Updated: Feb 23, 2015 07:01 AM
TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadets await the arrival of Governor George Fergusson during a ceremony in St George's on Saturday marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale (Photo by Akil Simmons)
Scores of people gathered at St Peter’s Church in St George at the weekend to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale.
Governor George Fergusson and US Consul General Robert Settje joined St George Mayor, Garth Rothwell, and about 100 residents for the service on Saturday afternoon.
“We had a good crowd turn out for the anniversary,” said Mr Rothwell.
“A number of wreaths were laid at Midshipman Dale’s grave during the service and the US Consul’s speech at the dinner was very poignant.”
Midshipman Dale became the final casualty of the War of 1812 when he died in St George on February 22, 1815, at the age of 20.
He had been on-board the USS President, which was seized by British ships in January of 1815, and was brought to Bermuda as a prisoner.
The people of St George cared for the injured sailor until he died, five days after the US ratified the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the war.
Memorial: Governor George Fergusson lays a wreath on Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale’s grave at St Peter’s Churchyard on Saturday, as residents mark the 200th anniversary of the sailor’s death (Photos by Akil Simmons)
Service: US Consul General Robert Settje lays a wreath on the American sailor’s grave, alongside one placed by Governor George Fergusson (Photo by Akil Simmons)
Leading the march: Pipe Major David Frith and drummer Peter Profit lead TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadets in paying tribute to Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, who died on February 22, 1815, at the age of 20, after being brought to Bermuda as a war prisoner (Photo by Akil Simmons)
Pipe Major David Frith and drummer Peter Profit lead TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadets during the service to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale (Photo by Akil Simmons)
Governor George Fergusson inspects the TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadets during the service in St George's marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale (Photo by Akil Simmons)
TS Admiral Somers Sea Cadets await the arrival of Governor Fergusson (Photo by Akil Simmons)
