. I was sitting quietly in the Town Church the other day and
started reading the memorials on the walls.
The majority were very similar, birth marriage, children, death
and some times their military achievements.
Then this one caught my eye.
Look carefully.
Its a memorial to a Commander of the Private Ship of War, a Privateer, or to our enemies a Pirate!!!!
Isnt that brilliant!
A Captain Jack in our Church!
I wish I could identify the french ship, but the East India was a company. What a battle it may have been !
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realised that there was an English and French East India Company.....you learn something new every day. The name of the ship might be in the archive newspapers of the time...
DeleteSo very interesting. Thank you for noticing and posting it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan, I love spots like this!
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