Memorial

Captain M J Everett

mark Newton 21 September 2016

Source: Copyright mark Newton 21 September 2016

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Current Location

St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Path, Fareham, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7DT, England

SU 58162 06502

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 21167
Inscription: CAPTAIN MICHAEL JOHN EVERETT WHO COMMANDED HMS RUBY WAS KILLED BY A CANNON BALL NEAR THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA ON 22ND JUNE 1779 AE 26. "SMIT IN THE HOUR OF YOUTH'S JUST OPENING BLOOM, TH'ASPIRING HERO FOUND AN EARLY TOMB. BLUSH NOT TO WEEP, BUT O'ER THE HONOURED BIER, WITH VIRTUE AND HIS COUNTRY DROP A TEAR."

War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good