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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

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  "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'",
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Vessel Loss

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial in South Shields, Tyne and Wear commemorating George Brunswick d. 1852 in the loss of the ‘Wensleydale’ off Hartlepool

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: Wensleydale

People

Brunswick, George Pearson
Age: 45
Date of Death: 28/10/1852
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Master mariner. Lost with 'Wensleydale' off Hartlepool. Sank 28/10/1852.

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

Gravestone in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lydney, Gloucestershire commemorating Walter Hyett d. 1913

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory / of / WALTER HENRY HYETT / Beloved husband of / Annie Hyett / of Spring Meadow Lydney / who died June 8th 1913 / In the midst of life we are in death / also of my dear son / ALBERT HENRY HYETT / who was killed in action at Salonica / October 25 1917, age 29 years / Interred at Osman Kamila Salonica / We cannot Lord the purpose see / All is good that is done by thee / His duty nobly done'

Details

Description: Carved with foul anchor
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard, older area at rear

People

Hyett, Walter Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Roberta Harlow 1997

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  "transcript": "'In Loving Memory / of / WALTER HENRY HYETT / Beloved husband of / Annie Hyett / of Spring Meadow Lydney / who died June 8th 1913 / In the midst of life we are in death / also of my dear son / ALBERT HENRY HYETT / who was killed in action at Salonica / October 25 1917, age 29 years / Interred at Osman Kamila Salonica / We cannot Lord the purpose see / All is good that is done by thee / His duty nobly done'",
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    "recorder": "Roberta Harlow 1997",
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Polar Exploration

St Christopher's Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in St Christopher’s Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire commemorating Edward Wilson d. 1912

Location

St Christopher's Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'...Also of his son Edward A. Wilson MA MB who died with Scott after reaching the South Pole 12 March 1912'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: South east churchyard

People

Wilson, Edward Adrian
Age:
Date of Death: 12/3/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders

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Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial in Charlton Cemetery, London commemorating Peter Barlow d. 1862

Location

Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Details

People

Barlow, Peter
Age: 86
Date of Death: 1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mathematician
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Born 1776, pioneer in magnetism invented a method to compensate compass error in ships.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 99.

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Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire commemorating Admiral Isaac Coffin d. 1839

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Admiral / Sir Isaac Coffin Bart. / & G.C.H. / who died 2nd July 1839 / aged 80 years / and lies / interred in the vaults / of this church'

Details

People

Coffin, Isaac
Age: 80
Date of Death: 2/7/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Endsor, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

Wall tablet commemorating Lieutenant Alexander Baker RN in Chatsworth, Derbyshire d. 1816

Location

Endsor, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BARKER / ONLY SON OF GEORGE AND DEBORAH BARKER / LATE OF THIS VILLAGE; / WHO DIED AT TOTLEY VIII FEBRUARY MDCCCXXII / AGED LXXVII YEARS / AND OF / ELIZABETH HIS WIFE, / DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND DEBORAH BOSSLEY, / OF BAKEWELL; / WHO DIED XXVII MAY MDCCCXVI, AGED LXVI / ALSO OF / DEBORAH, ELIZABETH, / JAMES, AND / ELIZABETH THEIR CHILDREN; / WHO DIED OF TENDER AGE, / ALSO OF CALEB THEIR ELDEST SON, / WHO DIED XXIV JULY MDCCCXIV, AGED XLII / AND ALSO OF / GEORGE ALEXANDER THEIR THIRD SON, / A LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / ON BOARD THE SWIFTSURE IN THE BATTLE OF / TRAFALGAR; / WHO DIED AT CHESTERFIELD VI DECEMBER / MDCCCXVI, AGED XXXI. / ALL WERE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD / EXCEPT ELIZABETH THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER / WHO DIED AND WAS BURIED AT CHESTERFIELD'

Details

Description: White marble wall tablet on black mount. A draped urn above the inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Swiftsure

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Barker, George Alexander
Age: 31
Date of Death: 6/12/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A Lieutenant in the Royal Navy aboard the Swiftsure at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805. Died in Chesterfield December 1816 aged 31.
Recorder: G.R. Simpson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BARKER / ONLY SON OF GEORGE AND DEBORAH BARKER / LATE OF THIS VILLAGE; / WHO DIED AT TOTLEY VIII FEBRUARY MDCCCXXII / AGED LXXVII YEARS / AND OF / ELIZABETH HIS WIFE, / DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND DEBORAH BOSSLEY, / OF BAKEWELL; / WHO DIED XXVII MAY MDCCCXVI, AGED LXVI / ALSO OF / DEBORAH, ELIZABETH, / JAMES, AND / ELIZABETH THEIR CHILDREN; / WHO DIED OF TENDER AGE, / ALSO OF CALEB THEIR ELDEST SON, / WHO DIED XXIV JULY MDCCCXIV, AGED XLII / AND ALSO OF / GEORGE ALEXANDER THEIR THIRD SON, / A LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / ON BOARD THE SWIFTSURE IN THE BATTLE OF / TRAFALGAR; / WHO DIED AT CHESTERFIELD VI DECEMBER / MDCCCXVI, AGED XXXI. / ALL WERE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD / EXCEPT ELIZABETH THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER / WHO DIED AND WAS BURIED AT CHESTERFIELD'",
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St Mary's Church, Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire commemorating Ernest Freeman-Mitford d. 1939

Location

St Mary's Church, Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'In very loving memory of / The Honble Ernest Rupert Bertram / Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford / R.N.V.R. 1914-1918 / Youngest son of 1st Baron Redesdale / Born 3rd Sept 1895 / Died 7th August 1939.

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Freeman-Mitford, Ernest Rupert Bertram Ogilvy
Age: 44
Date of Death: 7/8/1939
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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  "transcript": "'In very loving memory of / The Honble Ernest Rupert Bertram / Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford / R.N.V.R. 1914-1918 / Youngest son of 1st Baron Redesdale / Born 3rd Sept 1895 / Died 7th August 1939.",
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St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire dedicated to Lieutenant Guy Micklem RN d. 1944

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'Dedicated in memory of / Lieut: GUY NOEL MICKLEM D.S.C. // ROYAL NAVY, who gave his life / for his country JULY A.D. 1944'

Details

Description: Pair of windows depicting Christ and St Nicholas. Badge of Fleet Air Arm in tracery light.
Type: Window
Artists: John Ninian Comper

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Micklem, Guy Noel
Age:
Date of Death: 18/07/1944
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

JSON

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St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Window in St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire dedicated to Commander Thomas Hoskins RN d. 1861

Location

St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HOSKINS OF BROXBOURNE HOUSE IN THIS PARISH, ESQUIRE, COMMANDER. R.N. WHO DIED 1st FEBRUARY 1861, AND ANNA HIS WIFE, WHO DIED 2nd. OCTOBER 1866 ALSO THEIR CHILDREN EMMA ELIZABETH HOSKINS: FRANCIS HAMILTON BRITAIN: EDWARD HAMILTON HOSKINS: WILLIAM HENRY HOSKINS AND LOUISA MARY HOSKINS: THIS WINDOW WAS PLACED HERE IN 1905'

Details

Type: Window

People

Hoskins, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/2/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1992

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters