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Description: A marble wall plaque, with a left profile of Codrington surmounted by a naval crown, with flags and the word ‘Navarin’. Below is an embossed coat of arms of Codrington.
Sculptor: Albert Bruce Joy (it is believed that Joy is responsible only for the portrait profile of Codrington) Dimensions: 162 cm × 117 cm
Transcription
in memory of
ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON, G.C.B.,
born 27th of april 1770, died 28th of april 1851.
he entered the navy 1783; was lieutenant of h.m.s. ‘queen charlotte’
in the battle of the 1st of june 1794;
commander in the action of the 23rd june 1795;
captain of h.m.s. ‘orion’ in the battle of trafalgar 21st october 1805;
captain of h.m.s. ‘blake’ in the scheldt, and on the east coast of spain 1809–13;
served on the coast of n. america 1814.
he was commander-in-chief of the allied fleets of england, france, and russia,