Inches, John

Date of Birth	1787
Date of Death	1842-02-03
Age	55
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom,

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Date of Entry	1803-02-07
Rank	Surgeon
Rate	Surgeon
Discharged Date	1837-02-1837
Service Period	1803-1830
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Glebe Cemetery
Cemetery Address	East Maitland, NSW
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

Served in the Napoleonic Wars first as Mate in HMS Leda from 1803-1805 before becoming Assistant Surgeon in the ship. Then as Surgeon in HM ships Minerva, Solebay, Note Burial register gives death as 1 Dec 1841 However Inscription reads..... WILL TAKE PHOTO Sacred/ to the / Memory /of / John Inches, Surgeon/ R.N. who departed; this life on / the 3 February 1842 / aged 55 years / His affectionate widow and children / have erected this stone as a tribute / to the best of husbands and most / affectionate of fathers. Gravesite Details Church of England Photograph taken 08SEP25

Sources

UK Archives ADM-196-8-152

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