SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BROUGHTON
WHO DIED AT TENBY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS
ON THE 17TH AUGUST 1849 AGED 44 YEARS
LEAVING A WIDOW AND 6 DAUGHTERS
TO DEPLORE HIS LOSS
HE WAS THE ELDEST SON OF CAPT WR BROUGHTON CB
(WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE WORLD WITH VANCOUVER)
AND WAS AN OFFICER HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED
IN HIS PROFESSION
FOR HIS SERVICES IN THE BURMESE WAR
AND FOR A GALLANT SKILLFULLY CONDUCTED
AND SUCCESSFUL ACTION
FOUGHT BY HIM IN COMMAND OF HMS PRIMROSE
WITH THE SPANISH SLAVE SHIP VELOZ PASSAGERA
OF GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE
ON WHICH OCCASION CAPT BROUGHTON
WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED
HE SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED IN COMMAND OF HM SHIPS
PEARL, SAMARANG, PRESIDENT AND CURACOA
IN PRIVATE LIFE
HIS AMIABLE AND GENEROUS DISPOSITION
GAINED HIM THE ESTEEM OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM
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ERECTED AD 1850 BY
CHARLES TALBOT, EDWARD H BUTTERFIELD
JAMES P POWER - CAPTAIN RN
AND
JOHN BARROW - ADMIRALTY