Memorial: M6094

Wall tablet in Holy Trinity Church, Skipton commemorating Lieutenant Alexander Charles Birtwhistle RN d. 1855

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER CHARLES BIRTWHISTLE / LIEUTENANT R.N. / OF H.M.S. ST GEORGE, WHO DIED AT THE / ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL HASLAR 1ST JUNE 1855 / ELDEST SON OF JOHN BIRTWHISTLE ESQRE / DEPTY LIEUT. FOR THE STEWARTRY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT N.B. / AND MARTHA MARIA HIS WIFE. / HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION THROUGH THE CHINESE WAR AND IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD / & RECEIVED A MEDAL FROM THE ROYAL HUMANE / SOCIETY FOR HIS GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIVES OF SEAMEN.'

Details

Description: Marble on a slate base. A foul anchor above the inscription tablet, below, crossed flags with a wreath in the centre which bears Birtwhistle's Royal Humane Society Medal and China War Medal. Supported by brackets, three grenades below each bracket.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of Nave
Materials: marble, slate
Artists: D.A. Bowd
Vessel: HMS St George

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Birtwhistle, Alexander Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters