Memorial: M916

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce commemorating James Shepard RN d. 1907

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, London, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / my dear husband / ‘JAMES SHEPARD R.N. / (CRIMEAN VETERAN) WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY / AUGUST 6TH 1907 / AGED 72 YEARS. ALSO 18 YEARS WITH / HER LATE MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA AS BOATSWAIN'S MATE ON THE / ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA AND ALBERT. / "SLEEP ON BELOVED AND TAKE THY / WELL EARNED REST, / GOOD-NIGHT GOOD-NIGHT” / ALSO CHARLOTTE, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED FEBRUARY 12TH 1924 / AGED 85 YEARS’

Details

Description: Carved with an anchor. Lead letters.
Type: Gravestone
Artists: Richards
Vessel: HMY Victoria and Albert, HMS Terrible

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

British Conflicts in Asia

People

Shepard, James
Age: 72
Date of Death: 6/8/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 22 November 1834, Botley, Hampshire. Name sometimes spelt Sheppard. Served in HMS 'Terrible' during the Crimea War. ADM 139/320/31949.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 251.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020

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