Memorial

J Ross And J Draper

J Ross and J Draper obelisk

Source: Sue Connell

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Current Location

St George's Church, High Street, Deal, Dover, Kent, CT14 6EE, England

TR 37630 52850

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 41250
Description: Small obelisk on ball feet, standing on a two stepped base against the outer wall of the church.
Inscription: Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN ROSS / and / JAMES DRAPER / Seamen / who were killed on board / of HMS NAIAD / in defeating the French Fleet / off BOULOGNE / in the presence of BUONAPARTE / 21ST September 1811. / Their shipmates / caused this monument to be erected / to the memory of the truly good men, / who so nobly fell / in the just cause of their Country

War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional

Obelisk

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor

BRITAIN'S MARITIME MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES by SAUNDERS, DAVID 40 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1996 SPARKFORD
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/134647
“M1988 | Maritime Memorials.” Rmg.co.uk, 2015, memorials.rmg.co.uk/m1988/. Accessed 20 July 2025.