Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Waveney
Town
Henstead with Hulver
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Maker
Messrs Coade & Seeley (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1806
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4965

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Current location

St. Mary's Church
Church Road
Henstead with Hulver
Waveney
Suffolk
NR34 7LD
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 48845 86089
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular stone tablet bordered by two columns and an upper plinth. Above the tablet, a weeping cherub figure seated by a draped urn. Below inscription, a winged cherub head.
Inscription
To the Memory of / WILLIAM Son of JOHN and ELIZABETH CLARKE / Late Commander of the Ship Iris/ who was unfortunately slain on the eve of Victory / in an attack upon a Dutch ship of superior force in the Indian Ocean / on the 7th day of November 1804, Aged 37 / To an ardent and enterprising Spirit and a Courage equal / to every danger he joined all the able qualities / of a dutiful Son and affectionate brother and by a deportment uniformly open and generous obtained / the regard and esteem of all who knew him.//
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Clarke, William
Neeves, Letitia Alice
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, relationship, surname, rank, how died, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1524 mm, width 1118 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SCULPTORS 1660 - 1851 by GUNNIS, RUPERT 105 - 109 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:MURRAYS SALES AND SERVICE CO. 1968 LONDON

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