THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
AS A TOKEN OF SINCERE AFFECTION
IN THE MEMORY OF
REAR ADMIRAL BYRON C.B.
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 2ND 1837
ALSO TO THAT OF HIS SON
COMMANDER BYRON
WHO DIED FEBRUARY 23RD 1843
OFF MAZATLAN, ON THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO
WHILE IN COMMAND OF
HER MAJESTY'S SLOOP OF WAR "CHAMPION"