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J Oldfield

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Current Location

Gravestone 2B34, Preston Quarter (Whitehaven) Cemetery, B5345, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, CA28 9HU, England

OS Grid Reference

NX 97503 16603

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Type of Memorial
Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number
50795
Description
Addition to family gravestone-which is a tall red granite obelisk. This inscription is on one of the faces.
Inscription
JAMES OLDFIELD RN/DIED AT SEA ON BOARD/HMS CORDELIA ON HIS/PASSAGE FROM HALIFAX, NS/TO ST THOMAS, WEST INDIES/1TH SEP 1864, AGED 36 YEARS
War
Military Service
Number Commemorated
1
Died
1
Information shown
surname, forename, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age

Components

Obelisk

Made from: Granite - Red


Condition: Good


  • This was HMS Cordelia (II) (1862-1870) and seems to have been her first voyage to the West Indies station after recommissioning at Halifax Naval Dockyard. He was the son of James and Agnes Oldfield, and was related to a Thomas Murphy. The cause of death is not known.