Memorial: M5919

Memorial in St Pancras Old Church, London commemorating Captain Thomas Cole RN d. 1822

Location

St Pancras Old Church, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain THOMAS COLE / of the Royal Navy / Who died Feby 3rd, 1822, aged 40 years / He lost his left leg in gallantly / storming the battery at Martinique / in 1804, being then First Lieutenant of / His Majesty's Ship Blenheim, of 74 guns / Also Lieutenant RICHARD COLE / of the Royal Navy / Brother of the above Commander / of the H.C. Ship James Sibbald, / Who died May 30th, 1832, aged 40 years'.

Details

Vessel: HMS Blenheim, James Sibbald

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cole, Thomas
Age: 30
Date of Death: 3/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cole, Richard
Age: 40
Date of Death: 30/5/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol i, p. 132

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters