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            The inscription on the gravestone reads as follows -

To the Memory of 
DAVID BARTLEMAN
Master of the Brig Alexander & Margaret
of North Shields
Who on the 31st, Jan. 1781 on the Norfolk Coast
With only three 3 pounders and ten Men and Boys
Nobly defended himself
Against a Cutter carrying eighteen 4 pounders 
And upwards of a Hundred Men
Commanded by the notorious English Pirate
FALL,
And fairly beat him off.
Two hours after, the Enemy came down apon him again
When totally disabled and his Mate Daniel MacAuley
Expiring with the loss of blood
And himself dangerously wounded
He was obliged to strike and ramsome
He bought his shattered Vessel into Yarmouth
With more
Than the Honour of a Conqueror
And died here in consequence of his wounds
On the 14th. of February following
In the 25th. Year of his Age

TO commemorate the Gallantry of his Son 
The Bravery of his faithful Mate
And at the same time Mark the Infamy of a 
Savage Pirate
His afflicted Father ALEXANDER BARTLEMAN
Has ordered this Stone to be erected over his
Honourable Grave
'Twas great'
His foe tho strong was infamous
(The foe of human kind)
A manly indignation fired his breast
Thank GOD my Son has done his Duty. 

English pirate John Fall, generally know as Daniel Fall, was hired by the Americans to sail under their flag during the War of Independence to wreak havoc on British fleets. 
Falls attack on the brig Alexander & Margaret prompted the mayor of Great Yarmouth to write an angry letter to the Admiralty in London for not caring more about the Norfolk coast and for failing to provide the town with a single warship.
In April 1782, it was reported that Fall was moving into the Irish Sea and the East coast apparently heard of him no more. 

The limestone memorial to David Bartleman situated to the west of Church of St. Nicholas gained Grade II Listed Building status on 26th February 1998.
   

Taken in: UK / England / Great Yarmouth District / Great Yarmouth (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2020

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