Memorial in Old Mortlake Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney d. 1904
Location
Old Mortlake Cemetery, London, England
Transcript
'IN / MEMORY / OF / ADMIRAL SIR ERASMUS OMMANNEY / K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. / R.N. 22 MAY 1814-21 DEC 1904 / SO HE BRINGETH THEM TO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE’
Details
Type: Cross
People
Ommanney, Erasmus
Age: 90
Date of Death: 21/12/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 90
Date of Death: 21/12/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Served on the Arctic expedition of 1838 and in 1850 the search expedition which discovered the first winter quarters of Franklin's missing ships. Memorial also commemorates Mary his widow, who died 1 Sept 1906 aged 91.'
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 229.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 229.