Grave of Shedden Watson Dighton

Name: Shedden Watson Dighton

Number:

Rank: Gunner

Unit: Royal Marines Artillery

Date of Death: 28 January 1874

Location: Not known

Country: Not known

Notes: This monument was erected by the detachment of Royal Marines serving on HMS 'Cruiser'. In the midst of life we are in death. Inscription: sacred to the memory of S W Dighton, Gunner R. M. A. HMS 'Cruiser ' who departed this life after a short illness on the 28th January, 1874, aged 23 years and four months, deeply regretted by his shipmates