Pembroke Dock. The graveyard has now been turned into a recreational area, however Cumby's grave remains in place. A street near the royal dockyard was named Cumby Terrace in his honour. A commemorative plaque recounts his prominence, as does a similar, larger plaque at his local church St Michael's in Heighington near Durham, where he was born. The Inscription on his tomb reads Here lie The Mortal Remains of Captain William Pryce Cumby, R.N., C.B. Of H.M. Yacht Royal Sovereign And Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dock Yard An Officer Whose zeal and professional services At Trafalgar and St. Domingo Deserved and received the approbation Of his Country His active kindness in promoting the welfare of others procured him the affectionate regard Of all who knew him The loss of one so kind and good Has taught his relations and friends How vain is every consolation But that afforded by Religion By Christian submission By Christian Hope Born XXth March MDCCLXXI Died XXVIIth September MDCCCXXXVII Bibliography Further reading The Trafalgar Captains, Colin White and the 1805 Club, Chatham Publishing, London, 2005, A County Durham man at Trafalgar: Cumby of the Bellerophon, Durham Co Local History Society, 1997, David Cordingly, The Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon (Bloomsbury USA, 2003) References External links Animation of the Battle of Trafalgar William Pryce Cumby bio National Maritime Museum : Captain William Pryce-Cumby 1771 births 1837 deaths Royal Navy officers Companions of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars People from Heighington, County Durham People from Dover, Kent