Gravestone in Milbrook, Cornwall commemorating John Avery d. 1870
Location
All Saints' Church, Milbrook, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In / Loving Memory of / JOHN AVERY / WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN HMS CAPTAIN ON THE / 7TH OF SEPTEMBER 1870. / AGED 33 YEARS. / THY WILL BE DONE. / ALSO JANE HAM, WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JUNE 11TH 1919 / AGED 84 YEARS / FOR EVER WITH THE LORD / ALSO / EMILY JANE, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED MAY 1924... / AGED 54 YEARS / IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH.'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: HMS Captain
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Avery, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 33
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Barry Fisher 2011