Memorial: M5931

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Lieutenant George Read RN d. 1856

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / George Wm. Davis / who departed this life / December the 8th 1844 aged 23 years / Also of / MARY JEFFS READ / Wife of / Lieut. George Read, R.N. / who departed this life / July 21st, 1855, aged 65 years./ Also of the above / GEORGE READ Esqre., / Lieut. R.N., / who departed this life / June the 14th, 1856, aged 62 years'

Details

People

Read, George
Age: 62
Date of Death: 14/6/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 77.

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