This Tablet Is Erected By
Major Elias Pipon
(Of Whitehall In This Parish)
To Commemorate a Noble Act Of
Self-Devotion In a Beloved Nephew
John Hodges Pipon Esq
Captain Royal Engineers
Third Son Of
Company General Pipon
Of Noirmont
Was Drowned In Attempting To Save
The Life Of a Fellow Creature
In The River Restigouche
New Brunswick
On The 28th Oct 1946
Aged 28 Years
He Lies In The Burying Ground Of
The Cathedral Church
At Frederiction
Where The Provincial Parliament
Has Placed a Monument
To His Memory
He Brought Down My Strength In
My Journey And Shortened My Days
Sacred To The Memory Of
John Hodges Pipon
Captain In The Corps Of Royal Engineers
Who Died On The XXVIII Of October MDCCCXLVI
Aged XXVII Years
Whilst Engaged In An Important Public Service
In The Province Of New Brunswick
This Excellent Officer Lost His Lie
In a Generous Attempt To Save a Boy
Who With Himself Had Been Upset Out Of a Canoe
In The River Resticouche In That Province
This Tablet Has Been Placed To His Memory
By His Companions And Friends
In Token Of Their Affectionate Regard
His Remains Lie Interred
In The Cemetery Of Frederiction
New Brunswick
