Memorial: M6334

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Commander Samuel Sparshott RN d. 1851

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER SAMUEL SPARSHOTT, ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 10TH NOVEMBER, 1851, IN HIS 69TH YEAR / WHILE FILLING THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE COASTGUARD, / WHICH HE HAD HELD FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY OFFICERS AND MEN OF THAT SERVICE / TO RECORD THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION / OF HIS CHARACTER AS AN OFFICER / AND GENTLEMAN'

Details

Description: Stele with shell acroteria. At the top, the Sparshott arms with the motto on a ribbon below: 'JUST AND LOYAL'. Above the inscription a relief of a capstan, sail and other naval trophies below a wreath of oak and laurel branches.
Type: Wall tablet
Artists: C. Raymond Smith

People

Sparshott, Samuel
Age: 68
Date of Death: 10/11/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: HM Coastguard, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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