Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Dover
Town
Deal
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41249

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Current location

SW CORNER OF CHURCHYARD
St George's Church
High Street
Deal
Dover
Kent
CT14 6EE
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 37660 52870
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TOMB
Inscription
THIS IS THE TOMB OF CAPTAIN EDWARD THORNBOROUGH A GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED COMMANDER WHO WOUNDED IN ACTION OFF BOULOGNE DIED ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1801 AGED 23 YEARS. ADMIRAL LORD NELSON WHOSE FRIEND HE WAS ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • BRITAIN'S MARITIME MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES by SAUNDERS, DAVID 40 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1996 SPARKFORD

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