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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno, Italy commemorating Thomas Oddy and Charles Stewart d. 1793

 

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Thomas Oddy / and Charles Stewart / This monument / is erected / the British Factory / to commemorate the/death of two English / sailors, who lost their / lives by the bursting of / a cannon on board the Constantine, Captain St Barbe / in celebrating the birth-day of our Royal Sovereign George / the third, the 4th June; A.D. 1793'

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People

Oddy, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 4/6/1793
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Stewart, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 4/6/1793
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p. 88.
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St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Wall tablet in St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Holdsworth RN d. 1802

Location

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of THOMAS WESTON HOLDSWORTH, / Lieutenant in HIS MAJESTY'S Navy, / Son of ARTHUR and ELIZABETH HOLDSWORTH, / of Widdicombe, / who departed this Life the 22.d Day of October, 1802; / in the nineteenth Year of his Age.'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped tablet of white marble on a dark grey slate ground. The pediment rests on a fluted cornice; below it is a bolection moulding which runs all round the sarcophagus, including the feet. The ground is supported on two white marble discs.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Holdsworth Chapel, East wall
Materials: Marble, slate

People

Holdsworth, Thomas Weston
Age: 18
Date of Death: 22/10/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Photographer: P Lacey
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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 Clement's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Clement’s Church, Sandwich, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral George Sayer RN  d. 1831

Location

St Clement's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE SAYER / COMPANION OF / THE MOST HONOURABLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH, / HE WAS ACTIVELY EMPLOYED MOSTLY ON FOREIGN STATIONS / FROM 1788 UNTIL 1817 / AND DURING THE LATTER PERIOD OF HIS SERVICES / THE CHIEF NAVAL COMMAND / OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES / IN THE EAST INDIES / TWICE DEVOLVED ON HIM AS COMMODORE. / BORN IN THIS PARISH ON THE 15TH NOVEMBER 1773 / DIED THE 29TH APRIL 1831 / AND INTERRED IN THE FAMILY VAULT IN THE ADJOINING CHURCHYARD / HE WAS THE ELDEST SON OF BENJAMIN SAYER ESQ / WHO WAS 30 YEARS COLLECTOR OF HIS MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS / AT THIS TOWN AND AT DEAL'

Details

Description: Draped urn and naval trophies above inscription tablet


Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, North wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: H. Spelt

People

Sayer, George
Age: c. 58 years
Date of Death: 29/4/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1992
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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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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating  Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes d. 1945

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL / OF THE FLEET / SIR ROGER KEYES BT MP / FIRST BARON KEYES / OF ZEEBRUGGE AND DOVER / 1872-1945. / FIRST CHIEF OF COMBINED OPERATIONS / ALSO HIS ELDEST SON / LT COL. GEOFFREY KEYES V.C. M.C. / CROIX DE GUERRE / THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS / AND 11TH (SCOTTISH) COMMANDO / 1917-1941 / KILLED LEADING THE RAID / ON ENEMY H.Q. LIBYA / THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'

Details

Description: Carved with a coloured coat of arms, the supporters a Second World War period soldier and sailor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: Limestone

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War, 1939-1945 Second World War

People

Keyes, Roger
Age: 73
Date of Death: 1945
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried Zeebrugge corner of St James, Cemetery, Dover.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
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Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ledger in Salisbury Cathedral commemorating Captain Robert  Cutts Barton RN d. 1827

Location

Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Robert Cutts Barton a Captain in the Royal Navy and Eldest son of Vice Admiral Robert Barton. He died on the 23rd day of October A.D. 1827 aged 39'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Nave

People

Barton, Robert Cutts
Age: 39
Date of Death: 23/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 26-7.
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating George Nunn d.1852

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'George Nunn, Trinity Pilot, died 28 Nov 1852 aged 67. Mary his wife died 20 Nov 1850 aged 64'

Details

People

Nunn, George
Age: 64
Date of Death: 28/11/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Peter Wood d. 1849

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Wood, Peter
Age: 45
Date of Death: 18/7/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at sea. Interred Bridlington Bay.
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St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Portchester, dedicated to Major Jervis Cooke d. 1867

Location

St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of choir

People

Cooke, Jervis
Age:
Date of Death: 4/2/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Major RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Notes: Born 25/2/1792.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
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