Memorial

Lieutenants P and J Butt

Memorial tablet

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Current Location

The memorial is located on the north wall in the east bay., St Nicholas' Church, Deptford Green, Deptford, Greenwich, Greater London, SE8 3DQ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 37400 77750

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 58564
Description: Rectangular marble tablet with triangular head and foot. Inscription in mixed case upright black lettering.
Inscription: M.S/ LIEUTt. PETER BUTT R.N. AEt 17./ Eldest Son of PETER BUTT Esqr./ who died 7th. July 1780. of wounds/ received on board H.M.S. Conqueror/ R. Adml. Rowley, on the 19th. of May/ preceding, in the Fleet under/ the Command of V. Adml. Sir/ George Rodney, in Action with/ the French Fleet in the West/ Indies./ Also of/ LIEUTt. JOHN BUTT,/ Second Son of PETER BUTT Esqr./ who was drowned while in Com-/ mand of an Armed Ship in the/ North Sea, 24th. Septr. 1799, AEt 26./ Mrs. GRACE BUTT, Mother of the/ above PETER and JOHN BUTT,/ died 24th. Decr. 1824.

Commemoration

War: American War of Independence (1776-1783)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships

War: French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: 1020mm

Width: 560mm

Depth: 30mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Further Information

BRITAIN'S MARITIME MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES by SAUNDERS, DAVID p.54 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1996 SPARKFORD Includes photo of tablet.
The Mariner's Mirror vol.27 p.288 (Oct. 1941) Published:Society for Nautical Research John Summerson: 'The Monuments in St Nicholas, Deptford', which states that Lt P Butt is commemorated on one tablet and Lt J Butt, with his mother and another brother Cdr H S Butt (d. 1838) on another. This is not borne out by the phograph.