Memorial in St Michael’s Church, Shute, Devon commemorating Charles Templer, HEIC, d. 1786
Location
St Michael's Church, Shute, Devon, England
Transcript
'consurgunt nautae et magno clamore morantur' / 'fractosque legunt in gurgite remos' Virg. / Sacred to the memory of / CHARLES BECKFORD TEMPLER / Who, on the 6th Night of January 1786 / Perish`d in the HALSEWELL East-India-Man, / in STUDLAND BAY: / This Monument, / In Testimony of mutual Regard between the / Unhappy Victim, and his tributary Friend and Brother, / is erected by / Sr JOHN WILLIAM POLE Bart. / Ob:Ao Ae+ 16.
Details
Description: White marble tablet on a green marble base. Towards the top, a white marble plaque within which is a round bas-relief of a shipwreck. Above an urn with swags. Below the inscription tablet a painted coat of arms.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: 'Halsewell'
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: 'Halsewell'
People
Templer, Charles Beckford
Age: 16
Date of Death: 6/1/1786
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: HEIC
Age: 16
Date of Death: 6/1/1786
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: HEIC
Extra
Notes: Sir John William Pole was Charles Templer's brother-in-law