All posts by dedwards

St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Lee, London commemorating Sir Nathaniel Barnaby d. 1915

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Barnaby, Nathaniel
Age:
Date of Death: 15/6/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4605",
  "id": "M2940",
  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Lee, London commemorating Sir Nathaniel Barnaby d. 1915</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Barnaby, Nathaniel","age":"","dateofdeath":"15/6/1915","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Naval architect","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Place of burial.",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St Andrew's Church, Utterby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in St Andrew’s, Utterby commemorating Harold Bedson d. 1819

Location

St Andrew's Church, Utterby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of Mr Harold Bedson. 3rd Officer of the Honorable East India Co's Ship 'Apollo' who died at sea Nov 28 1819. Age 25 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall
Vessel: HEIC Apollo

People

Bedson, Harold
Age: 25
Date of Death: 28/11/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4597",
  "id": "M4606",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Utterby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Mr Harold Bedson. 3rd Officer of the Honorable East India Co's Ship 'Apollo' who died at sea Nov 28 1819. Age 25 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Andrew’s, Utterby commemorating Harold Bedson d. 1819</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "North wall",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HEIC Apollo"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Bedson, Harold","age":"25","dateofdeath":"28/11/1819","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"3rd Officer","organisation":"Honourable East India Company"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St Luke's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Wall tablet in St Luke’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Charles Morley d. 1944

Location

St Luke's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God / and in memory of / Stephen Charles Morley / Lt. Commander Nigerian Marine / and his wife Hilda Christine Morley M.B., C.H.B. / who as the result of enemy action at sea / gave their lives that others might live 7 June 1944. / They were lovely and pleasant in their lives / and in their death they were not divided'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South transept
Materials: Marble

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Morley, Stephen Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 7/6/1944
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Nigerian Marine
Morley, Hilta Christine
Age:
Date of Death: 7/6/1944
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4575",
  "id": "M5858",
  "location": "St Luke's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Glory of God / and in memory of / Stephen Charles Morley / Lt. Commander Nigerian Marine / and his wife Hilda Christine Morley M.B., C.H.B. / who as the result of enemy action at sea / gave their lives that others might live 7 June 1944. / They were lovely and pleasant in their lives / and in their death they were not divided'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Luke’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Stephen Charles Morley d. 1944</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "South transept",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1939-1945 Second World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Morley, Stephen Charles","age":"","dateofdeath":"7/6/1944","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Lieutenant Commander","organisation":"Nigerian Marine"},{"name":"Morley, Hilta Christine","age":"","dateofdeath":"7/6/1944","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Biddenden, Kent, England

Memorial in Biddenden, Kent, commemorating a seaman named Beale, d. 1767

Location

Biddenden, Kent, England

Transcript

'Seaman Beale, 13 May 1767, aged 46 unmarried'

Details

People

Beale, Beale
Age: 46
Date of Death: 13/5/1767
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Susanne Gilbert.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4542",
  "id": "M1338",
  "location": "Biddenden, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'Seaman Beale, 13 May 1767, aged 46 unmarried'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Biddenden, Kent, commemorating a seaman named Beale, d. 1767</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Beale, Beale","age":"46","dateofdeath":"13/5/1767","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Susanne Gilbert.",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St James's Church, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Church, Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating Ralph Benson d. 1845

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Ralph Benson Esq. died 23rd October 1845 age 73'

Details

People

Benson, Ralph
Age: 73
Date of Death: 23/10/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Moses Benson & Son

Extra

Notes: In partnership with father in West Indian trade as Moses Benson & Son. From a manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 122. See entry for Capt George Pemberton d. 1795 (erected by Moses Benson).
Recorder: J.P. Brand

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4494",
  "id": "M4500",
  "location": "St James's Church, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Ralph Benson Esq. died 23rd October 1845 age 73'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Church, Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating Ralph Benson d. 1845</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Benson, Ralph","age":"73","dateofdeath":"23/10/1845","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"Moses Benson & Son"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "In partnership with father in West Indian trade as Moses Benson & Son. From a manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 122. See entry for Capt George Pemberton d. 1795 (erected by Moses Benson).",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England

Tombstone in Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon dedicated to James Bayly d. 1857

Location

Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JAMES BAYLY R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEEPLY LAMENTED / MARCH 19TH 1857 AGED 70 / NATIVE OF NENAGH, IN THE COUNTY OF / TIPPERARY, IRELAND. / FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, EVEN SO IN / CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE / 1 Corr XV 22 / ERECTED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE WIDOW / IN THE MEMORY OF / FANNY / WIDOW OF CAPT JAMES BAYLY R.N. / DIED MARCH 16TH 1895 / AGED 88 YEARS / The Lord Knoweth them that are his'

Details

Description: Gravestone and kerbstones
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Portland stone

People

Bayly, James
Age: 70
Date of Death: 19/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Council for Christian Care

