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'
Details
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.
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.
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
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
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).
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
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.