Memorial: M5873

Memorial at Old Cemetery, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India commemorating John Dykes, RN, d. 1804

Location

Old Cemetery, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Dykes, seaman aged 24 years, who departed this life on the 20th September A.D. 1804 in consequence of wounds received on board His Britannic Majesty's ship the Centurion of 50 guns, which, in a gallant but unequal conflict calculated to increase the glory and maintain the well-established pre-eminance of the British navy, succeeded in beating off a French ship of 80 guns and two frigates in the roads on Vizagapatam'

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Centurion', 'Marengo'

Event

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Dykes, John
Age: 24
Date of Death: 20/9/1804
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of inscriptions on tombs and monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' vol. ii, p. 285.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters