Memorial: M6416

Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Captain William Fielding RM d. 1789

Location

Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Near this Place / lies interr'd the Body of / WILLIAM FEILDING Esqr / Captain of Marines. Son of the late / Admiral FEILDING / who died the 11th of January 1789. / Aged 43 Years. / Also/ ELIZABETH FEILDING / Relict of the above / Capt WILLM FEILDING / & Daughter of / JOHN GREENWAY Esqr / who died Augst 19th 1796. / Aged 48 Years.'

Details

Description: Urn with a drape surmounting an oval plaque bearing the inscription. Beneath the inscription is the face of a cherub backed by a cannon, hatchet, yardarm with sail, spear, a sponge on a stave (used during firing of a cannon), and another item which may be the muzzle of a swivel gun.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Feilding, William
Age: 43
Date of Death: 11/12/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters