Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Francis Ritchie d. 1855
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Francis Ritchie, Chief Officer on the steamship 'Etna' died Kamiech Bay, Black Sea. 14th September 1855 age 36'
Details
Vessel: Etna
People
Ritchie, Francis Age: 36 Date of Death: 14/9/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 1021. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Santo Antonio, Macau, China commemorating Captain William Huddart, HEIC, d. 1787
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Santo Antonio, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the memory of Captain William HUDDART, Commander of the 'York' East Indiaman, who after a long and painful illness which he bore with the utmost fortitude, departed this life in Macao Roads on his passage to England, March 29th 1787. Aged 24 years'
Details
Vessel: HEIC York
People
Huddart, William Age: 24 Date of Death: 29/3/1787 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Honourable East India Company
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Notes: The Old Protestant Cemetery opened in 1821 and was closed in 1858. Earlier graves were moved to the cemetery from other locations. The cemetery is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recorder: Christine Thomas
Monument in Valetta, Malta, to Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle d. 1819
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / SIR THOMAS FRANCIS FREMANTLE / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS / OF THE / BATH, GUELPH, SAINT FERDINAND AND MERIT, / SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF MARIA TERESA, / BARON OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE / AND VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, / WHO DIED AT NAPLES IN THE CHIEF COMMAND / OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES / IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / ON THE 19 DECR 1819 IN THE 54TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY CAPTAIN A P GREEN / AND THE OFFICERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ROCHFORT / IN WHICH HE HAD HIS FLAG / AS A TESTIMONY OF RESPECT / FOR HIS CHARACTER AND TALENTS'
Details
Description: Urn on plinth.
Type: Memorial Position: Upper Barraca Gardens arcade Vessel: HMS Rochfort
People
Fremantle, Thomas Francis Age: 53 Date of Death: 19/12/1819 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: Hore, Peter 'Nelson's Band of Brothers : Lives and Memorials' (Barnsley, 2015) p. 69 Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
Gravestone at St Alban’s Church, Earsdon commemorating Thomas Turner d. 1810 and Robert Turner d. 1819
Location
St Alban's Church, Earsdon, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'Thomas son of John Turner Pilot of HM Navy died 10 Oct 1810 aged 43. Robert son of above master mariner lost at sea 24 Dec 1819 aged 43 [?]'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Turner, Thomas Age: 43 Date of Death: 10/10/1810 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot RN Organisation: Royal Navy Turner, Robert Age: Date of Death: 24/12/1819 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation:
Memorial in Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Ebenezer Scott MD, RN d. 1838
Location
St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the memory of Ebenezer SCOTT, M.D., Surgeon of H.M.S. 'Cornwallis', who died of fever at Port Royal, December 30th. 1838. This tablet is erected as a small tribute of esteem and respect according to the wish of his Commander in Chief, Vice Admiral The Honourable Sir Charles Paget, G.C.H., who was destined within one month to follow his lamented friend to the grave cut off by the same fatal disorder. Requiescat in pace'
Details
Vessel: HMS Cornwallis
People
Scott, Ebenezer Age: Date of Death: 30/12/1838 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
Wall tablet in the Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth commemorating Major Thomas Oldfield RM d. 1799
Location
Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory of / Major THOMAS OLDFIELD / of the Marines / who from early youth distinguished himself / under several Commanders and especially / in AMERICA and LORD CORNWALLIS / until / honored even by his Enemies in whose Front he fell / he sacrificed that Life / which he had so ofter hazarded in the Service of / his country / at the siege of ACRE in SYRIA / April VII A.D. MDCCXXCIX / AET XLIII / This Monument / was erected as a testimony / of sincere Affection and Gratitude / by the Widow and Son of / Lieutenant JOHN NICHOLS OLDFIELD / of the Marines / the loving and beloved brother of the above / who died April IX A.D. MDCCXCIII / AET XLII / and was interred at ALVERSTOKE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Oldfield, John Nichols Age: 42 Date of Death: 9/4/1793 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM Organisation: Royal Marines Oldfield, Thomas Age: 43 Date of Death: 7/4/1799 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Major RM Organisation: Royal Marines
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Notes: Thomas Oldfield served in the attack on Teneriffe in 1797, and the battle of the Nile 1798. Buried with military honours by the French having died as a prisoner of war. Died of wounds received at St Jean d'Acre. John Nichols Oldfield is buried at Alverstoke. Bibliography: 'Antiques Trade Gazette' 6 March 1999. (sale of profile portrait of Thomas Oldfield). Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at Gray’s in, London commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Michael Harrington Matthews RN d. 1940
Location
Memorial, Gray's Inn, London, England
Transcript
'Michael Harrington Matthews, Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R., who was killed on board H.M.S. Greyhound at Dunkirk, 28 May 1940. He was the eldest son of the very Revd W.R. Matthews, former Dean of St Paul's, mentioned in his book "Memories and Meanings"'
Details
Type: Memorial Vessel: HMS Greyhound
Event
Dunkirk
Event Date
1940
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Matthews, Michael Harrington Age: Date of Death: 28/5/1940 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve