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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Joseph Weldon, HEIC, d. 1815

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

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'Sacred to the memory of Mr Joseph Weldon / late Branch Pilot in the Honble Company's / Marine who departed this life the 25th January / 1815, aged 50 years. / Living beloved, in all relations true / Exposed to follies, but inclined to few; / Reader - reflect and copy if you can, / the social virtues of this worthy man.'

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Weldon, Joseph
Age: 50
Date of Death: 25/1/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.158.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Mr Joseph Weldon / late Branch Pilot in the Honble Company's / Marine who departed this life the 25th January / 1815, aged 50 years. / Living beloved, in all relations true / Exposed to follies, but inclined to few; / Reader - reflect and copy if you can, / the social virtues of this worthy man.'",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Patrick Lindsay, HEIC, d. 1822

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

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'In memory of Patrick Lindsay / 2nd officer of the H.C.S. 'Sir David Scott' / who died at Saugar on the 4th June 1822 / aged 27 years.'

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Vessel: Sir David Scott

People

Lindsay, Patrick
Age: 27
Date of Death: 4/6/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.135.

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Patrick Lindsay / 2nd officer of the H.C.S. 'Sir David Scott' / who died at Saugar on the 4th June 1822 / aged 27 years.'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry George Travers Strickland d. 1891

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / HENRY GEORGE TRAVERS STRICKLAND / M B staff surgeon, Royal Navy / who died at the Royal Naval Sick / Quarters Portland on the / 8th February 1891 Aged 38. / Til the day breaks and the shadows flee away'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 366

People

Strickland, Henry George Travers
Age: 38
Date of Death: 8/2/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / HENRY GEORGE TRAVERS STRICKLAND / M B staff surgeon, Royal Navy / who died at the Royal Naval Sick / Quarters Portland on the / 8th February 1891 Aged 38. / Til the day breaks and the shadows flee away'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry George Travers Strickland d. 1891</p>",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Wall tablet at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground , Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant Henry Smith RN d. 1801

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Lieutenant Henry Smith / late of the Royal Hospital / Greenwich / who departed this life / on the 11th February 1801 / in the 65th year of his age / Also of / John Bernard Smith Esq / Brother of the above / late of His Majesty's / 12th Regt of Foot / who departed this life / on 24th August 1791 / in the 52nd year of his age / Also of/Mrs Mary Smith / Widow of the above / Lieutenant Henry Smith / who departed this life / on the 31st December 1837 / aged 88 years'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

Smith, Henry
Age: 64
Date of Death: 11/2/1801
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of / Lieutenant Henry Smith / late of the Royal Hospital / Greenwich / who departed this life / on the 11th February 1801 / in the 65th year of his age / Also of / John Bernard Smith Esq / Brother of the above / late of His Majesty's / 12th Regt of Foot / who departed this life / on 24th August 1791 / in the 52nd year of his age / Also of/Mrs Mary Smith / Widow of the above / Lieutenant Henry Smith / who departed this life / on the 31st December 1837 / aged 88 years'",
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St James Church, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England

Wall tablet dedicated to George W. Nembhard, in Buckinghamshire, England, d. 1844

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St James Church, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE WM. NEMBHARD, / OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA; / LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAM SHIP VESUVIUS, / WHO DIED OFF GIBRALTER, [sic] JUNE 19TH 1844, AGED 33, / AND WAS THERE BURIED. / THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE, BY HIS FRIENDS / JOHN AND CATHERINE KAYE, OF FULMER GROVE, IN THIS PARISH, / TO RECORD HIS WORTH / AND THEIR AFFECTION AND REGRET.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Vesuvius

People

Nembhard, George William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 19/6/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at Gibraltar in Sandpits Cemetery. A memorial to him was erected there by Commander Ommaney and the officers of the ship.

