Memorial: M824

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Oliver d. 1876

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Oliver / Fought on HMS Victory under Lord Nelson / Also a veteran of the Battles of the Nile / Copenhagen and Trafalgar / Died 27.3.1876 aged 102 / Also Jane Oliver died 8.12.1847 aged 61 / Also John Owen Oliver Died 8.12.1903 aged 63'

Details

Type: Headstone

Event

Battle of the Nile; Battle of Copenhagen; Battle of Trafalgar

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War; 1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Oliver, John
Age: 102
Date of Death: 27/3/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Stone now missing.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 109.

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