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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Cornwall
Town
Quethiock
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83379

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Current location

St Hugh's Church
Quethiock
North Cornwall
Cornwall
PL14 3QS
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 31297 64744
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHITE MARBLE TABLET SET ON A BLACK MARBLE MOUNT. RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH A TRIANGULAR HEADING. INCISED BLACK BLOCK LETTERING.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERICK ROBERTSON FLETCHER/ A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE ROYAL NAVY/ SON OF THE REVD JOHN R FLETCHER D, D, VICAR OF THIS PARISH./ HE FELL IN THE 21ST YEAR OF HIS AGE, IN THE ATTACK ON LAGOS,/ IN THE HOLY CAUSE OF THE SUPPRESION OF THE SLAVE TRADE,/ ON THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER A, D, 1851./ BRAVELY DEFENDING THE POST ENTRUSTED TO HIS COMMAND:/ AN OFFICER FULL OF PROMISE;/ A KIND BROTHER AND FRIEND,/ A SON MOST DUTIFUL AND AFFECTIONATE,/ A HUMBLE FOLLOWER OF HIS LORD./ "BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD/ FROM HENCEFORTH: YEA, SAITH THE SPIRIT, THAT THEY MAY REST/ FROM THEIR LABOURS; AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM."/REV: C, xiv, v:13./THIS MARBLE IS SET UP BY HIS SORROWING PARENTS,/ BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Fletcher, Frederick Robertson
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Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Forename, Surname, Details of death,
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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