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4485",
  "id": "M1977",
  "location": "Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JAMES BAYLY R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEEPLY LAMENTED / MARCH 19TH 1857 AGED 70 / NATIVE OF NENAGH, IN THE COUNTY OF / TIPPERARY, IRELAND. / FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, EVEN SO IN / CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE / 1 Corr XV 22 / ERECTED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE WIDOW / IN THE MEMORY OF / FANNY / WIDOW OF CAPT JAMES BAYLY R.N. / DIED MARCH 16TH 1895 / AGED 88 YEARS / The Lord Knoweth them that are his'",
  "content": "<p>Tombstone in Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon dedicated to James Bayly d. 1857</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Gravestone and kerbstones",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Portland stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Bayly, James","age":"70","dateofdeath":"19/3/1857","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Council for Christian Care",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Benstead, Master d. 1907

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN BENSTEAD. / MASTER MARINER. / BORN JANUARY 2. 1817. / DIED AUGUST 20. 1892. / HIS END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF CAROLINE / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / DIED JAN.RY 6.TH 1907. / AGED 83 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone with kirbs. Carved with a rope twist border and a foul anchor in relief.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Benstead, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 20/8/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: William Donnan. 1967
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4457",
  "id": "M4102",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD /  IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN BENSTEAD. / MASTER MARINER. / BORN JANUARY 2. 1817. / DIED AUGUST 20. 1892. / HIS END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF CAROLINE / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / DIED JAN.RY 6.TH 1907. / AGED 83 YEARS.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Benstead, Master d. 1907</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-923x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33172\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-923x1024.jpg 923w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-768x852.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" /></figure>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-923x1024.jpg","/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-270x300.jpg","/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4075-1-768x852.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Sandstone headstone with kirbs. Carved with a rope twist border and a foul anchor in relief.",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Benstead, John","age":"75","dateofdeath":"20/8/1892","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Master mariner","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sighted 2008.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan. 1967",
    "photographer": "Pippa Lacey, 2018"  }
}

Uncategorised

SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Marble tablet in SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, commemorating Captain Henry Church RN d. 1845

Location

SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Captain Henry Church R.N. / (of Cheltenham) / who departed this life / on the 12th July 1845 / aged 52 years

Details

Type: Marble tablet

People

Church, Henry
Age: 52
Date of Death: 12/7/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Gravestone to same individual in churchyard.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4433",
  "id": "M5843",
  "location": "SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / Captain Henry Church R.N. / (of Cheltenham) / who departed this life / on the 12th July 1845 / aged 52 years",
  "content": "<p>Marble tablet in SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, commemorating Captain Henry Church RN d. 1845</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Marble tablet",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Church, Henry","age":"52","dateofdeath":"12/7/1845","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Gravestone to same individual in churchyard.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire commemorating Edward Wylde d. 1855

Location

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Edward Randyll Wylde, RN died Anglesey 1 July 1855'

Details

People

Wylde, E. R.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/7/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1984

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4388",
  "id": "M2929",
  "location": "Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'Edward Randyll Wylde, RN died Anglesey 1 July 1855'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire commemorating Edward Wylde d. 1855</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Wylde, E. R.","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/7/1855","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1984",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire dedicated to Myles Clayton Cross. d. 1943

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God and in / Grateful and Loving Memory of / William Mark Cross / of this Parish who Died 1st July 1944 / and of his Son / Myles Clayton Cross / Surgeon R.N.V.R. who gave his life / in the cause of Freedom 3rd Dec 1943'

Details

Description: Pair of windows depicting St Michael and St George. Foul anchor badge above.
Type: Window
Artists: G. Maile & Son Ltd
Vessel: H M Minesweeper Clacton

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Cross, Myles Clayton
Age:
Date of Death: 31/12/1943
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Lost in minesweeper 'Clacton'. Mined 31 December 1943.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS), 1999

JSON

{
  "post_id": "4310",
  "id": "M2120",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Glory of God and in / Grateful and Loving Memory of / William Mark Cross / of this Parish who Died 1st July 1944 / and of his Son / Myles Clayton Cross / Surgeon R.N.V.R. who gave his life / in the cause of Freedom 3rd Dec 1943'",
  "content": "<p>Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire dedicated to Myles Clayton Cross. d. 1943</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Pair of windows depicting St Michael and St George. Foul anchor badge above.",
    "type": "Window",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "G. Maile & Son Ltd",
    "vessel": "H M Minesweeper Clacton"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1939-1945 Second World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Cross, Myles Clayton","age":"","dateofdeath":"31/12/1943","causeofdeath":"Vessel loss","rankOccupation":"Surgeon RNVR","organisation":"Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER. Lost in minesweeper 'Clacton'. Mined 31 December 1943.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS), 1999",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Location

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event Category

People

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters