Trafalgar Captains | The 1805 Club

Location: St Mary’s Church, Dodington Park, S. Glos. Set on right side of entrance above an interior door.

Type: Wall Plaque

Material: White marble

Description: Rectangular wall plaque, white marble mounted on black slate.

Dimensions: Plaque: 152 cm × 92 cm Slate: 175 cm × 118 cm

Note: Dodington Park Estate used to be owned by the Codrington family until it was sold recently to Mr James Dyson. There is no public access.

Transcription

in memory of

ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON G.C.B.

3rd son of edward the youngest son of

sir william codrington of dodington, 1st baronet.

born 27th april 1770, died 28th april 1851.

buried in the vaults of st. peter’s church, eaton square, london.

he entered the navy 1783, and served as

lieutenant of h.m.s. queen charlotte in the battle of the 1st june 1794.

commander of h.m.s. babet 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.

commodore and captain of the fleet on the coast of north america 1814.

commander in chief

of the allied fleets of england, france and russia

in the

BATTLE OF NAVARIN 20th OCTOBER 1827.

Captain Edward Codrington