SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
MR JOHN PAINTER, BOATSWAIN
JAMES GREEN, CAPTAIN OF FORE TOP
MICHAEL McMANN, GUNNER RMA
JOHN GLENCROSS, PRIVATE R.M.L.I.
WHO FELL IN THE EXECUTION OF
THEIR DUTY ON BOARD HMS "BULLDOG"
IN THE ACTION AT CAPE HAYTIEN
ON 23RD OCTOBER 1865
ALSO OF JOHN DONNELLY, CAPT OF MAIN TOP
WHO DIED OF A SEVERE WOUND
RECEIVED ON THAT OCCASION
SHORTLY AFTER HIS RETURN TO ENGLAND
THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED
BY THEIR CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS
AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THEIR MEMORY
AND REGRET FOR THEIR LOSS