Memorial: M6038

Wall tablet dedicated to George W.  Nembhard, in Buckinghamshire, England, d. 1844

Location

St James Church, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE WM. NEMBHARD, / OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA; / LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAM SHIP VESUVIUS, / WHO DIED OFF GIBRALTER, [sic] JUNE 19TH 1844, AGED 33, / AND WAS THERE BURIED. / THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE, BY HIS FRIENDS / JOHN AND CATHERINE KAYE, OF FULMER GROVE, IN THIS PARISH, / TO RECORD HIS WORTH / AND THEIR AFFECTION AND REGRET.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Vesuvius

People

Nembhard, George William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 19/6/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at Gibraltar in Sandpits Cemetery. A memorial to him was erected there by Commander Ommaney and the officers of the ship.
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