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Memorial: M3080 view print friendly versionView print friendly version
Memorial location:   Church of St Mary Magdelene, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England
Transcript:   'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/COMMANDER CHARLES COTTON R.N.WHO DIED ON BOARD H.M.S. ZEBRA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THE ELEVENTH OF FEBRUARY 1828/IN THE TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF HIS AGE,/AND WAS INTERRED NEAR THE PRATIQUE CHURCH AT MALTA, WHERE A MONUMENT ERECTED BY/HIS OFFICERS AND MEN, ATTESTS, WITH THEIR OWN G full textRead complete transcript
Memorial Details:  
Description:
Grey marble background on which is a white marble column in relief with an urn on top and a wreath on the side. The prow of a ship is shown to the left. The column rests on a rock on which are sea shells and a sword wrapped in its belt.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble
Artist(s): Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Zebra
People listed on the memorial:  
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Cotton, Charles
Age: 58  
Date of death: 11/2/1828 Cause of death: Unknown/None
Rank/Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
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Extra info:   Notes:
Commander RN, died on board HMS 'Zebra'. Buried Pratique church, Malta.
 
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