Lt George Adolphus Pidcock RN (Battle of Nam Quan)


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Reference WMO/275301

Address:

St Mary's Church

Church Street

Watford

WD18 0EG

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • China (19C and 20C)
About the memorial: White marble on a black base. Arched head with a foul anchor in high relief, resting on a cornice carved with dog-tooth ornament, the whole supported by two consoles.
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'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT. GEORGE ADOLPHUS PIDCOCK, R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF JOHN PIDCOCK, AND GEORGINA, HIS WIFE, / THIS BRAVE AND ZEALOUS OFFICER WAS KILLED / IN THE ACT OF BOARDING WITH THE CUTTERS CREW / A HEAVILY ARMED JUNK WHICH ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE / WHEN A FORMIDABLE FLEET OF PIRATES WAS CAPTURED OFF AMOY / BY H.M.S.'RATTLER' MAY 11TH 1853, AGED 27. / HIS LOSS IS DEEPLY DEPLORED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, / AND SINCERELY REGRETTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS / WHO SORROWFULLY COMMITTED HIS BODY TO THE DEEP / BETWEEN NAMQUAN AND THE INCOG ISLANDS.' [INCISED LINE] 'FULL MANY A GEM OF PUREST RAY SERENE / THE DARK UNFATHOMED CAVES OF OCEAN BEAR [italic]'

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