Gravestone of John Irwin Esq of Sligo, Ireland
Name/Title
Gravestone of John Irwin Esq of Sligo, Ireland
Date Made
1810
Medium and Materials
Portland Limestone
Public Description (About this object)
Gravestone of John Irwin Esq of Sligo, Ireland. Irwin was a surgeon to the Armed Forces, who sadly perished in the ill-conceived 'Expedition to the Scheldt' of 1810. The stone is set into the floor of the café in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Inscription and Marks
Sacred to the Memory of JOHN IRWIN Esq Surgeon to his Majesty's Forces who died on the 22nd April 1810 Aged 38 Years A victim, like thousands of our GALLANT COUNTRYMEN to the Fatal Consequences of the UNFORTUNATE EXPEDITION to the SCHELDT Commanded by JOHN EARL(?) of CHATHAM
Object number
SMITF.H.472