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Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Memorial in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, commemorating Commander Charles Friend RN, d. 1867

Location

Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER CHARLES FRIEND, R.N., / OF RAMSGATE, KENT. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1867 / AGED 73 YEARS. / ALSO ELIZABETH MALPAS, / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / COMMANDER CHARLES FRIEND, R.N., / WHO DIED AT RAMSGATE, AUGUST 21ST 1874, / IN HER 81ST. YEAR'

Details

Type: Tomb

People

Friend, Charles
Age: 73
Date of Death: 7/9/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M. Maplesdon, 1994

JSON

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  "location": "Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER CHARLES FRIEND, R.N., / OF RAMSGATE, KENT. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1867 / AGED 73 YEARS. / ALSO ELIZABETH MALPAS, / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / COMMANDER CHARLES FRIEND, R.N., / WHO DIED AT RAMSGATE, AUGUST 21ST 1874, / IN HER 81ST. YEAR'",
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    "recorder": "M. Maplesdon, 1994",
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Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Memorial in Putney Vale Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral Charles Beresford d. 1919

Location

Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'HERE LIES ONE OF ENGLAND'S BEST LOVED SONS CHARLES, WILLIAM DE LA POER BERESFORD, SAILOR AND PATRIOT. This little memorial is erected by his sorrowing widow. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE. ELLEN JERAMINA. JOSEPHINE DE MANDELSLAH BERESFORD WHO DIED 26 MAY 1922. THIS LATTER INSCRIPTION WAS ADDED BY THEIR SORROWING DAUGHTER'

Details

Description: Headstone with kerbs carved with coat of arms.
Type: Gravestone
Position: 349B

People

Beresford, C.W. de la Poer
Age: 73
Date of Death: 6/9/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also wall tablet in St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 237.

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  "id": "M968",
  "location": "Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "'HERE LIES ONE OF ENGLAND'S BEST LOVED SONS CHARLES, WILLIAM  DE LA POER BERESFORD,  SAILOR AND PATRIOT. This little memorial is erected by his sorrowing widow. ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE. ELLEN JERAMINA. JOSEPHINE DE MANDELSLAH BERESFORD WHO DIED 26 MAY 1922. THIS LATTER INSCRIPTION WAS ADDED BY THEIR SORROWING DAUGHTER'",
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    "notes": "Also wall tablet in St Paul's Cathedral, London.",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 237.",
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Church of St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich, Norfolk commemorating Lieutenant Zebedee Beckham RN d. 1829

Location

Church of St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ZEBEDEE BECKHAM / LATE LIEUT. IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 15TH 1829 / AGED 40 YEARS. / HOPE, WHICH ONCE SUSTAINED, / IS NOW EXTINCT, AND LEAVES NO SOLACE / BUT THE TEARS OF AFFECTION.'

Details

Description: Carved with a mourning female and anchor above the inscription tablet. On a grey marble mount.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, south wall.
Materials: marble

People

Beckham, Zebedee
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/6/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan. 1971
Photographer: Pippa Lacey

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / ZEBEDEE BECKHAM / LATE LIEUT. IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 15TH 1829 / AGED 40 YEARS. / HOPE, WHICH ONCE SUSTAINED, / IS NOW EXTINCT, AND LEAVES NO SOLACE / BUT THE TEARS OF AFFECTION.'",
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    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan. 1971",
    "photographer": "Pippa Lacey"  }
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Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

St Mary’s Church, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, place of burial of Admiral James Berkeley d. 1736

Location

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Details

People

Berkeley, James
Age: 56
Date of Death: 17/8/1736
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Site of burial.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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    "notes": "Site of burial.",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
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St Michael's Church, Isel Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, England

Brass plaque at Isel Bassenthwaite, dedicated to John Bell d. 1880

Location

St Michael's Church, Isel Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'In memory of John Bell, Sailor / Son of Joseph and Jane Bell / of this parish. He departed this life on the 8th of Nov. 1880 / aged 15 years. on board the ship / Mitredale, at Sydney N.SW / "Who shall separate us from / the love of Christ"'

Details

Description: Carved with a foul anchor.
Type: Brass plaque
Position: Chancel north wall
Materials: Brass, letters filled with mastic.
Artists: John Hardman & Co
Vessel: Mitredale

People

Bell, John
Age: 15
Date of Death: 8/11/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Valerie M. Richerly

JSON

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  "post_id": "6217",
  "id": "M2771",
  "location": "St Michael's Church, Isel Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of John Bell, Sailor / Son of Joseph and Jane Bell / of this parish. He departed this life on the 8th of Nov. 1880 / aged 15 years. on board the ship / Mitredale, at Sydney N.SW / \"Who shall separate us from / the love of Christ\"'",
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    "recorder": "Valerie M. Richerly",
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Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating William Willoughby d. 1651

Location

Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'HEERE UNDER LYETH YE BODY / OF WILLI: WILLOUGHBY ESQ. / FORMERLY COLLO: OF A REGIMENT BELONGING TO / THE HAMLETS OF YE TOWER / LONDON & AT HIS DECEAS / A COMMISSIONER OF YE NAVIE / AGED 63 YEARS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 30TH MARCH 1651 / Mors Mihi Lucrum'.

