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St Martin's Church, Pratt Street, London, England

Tomb at St Martin’s Church, Pratt Street, London commemorating George Frederick HEIC d. 1822

Location

St Martin's Church, Pratt Street, London, England

Transcript

'GEORGE FREDERICK / 4th officer H.E.I.C ship 'Earl of Balcarres', died at WHAMPOA , CHINA November 20th 1822 / Aged 20 years'

Details

Description: Tomb with railings.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HEIC Earl of Balcarres

People

Frederick, George
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/11/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 4th Officer HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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Christ Church, Worthing, Sussex, England

Memorial at Christ Church, Worthing commemorating Commander Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon RN d. 1860

Location

Christ Church, Worthing, Sussex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon Commander in the Royal Navy. Died at Worthing July 23 1860 aged 82 years'

Details

People

Bacon, Edmund Ker Cranstoun
Age:
Date of Death: 23/7/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C.Q. Funtham.

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  "location": "Christ Church, Worthing, Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon Commander in the Royal Navy. Died at Worthing July 23 1860 aged 82 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Christ Church, Worthing commemorating Commander Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon RN d. 1860</p>",
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    "recorder": "C.Q. Funtham.",
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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Herbert Griggs d. 1910

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Herbert Griggs. / Aged 50 / Drowned in the River Crouch / off Burnham, / April 30; 1910. / Buried at Burnham.'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Griggs, Herbert
Age: 50
Date of Death: 30/4/1910
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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  "transcript": "'Herbert Griggs. / Aged 50 / Drowned in the River Crouch / off Burnham, / April 30; 1910. / Buried at Burnham.'",
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North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating James Carter RN d. 1899

Location

North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James Carter late stoker H.M.S. Griffon d. at Gibraltar 9.4.1899 aged 24'

Details

Vessel: HMS Griffon

People

Carter, James
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/4/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B.D. & G.L. Metherell, 1985

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  "location": "North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'James Carter late stoker H.M.S. Griffon d. at Gibraltar 9.4.1899 aged 24'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating James Carter RN d. 1899</p>",
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    "recorder": "B.D. & G.L. Metherell, 1985",
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Vessel Loss

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Lieutenant William J. Sinclair d. 1918 in the loss of RMS ‘Leinster’

Location

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

' ...Lieut Wm J. Sinclair RWF lost in RMS Leinster disaster Oct 10 1918 aged 30 only son of the late J.H. and M. Sinclair'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: RMS Leinster

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Sinclair, William J.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 10/10/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant RMS 'Leinster'. Irish Sea ferry sunk by torpedo 10/10/1918.
Recorder: David Saunders

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  "transcript": "' ...Lieut Wm J. Sinclair RWF lost in RMS Leinster disaster Oct 10 1918 aged 30 only son of the late J.H. and M. Sinclair'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Lieutenant William J. Sinclair d. 1918 in the loss of RMS ‘Leinster’</p>",
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    "notes": "Lieutenant RMS 'Leinster'. Irish Sea ferry sunk by torpedo 10/10/1918.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders",
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Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Wall tablet in Southwark Cathedral commemorating Charles James Perkins RN d. 1859

Location

Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory /of / Charles James Perkins R.N. / Born 29th May 1815 / Died 11th June 1849 / A tribute to a much loved brother by his sorrowing sisters'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: White marble

People

Perkins, Charles James
Age: 34
Date of Death: 11/6/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory /of / Charles James Perkins R.N. / Born 29th May 1815 / Died 11th June 1849 / A tribute to a much loved brother by his sorrowing sisters'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Southwark Cathedral commemorating Charles James Perkins RN d. 1859</p>",
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St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England

Memorial at St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London commemorating Rear-Admiral John William Pike d. 1894

Location

St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England

Transcript

'John William Pike, Rear Admiral of her Majesty's fleet Born 25th August 1827 Died 21st July 1894'

Details

Description: On two levels with pillars, and with the remains of iron railings including anchors.
Type: Gravestone
Position: South side of churchyard

People

Pike, John William
Age:
Date of Death: 21/7/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription continues and covers other family members.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1990

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  "location": "St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England",
  "transcript": "'John William Pike, Rear Admiral of her Majesty's fleet Born 25th August 1827 Died 21st July 1894'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London commemorating Rear-Admiral John William Pike d. 1894</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Inscription continues and covers other family members.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1990",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating James Burnett d. 1875

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Details

Position: Grave A600

People

Burnett, James
Age: 87
Date of Death: 22/2/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright. Ship's carpenter
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: W R Burnett, 23/6/1981

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  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating James Burnett d. 1875</p>",
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West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kimberley, South Africa commemorating the men of the Naval Brigade who fell in the battle of Graspan in 1899

Location

West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of the Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of the Naval Brigade who fell at the battle of Graspan, 25 November 1899, Commander A.P. Ethelston, R.N. H.M.S. 'Powerful' Major J.H. Plumbe, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Doris' Captain G. Senior, R.M.A. H.M.S. 'Monarch''

Details

Vessel: HMS Doris, HMS Monarch, HMS Powerful

Event

Boer War 1899-1902

People

Ethelston, A. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Plumbe, J. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Major RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Senior, G.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Bibliography: J.R. Williams 'Some Naval Memorials in the West End Cemetery Kimberley, Cape Province' , 'Orders and Medals Research Society Journal' vol. 23, pp. 264-265, (Winter 1984).

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  "location": "West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of the Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of the Naval Brigade who fell at the battle of Graspan, 25 November 1899, Commander A.P. Ethelston, R.N. H.M.S. 'Powerful' Major J.H. Plumbe, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Doris' Captain G. Senior, R.M.A. H.M.S. 'Monarch''",
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Obelisk at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, dedicated to Charles Anderson Pelham d. 1846

Location

Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Transcript

[West side] ‘TO THE MEMORY / OF / CHARLES ANDERSON PELHAM / EARL OF YARBOROUGH / BARON YARBOROUGH / OF YARBOROUGH IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN / BARON WORSLEY / OF APPULDURCOMBE IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT / D.C.L. F.R.S. F.S.A. / WHOSE BENEVOLENCE KINDNESS, HEART / AND / MANY VIRTUES / ENDEARED HIM TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM / THIS MONUMENT / WAS ERECTED / AS TESTIMONY AFFECTION AND RESPECT / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION’ [East side] ‘AS THE OWNER OF LARGE ESTATES / HE WAS ONE OF THOSE MOST CONSPICUOUS / FOR THE QUALITIES / WHICH PECULIARLY ADORN THAT STATION / AND / AS THE FIRST COMMODORE /OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON / HE WAS EMINENT / IN FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING /
BY HIS EXAMPLE AND LIBERALITY /ALL THAT WAS CALCULATED / TO IMPROVE / THE SCIENCE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE / AND TO ADVANCE / THE MARITIME INTRESTS [sic] OF HIS COUNTRY / HE DIED ON BOARD HIS YACHT / THE KESTREL /IN THE PORT OF VIGO IN SPAIN / SEPTEMBER 5TH 1846 / AGED 65‘

Details

Description: Obelisk on a tall square base, the lower part stepped with vermiculated rustication.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite
Vessel: Kestrel

People

Pelham, Charles Anderson
Age: 65
Date of Death: 5/9/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commodore
Organisation: Royal Yacht Squadron

Extra

Notes: 1st Earl of Yarborough, founder of Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes.
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996). Website, Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters