Memorial: M5721

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Captain Sir Henry Duncan RN d. 1835

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'TO CAPTAIN HON. SIR HENRY DUNCAN. R.N. CB. K.C.B. / YOUNGEST SON OF ADM: VISC: DUNCAN K.B. / B. 27 APL 1786 D. 1. NOV. 1835 / SOMETIME PRIN. STOREKEEPER OF THE ORDNANCE / AN OFFICER OF DISTINGUISHED MERIT AND PROFESSIONAL ZEAL / A BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF DOMESTICK VIRTUE / AN AFFECTIONATE FRIEND AND COMRADE / A PIOUS AND SINCERE CHRISTIAN.'[BASE]'ERECTED BY HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS / AND BY HIS LATE ASSOCIATES IN THE ORDNANCE 1836.'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus on a stepped base with a cavetto cornice.. Cannon, shot, a union flag and sword on the top.
Type: Tomb
Position: 533/90/RS
Materials: Granite

People

Duncan, Henry
Age: 49
Date of Death: 01/11/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grade II listed.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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