Location: The crypt (north side) of St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Type: Tomb
Material: Stone
Date of death: 28 May 1831Place of death: Albemarle St, London
Description A plain box tomb, made of stone, with a brass plaque bearing the inscription.Dimensions: 230 cm × 93 cm × 71.5 cm high
Transcription
(in Gothic lettering)
Sacred to the Memory of William vii. Earl
of Northesk G.C.B.Admiral of the Red
Rear Admiral of Great Britain and third in
command in the glorious Victory of Trafalgar.
Born April x MDCCIviii
Died May xxviii MDCCCxxxi
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