Memorial

First Lieutenant C Cobb

Grave slab

Source: Ann Rolfe

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Current Location

St Nicholas' Church, Church Lane, New Romney, Shepway, Kent, TN28 8AS, England

TR 06530 24750

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 72931
Description: Large engraved black slate floor memorial with family badge.
Inscription: HERE lies the BODY of / ANNE COBB / youngest Daughter of / Benjamin and Catherine Cobb / She died May the 18th / 1794 aged 43. Years. // CHARLES, third Son of BENJAMIN / COBB Esq. and JANE his Wife / He was First Lieutenant of H.M.S. CASTILIAN / and killed by a Cannon Shot, in action with / the French Flotilla of Bologne. 21st Sept. 1811 / Aged 25 Years.

War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, relationship, rank, cause of death, place of death, date of death, age at death

Gravestone

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good