Memorial: M568

Wall tablet in New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh commemorating Vice-Admiral Alexander Fraser d. 1829 and Vice-Admiral Thomas Fraser d. 1870

Location

New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'VICE ADMIRAL ALEXANDER FRASER / DIED THE 29TH DECEMBER 1829 / HELEN BRUCE / HIS WIFE / DIED 9TH JULY 1839 / AGED RESPECTIVELY 82 AND 72 YEARS / JOANNA HELEN / THEIR DAUGHTER / BORN 22 MAY 1790 DIED 17 AUGUST 1867 / VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS FRASER / DIED 28TH OCTOBER 1870 AGED 74 YEARS'

Details

Description: The inscription within a Gothic arch, flowers in the corners.

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: HMS Shannon, HMS Leander

Event

19th century conflicts in Asia

Event Date

1816

Event Category

Bombardment of Algiers

People

Fraser, Alexander
Age: 82
Date of Death: 29/12/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Fraser, Thomas
Age: 74
Date of Death: 28/10/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters