Memorial
Lieutenant R F Castle and Commander R Sheepshanks
Current Location
St Thomas the Apostle, High Street, Lymington, New Forest, Hampshire, SO41 9AH, England
OS Grid Reference
SZ 32193 95438
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 114102
- Description
- White marble tablet on a slate backboard.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ ROBERT FRY CASTLE LIEUTENANT R.N./ AGED 25./ ALSO OF/ RICHARD SHEEPSHANKS, COMMANDER, R.N./ AGED 33./ (BROTHER-IN-LAW OF THE ABOVE)/ WHO WERE DROWNED, ON THE 7TH SEPTR 1870,/ BY THE FOUNDERING OF H.M.S. 'CAPTAIN'./ OFF CAPE FINISTERRE
- War
- Military Service
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- Information shown
- Name, rank, ship, service, place and manner of death
- Maker(s)
Ceremonies
Components
- Tablet
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
- Backboard
Made from: Slate
Condition: Good