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  "location": "St James Church, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE WM. NEMBHARD, / OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA; / LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAM SHIP VESUVIUS, / WHO DIED OFF GIBRALTER, [sic] JUNE 19TH 1844, AGED 33, / AND WAS THERE BURIED. / THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE, BY HIS FRIENDS / JOHN AND CATHERINE KAYE, OF FULMER GROVE, IN THIS PARISH, / TO RECORD HIS WORTH / AND THEIR AFFECTION AND REGRET.'",
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International Maritime Association, 1 Albert Embankment, London, England

International Memorial to Seafarers at 1 Albert Embankment, London

Location

International Maritime Association, 1 Albert Embankment, London, England

Transcript

'International Memorial to Seafarers / Unveiled by William A. O'Neil / Secretary General/International Maritime Organisation / On 27 September 2001 / Sculpture by Michael Sandle'

Details

Description: A seaman in a hard hat holding a coil of rope and standing on the bow of a vessel.
Type: Memorial
Position: Entrance
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 2001
Artists: Michael Sandle

Extra

Notes: The inscription in six languages on two plaques.
Bibliography: 'Royal Academy Magazine' No. 75 Summer 2002.
Photographer: © RMG E9055-1

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  "location": "International Maritime Association, 1 Albert Embankment, London, England",
  "transcript": "'International Memorial to Seafarers / Unveiled by William A. O'Neil / Secretary General/International Maritime Organisation / On 27 September 2001 / Sculpture by Michael Sandle'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/E9055-1-665x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36810\" width=\"323\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/E9055-1-665x1024.jpg 665w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/E9055-1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>International Memorial to Seafarers at 1 Albert Embankment, London</p>",
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Paul Gelling d. 1834

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

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'Here lie the Remains / of Paul Gelling of Douglas / Isle of Man, / who was unfortunately drowned / on his passage from Whitehaven / to the afore-said place the 21st / of October 1834 in the 56th / Year of his age / Tho' boreas blasts and neptunes waves / Have toss'd him to and fro / In spite of both by God's decree / He is harbour'd here below / Here at anchor he does sleep / With many of the fleet / Yet once again he will set sail / His Saviour Christ to meet'.

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Gelling, Paul
Age: 56
Date of Death: 21/10/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Bibliography: David Wilson 'Awful Ends: The Museum Book of Epitaphs' (London, 1992) pp. 39-40

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  "location": "Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'Here lie the Remains / of Paul Gelling of Douglas / Isle of Man, / who was unfortunately drowned / on his passage from Whitehaven / to the afore-said place the 21st / of October 1834 in the 56th / Year of his age / Tho' boreas blasts and neptunes waves / Have toss'd him to and fro / In spite of both by God's decree / He is harbour'd here below / Here at anchor he does sleep / With many of the fleet / Yet once again he will set sail / His Saviour Christ to meet'.",
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St Andrew's Anglican Church, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Singapore commemorating Charles Anscombe, RN, d. 1915

Location

St Andrew's Anglican Church, Singapore, Rest of the World

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'In Memory of / Stoker C.F. Anscombe / of H.M.S. ‘Cadmus’ / Who was Killed in Action / During the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry / 16th February 1915. / "Ready aye Ready” / Erected by the Association of Engineers, Singapore'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cadmus

People

Anscombe, Charles Frederick
Age: 23
Date of Death: 16/2/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: 815 men of the Indian Army’s 5th Light Infantry Battalion, together with 100 of the Malay State Guides Mule Battery mutinied at Singapore on Monday 15th February 1915. HMS Cadmus crew were mobilised to assist in quelling the mutiny, which ended on Saturday 20th February. 33 British military personnel were killed during the mutiny. Subsequently, 915 mutineers were executed.

Charles Anscombe is buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore.

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p. 150, (Greenwich,1986).

Recorder: John B Hattendorf

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Stoker C.F. Anscombe / of H.M.S. ‘Cadmus’ / Who was Killed in Action / During the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry / 16th February 1915. / \"Ready aye Ready” / Erected by the Association of Engineers, Singapore'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Williams d. 1840

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Williams shipwright died 5th March 1840 age 58'

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People

Williams, William
Age: 58
Date of Death: 5/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office,compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 47.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'William Williams shipwright died 5th March 1840 age 58'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Robert Walker d. 1882

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Robert Walker, Engineer, for 40 years a faithful servant of the Liverpool Steam Tug Co died suddenly on board the steam tug Spindrift 13 June 1882 age 66'

Details

Vessel: Spindrift

People

Walker, Robert
Age: 66
Date of Death: 13/6/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Liverpool Steam Tug Co

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 869. Believed to have been removed in the 1970's.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters