Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Alfred Bowman RN d. 1919
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Alfred Bowman (Late H.M.S. Challenger) / beloved husband of / Ellen Bowman / Died Feb 21st 1919 / Aged 42 years / Also of / Isabella Smith / Died July 5th 1929 / Aged 68 years/ Also her husband / George Smith / Died Sept 17th 1936 / Aged 78 years / Ellen Bowman Died 1st September 197- / Aged 96 / beloved wife of Alfred.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS Challenger
People
Bowman, Alfred Age: 42 Date of Death: 21/2/1919 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent commemorating Thomas Boulden, RN d. 1867
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / Thomas Boulden / aged 33 years, boatswain of H.M.S. Perseus / who died December the 20th 1867 from the effects / of a fall received whilst actively assisting / at the fire at Hong Kong on the night of November 23rd. / This tablet is erected by his shipmates. / A tablet has also been erected in Hong Kong / Cathedral by the inhabitants of that city / and a stone placed over his grave / in Happy Valley by the warrant officers / of the squadron'
Details
Position: Inside Vessel: HMS Perseus
People
Boulden, Thomas Age: 33 Date of Death: 20/12/1867 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Boatswain Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Transcript in Society of Genealogists Library. Recorder: B B T, 7/1/1987
Wall tablet at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea commemorating Rear-Admiral Matthew Squire d. 1800
Location
St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England
Transcript
'Near this spot is interr'd / the remains of MATTHEW SQUIRE, Esqr. / Rear Admiral of the Red / of His Majesty's Royal Navy, / who departed this Life; 22d January, 1800. / Aged 55 Years. / His Virtues are to [sic] well known / to be recorded here, being sincerely regretted / by all his friends'
Details
Description: Oval wall tablet Type: Wall tablet
People
Squire, Matthew Age: 55 Date of Death: 22/1/1800 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 131. Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Gravestone commemorating Admiral Sir John Sutton d. 1825, at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth.
Location
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sir John Sutton / Knight Commander / of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath / Admiral of the White Squadron of / His Majesty's Fleet / Departed this Life / the 8th August 1825 / Aged 67 years'
Details
Type: Coffin plate
People
Sutton, John Age: 67 Date of Death: 8/8/1825 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Captain Anthony Hunt, RN, d. 1798
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Underneath lie the remains / of / Captain Anthony Hunt / late commander of His Britannic Majesty's ship / La Virginie / And Post Captain in the Royal Navy: / who departed this life / At Calcutta in Bengal / on the 10th day of August, 1798 / After a short illness, in the twenty-eighth year of his age / and who at an early age had acquired / great honours in his profession; and the esteem and / regard of all who had the honour of his acquaintance / By his death the Navy has lost / one of its brightest ornaments / and society one of its most valuable members / for he lived greatly beloved and respected / and died universally regretted'
Details
Type: Tomb Vessel: HMS La Virginie
People
Hunt, Anthony Age: 27 Date of Death: 10/8/1798 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 9, pp. 26-32, (London, 1803); 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth...' (Calcutta, 1848) p.83.
Tablet in Deptford, London commemorating Commander Henry Butt RN d. 1838
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Deptford, London, England
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South aisle east wall
People
Butt, Henry S. Age: Date of Death: 1838 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Commemorated with his mother and his brother, Lieutenant John Butt. Bibliography: J. Summerson 'Monuments in St Nicholas Deptford', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 27, p. 288 (Cambridge, 1941)
Tomb at St Mary’s Church, Whitby commemorating George Addison d. 1763
Location
St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'Here are deposited the remains of / GEORGE ADDISON Master-Mariner who / departed this Life the 14th Day of March / 1763 Aged 32 Years...'
Details
Description: Local variant of the table tomb, instead of being box-shaped with four sides, it has three sides with a single vertical slab of stone across the centre supporting two ends and a top. Type: Tomb Position: Churchyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Addison, George Age: 32 Date of Death: 14/3/1763 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles Jenkins d. 1901
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Charles / son of Edward & Ann Jenkins / Who died Feb 12th 1901 / on board S.S. Shakespeare / Aged 19 years / and was buried at sea off Cape Finisterre / S W Bay of Biscay / In perfect health he left his home / Not thinking that his time had come / But sudden death from God was sent / To bring him to His judgement seat / Also of ANN / beloved wife of the above / Edward Jenkins / who died May 1st 1903, Aged 58 years / I was weary and He gave me rest / Also the above / Edward Jenkins / who died May 25th 1919/ Aged 77 years.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Shakespeare
People
jenkins, Charles Age: 19 Date of Death: 12/2/1901 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: David J. Wickham
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