Details

Description: Rectangular off white, inscribed, wall tablet with painted coat of arms set in larger rectangle above. The arms above the inscription are those of the D'Eresby family.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Stone

People

Willoughby, William
Age: 63
Date of Death: 30/3/1651
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval commissioner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Colonel Willoughby was appointed Naval Commissioner at Portsmouth during the Commonwealth and was succeeded by Capt Moulton whose memorial lies next to his. Moulton was succeeded by William Willoughby's son Francis.

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  "id": "M6407",
  "location": "Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'HEERE UNDER LYETH YE BODY / OF WILLI: WILLOUGHBY ESQ. / FORMERLY COLLO: OF A REGIMENT BELONGING TO / THE HAMLETS OF YE TOWER / LONDON & AT HIS DECEAS / A COMMISSIONER OF YE NAVIE / AGED 63 YEARS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 30TH MARCH 1651 / Mors Mihi Lucrum'.",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating William Willoughby d. 1651</p>",
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    "notes": "Colonel Willoughby was appointed Naval Commissioner at Portsmouth during the Commonwealth and was succeeded by Capt Moulton whose memorial lies next to his. Moulton was succeeded by William Willoughby's son Francis.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander William Moore RN d. 1830

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / WILLIAM MOORE Esq / Commander in the Royal Navy / Who died / the 18th of February 1830 / aged 71 Years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Moore, William
Age: 71
Date of Death: 8/2/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Pam Clayton

JSON

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  "post_id": "6218",
  "id": "M4696",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / WILLIAM MOORE Esq / Commander in the Royal Navy / Who died / the 18th of February 1830 / aged 71 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander William Moore RN d. 1830</p>",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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    "recorder": "Pam Clayton",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Lifesaving

St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire dedicated to Captain John Boyd RN d. 1861

Location

St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Captain John McNeill BOYD of H.M.S. Ajax, who with five of his brave sailors, perished at KINGSTOWN Ireland in a gallant attempt to rescue from destruction the crews of two vessels driven on the rocks by the Hurricane of the 9th February 1861. To record this heroic act of self sacrifice as well as that rare union of qualities that endeared the warm friend, the manly christian, the intrepid sailor and the considerate commander to all who knew him. This monument is erected by thirty members of the congregation of this church in which his brother ministered for eighteen years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Ajax

People

Boyd, John McNeill
Age: 49
Date of Death: 9/2/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Royal Navy, HMS 'Ajax', drowned in attempt to rescue crew of 'Neptune' during hurricane.
Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan, 27/10/1970

JSON

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  "post_id": "6225",
  "id": "M1804",
  "location": "St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain John McNeill BOYD of H.M.S. Ajax, who with five of his brave sailors, perished at KINGSTOWN Ireland in a gallant attempt to rescue from destruction the crews of two vessels driven on the rocks by the Hurricane of the 9th February 1861. To record this heroic act of self sacrifice as well as that rare union of qualities that endeared the warm friend, the manly christian, the intrepid sailor and the considerate commander to all who knew him. This monument is erected by thirty members of the congregation of this church in which his brother ministered for eighteen years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire dedicated to  Captain John Boyd RN d. 1861</p>",
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    "notes": "Captain Royal Navy, HMS 'Ajax', drowned in attempt to rescue crew of 'Neptune' during hurricane.",
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    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan, 27/10/1970",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant John Gabriel RN d. 1837

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'John Gabriel / Lieut RN / died June 1837 / aged 47 years'

Details

People

Gabriel, John
Age: 47
Date of Death: 6/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "id": "M2551",
  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'John Gabriel / Lieut RN / died June 1837 / aged 47 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant John Gabriel RN d. 1837</p>",
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St Leonard's Church, Whitsbury, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet at Whitsbury, Hampshire, commemorating Captain E. H. Gage Lambery RN d. 1872

Location

St Leonard's Church, Whitsbury, Hampshire, England

Transcript

[Ribbon] GOD ALL PITING JESU BLEST GRANT HIM THINE ETERNAL REST', [On anchor] 'ERECTED BY HIS RELATIONS AND BROTHER OFFICERS / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD HENRY GAGE LAMBERY, CAPTAIN R.N. WHO DIED 16 NOVEMBER 1872.'

Details

Description: An anchor with the inscription on a piece of cloth draped over it, above a cross, with an inscription ribbon below.

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Stone
Artists: Gaffin & Co.

People

Lambery, E. H. Gage
Age:
Date of Death: 1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996) p. 653.

JSON

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  "location": "St Leonard's Church, Whitsbury, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "[Ribbon] GOD ALL PITING JESU BLEST GRANT HIM THINE ETERNAL REST', [On anchor] 'ERECTED BY HIS RELATIONS AND BROTHER OFFICERS / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD HENRY GAGE LAMBERY, CAPTAIN R.N. WHO DIED 16 NOVEMBER 1872.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters