Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Charles Duff RN d. 1805 during the Battle of Trafalgar
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN GEORGE DUFF / WHO WAS KILLED THE XXITH OF OCTR / MDCCCV / COMMANDING THE MARS / IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / IN THE FORTY SECOND YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND THE TWENTY-NINTH OF HIS SERVICE'
Details
Description: In relief, Britannia lays an oak wreath on a sarcophagus carved with a profile portrait of Duff, her lion reclines behind her. On the opposite side of the monument, a sailor mourns over the inscription tablet with an ensign draped behind him.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: Crypt
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: John Bacon, the younger
Type: Wall memorial
Position: Crypt
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: John Bacon, the younger
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Duff, George
Age: 41
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 41
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Date of contract 19/10/1807, value £1, 575. A new memorial stone and plaque erected in the grounds of Banff Castle, 21 October 2005.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964); 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 28, p. 506 and frontispiece (London, 1812).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964); 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 28, p. 506 and frontispiece (London, 1812).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982