SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
LIEUT. JOHN CROCKETT R.M.A.
WHO WAS KILLED LEADING HIS MEN IN AN ATTACK
ON A BAND OF PIRATES IN THE RIVER TEBA
NEAR THE GAMBIA ON THE COAST OF AFRICA
ON 12TH DECEMBER 1819, AGED 26 YEARS
HE MET A SOLDIERS DEATH AND RESTS IN A SAILORS GRAVE
ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF MICHAEL CAIRNS
BOATSWAIN'S MATE, AGED 35 YEARS
AND JOHN NEALE, GUNNER R.M.A., AGED 27 YEARS
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED ON THE SAME OCCASION
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR MESSMATES
AND SHIPMATES IN H.M. STEAM FRIGATE "CENTAUR"
WHO DEEPLY LAMENT THEIR UNTIMELY FATE