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Memorial: M3049 view print friendly version Memorial location:   St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Transcript:   [Slab] 'Hic jacet corpus/Johannes Ashby Equitis Auratii/qui obiit July 12 Anno Dni 1693/Aetatis suae 48' [Translation] 'Sacred to the memory of/Sir JOHN ASHBY, Knight/Praefect at the Courts of SANDGATE/on whom, for his unshaken fidelity and approved of/ Valour, in the engagement with the French at/B full text Memorial Details:   Type: Wall monument Position: South aisle Event:   War of the League of Augsburg People listed on the memorial:    Records 1 - 1 of 1   Ashby, John Age:   Date of death: 12/7/1693 Cause of death: Unknown/None Rank/Occupation: Admiral. General of Marines Organisation: Royal Navy  Records 1 - 1 of 1   Extra info:   Notes: Slate floor slab in addition to the wall monument. Bibliography: Hugh D.W. Lees 'Chronicles of a Suffolk Parish Church: Lowestoft St Margaret' (Lowestoft 1949); 'Dictionary of National Biography'.		Useful links:   The Commonwealth War Graves Commission   Imperial War Museum   The Society of Genealogists   Family Search   Family Records   The National Archives   Trafalgar Roll - The National Archives   British Library - India Office Records   The Federation of Family History Societies   Other Museum websites:   The National Maritime Museum   Collections online   Maritime Art Greenwich   PORT - Maritime Information Gateway

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