Of His Majesty’s Ship Satellite
Youngest son of General Sir Gordon Drummond GCB
And grandson of the late Wm. Russell Esqre.
Of Brancepeth Castle,
Who departed this life in Callao in South America
on the 31st January 1835 in the 23rd year of his age.
The premature death of this gallant and amiable officer
was occasioned by a wound from a musket shot in his leg
which rendered immediate amputation necessary on the 1st January 1835,
whilst engaged in the execution of his duty.
This monument has been erected by his afflicted parents
as a memorial of their love for a dutiful and affectionate son.
The plaque, made by A. Green, was placed by his parents on the wall in the chancel and was recorded by Surtees in 1919. It has now gone.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The History of the Church of St. Brandon at Brancepeth, Co.Durham. Brig.Gen. Conyers Surtees, London, 1919.
A photograph is held by English Heritage in the National Monuments Record.
Acknowledgments to: John and Mavis Dixon; Peter Storey (Brancepeth Archives and History Group); Dorothy Hall
