Memorial

Vice Admiral C Richardson

Memorial

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

North wall of porch, St Patrick's Church, Bampton Grange, Bampton, Eden, Cumbria, CA10 2QR, England

NY 52149 18040

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 68024
Description: Marble Plaque
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/VICE ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES RICHARDSON, KNIGHT/COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH/BAPTIZED MARCH 10TH 1769/DIED NOV 10TH 1850/HE ENTERED THE NAVY IN 1787, WAS PRESENT IN THE/BATTLES OF THE 1ST OF JUNE, AND CAMPERDOWN/WAS MADE POST CAPTAIN IN 1803, AND SERVED/WITH GREAT DISTINCTION TO THE END OF THE WAR/REPEATEDLY RECEIVING THE THANKS OF THE OFFICERS/UNDER WHOSE COMMAND HE WAS PLACED/THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH HIS WISH/THAT SUCH A RECORD SHOULD PROVE TO THE YOUTH/OF THIS PARISH IN WHICH HE WAS EDUCATED/THAT BY UPRIGHTNESS OF CONDUCT/ZEAL AND LONG SERVICE IN THEIR COUNTRY’S CAUSE//THEY MAY WITHOUT ANY ADVANTAGE OF BIRTH/ATTAIN THE HIGHEST RANK AND HONOURS/FROM A GRATEFUL COUNTRY

War: French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Number Commemorated: 1
Served: 1
Information shown: Surname and forenames, rank, decorations, dates of baptism & death, details of naval career

Plaque

Height: 940mm

Width: 700mm

Depth: 40mm

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good