Memorial

First Lieutenant F Dashwood

Source: Copyright Mark Newton

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Current Location

St Michael and All Angels Church, High Street, Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, SO43 7BD, England

SU 29805 08169

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 97408
Description: White marble depiction of an open book sat on a shelf before a white stone cross. Inscription in black capital lettering.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ FRANK DASHWOOD/ WHO DIED/ (FIRST LIEUT. H.M.S. SAPPHO)/ JULY 22ND 1849. AGED 21 YEARS./ HIS REMAINS LIE INTERRED/ ON THE ISLAND OF SACRIFICIOS/ IN THE GULF OF MEXICO./ SHORT BUT BRIGHT/ WAS HIS CAREER ON EARTH,/ FROM HIS AMIABLE DISPOSITION,/ AND PURITY OF HEART,/ HE LIVED AND DIED,/ LOVED, HONOURED AND LAMENTED.

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, unit and details of death and burial

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good