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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

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
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Simpson, d.1848

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SIMPSON, / (MASTER MARINER), SON OF JOHN AND / LYDIA SIMPSON / WHO DIED NOV. 20 1848 / AGED 42 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Simpson, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 20/11/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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Protestant Cemetery, Santo Antonio, Macau, China, Rest of the World

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
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Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World

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
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Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Gravestone in the Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating William Webster, RN d. 1875

Location

Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'William Henry Bayley Webster, Surgeon Royal Navy who died at Ipswich November 24th 1875 aged 83 years'

Details

People

Webster, William Henry Bayley
Age: 83
Date of Death: 24/11/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978
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St Alban's Church, Earsdon, Tyne and Wear, England

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:

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Recorder: Miss D.M. Sparks 1981
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

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).
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Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth, England

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
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Memorial, Gray's Inn, London, England

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

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1971
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St Illtud's Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Memorial at St Illtud’s Church, Pembrey commemorating John Francis RN d. 1904

Location

St Illtud's Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Transcript

'...Johnny son of the above William Francis, Ldg Seaman on H.M.S. Arun, died at Helensburgh Fever Hospital Scotland, June 9 1904, Aged 21...'

Details

Vessel: HMS Arun

People

Davis, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 9/6/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On memorial to the Davis family.
Recorder: David Saunders
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