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South Bastion, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Statue South Bastion, Gibraltar depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

South Bastion, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'NELSON / 1805'

Details

Description: Bronze, full-length in uniform on plinth.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 28/10/2006
Artists: John Doubleday

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Statue contains copper from HMS Victory. Unveiled by chief minister, Peter Caruana to celebrate the Trafalgar bicentenary.

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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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  "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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Whaling

Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Memorial at Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany commemorating Frerck Sonnen von der Wyk d. 1740

Location

Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Carved with a ship, flanked by an anchor and skull.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Wyk, Frerck Sonnen von der
Age: 66
Date of Death: 1740
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 1674-1740.
Bibliography: T. Sheppard 'Old Dutch Whalers', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 25, pp. 50-61, (Cambridge, 1939).

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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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    "notes": "Lieutenant RMS 'Leinster'. Irish Sea ferry sunk by torpedo 10/10/1918.",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Samuel Jones d. 1845

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Samuel Jones of St Johns NB who came to an untimely death on board the ship 'Emerald' in the Brunswick Dock 27 July 1845 age 16'

Details

Vessel: Emerald

People

Jones, Samuel
Age: 16
Date of Death: 27/7/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 173.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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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

Extra

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Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating William Stokes, RN d. 1873

Location

Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'William Henry Stokes Boy 1st Class killed by accident March 25 1873 aged 17 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Challenger

People

Stokes, William Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 25/3/1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Henry Stokes Boy 1st Class killed by accident March 25 1873 aged 17 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating William Stokes, RN d. 1873</p>",
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Vessel Loss

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Headstone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating John Simpson d. 1824

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'Erected by David Simpson / Ship Owner in Arbroath / and Jean Lyell his spouse / in memory of their son Joseph / who died 2nd December 1822 / Aged 17 years and John who / died at sea in November 1824 / in the 27 year of his age / David James Thomas and / Andrew survive this date' [Back] 'Nightly the wind's unkindly blast / Parched by the sun's director ray / The momentary glories waste, / The short lived beauties die away'

Details

Description: Carved with a cutter-rigged vessel above the verse. The inscriptions on both sides in cursive script.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Simpson, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/1824
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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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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Church of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England

Gravestone in Neston, Cheshire commemorating Commander William Snell RN d. 1860

Location

Church of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the / memory of / William Snell / Cdr RN / of / Wood Park / who died 8 June 1860 / Aged 70'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Snell, William
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p.135.

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters