Wall monument in St Mary’s Church, Acton, London commemorating Commander Charles Parry RN d. 1868
Location
St Mary's Church, Acton, London, England
Transcript
'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES PARRY / COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / SECOND SON OF REAR ADMIRAL / SIR W.E. PARRY / BORN OCT 21ST 1833 / DIED OCT. 10TH 1868 / AFTER ONLY FOUR DAYS ILLNESS / OFF NAPLES / ON BOARD H.M.S. ARETHUSA / CAPTAIN R. COOTE / IN THE ARMS OF HIS BROTHER / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH /"WHERE I AM / THERE SHALL ALSO MY SERVANT BE" / "WHICH WE HOPE WE HAVE AS AN ANCHOR OF THE SOUL / BOTH SURE AND STEADFAST"'
Details
Description: Gothic architectural surround, some of lettering picked out in red, a cross in pink marble set in the centre of the inscription which is flanked by Purbeck marble columns.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Side of Nave
Materials: Stone, marble
Vessel: HMS Arethusa
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Side of Nave
Materials: Stone, marble
Vessel: HMS Arethusa
People
Parry, Charles
Age: 34
Date of Death: 10/10/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 34
Date of Death: 10/10/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy