Polar Exploration

Memorial: M6393

Memorial plaque in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, commemorating Henry Mathias, RN, d. 1849

Location

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF HENRY MATHIAS ASSIST: SURGEON OF / H.M.S. "ENTERPRISE", WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 15TH 1849. / IN HIS 28TH YEAR, AT PORT LEOPOLD LAT 74 N. / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION COMPOSED OF / H.M. SHIPS 'ENTERPRISE' AND 'INVESTIGATOR' AS A JUST TRIBUTE / TO HIS VARIED TALENTS AND GREAT MORAL WORTH. / 'I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord."

Details

Description: Above an inscription tablet on brackets, a white marble relief of two ships beset in ice with icy peaks silhouetted against a grey background behind them. A foul anchor is carved on the pediment above.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: Crypt
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Enterprise

People

Mathias, Henry
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/6/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Martin Stiles, 2011

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters