.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Aetna

People

Thomas, James Warner
Age: 20
Date of Death: 16/2/1834
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / JAMES WARNER THOMAS / LATE MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M. SHIP AETNA. / THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY HIS FAITHFUL / AND AFFECTIONATE FATHER AND FRIEND / LT. JOSEPH RAWLING THOMAS R.N. / THIS ESTIMABLE AND MOST PROMISING / YOUNG MAN CAUGHT THE YELLOW FEVER / WHILE IN COMMAND OF ONE OF THE BOATS / OF H.M. SHIP AETNA EMPLOYED ON A SURVEY / OF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND DIED / AT PORTO PRAYA, CAPE DE VERDZ ON THE / 16TH FEBRUARY 1834. AGED 20 YEARS.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters