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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

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

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'

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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

Extra

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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    "artists": "",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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

Location

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'

Details

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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  "id": "M2420",
  "location": "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'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground , Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant Henry Smith RN d. 1801</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
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}

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St James Church, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England

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

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.'

Details

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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  "post_id": "5171",
  "id": "M6038",
  "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.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet dedicated to George W.  Nembhard, in Buckinghamshire, England, d. 1844</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Vesuvius"  },
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    "notes": "Buried at Gibraltar in Sandpits Cemetery. A memorial to him was erected there by Commander Ommaney and the officers of the ship.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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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

Location

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

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.'

Details

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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  "id": "M6119",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "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.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Patrick Lindsay, HEIC, d. 1822</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.135.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating W.R. Cumming d. 1874 when SS ‘Thunder’ sank in a typhoon

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / W.R. CUMMING / the Engineer of / SS 'THUNDER', / who was drowned during the / typhoon of 22nd and 23rd / September, 1874. Aged 50 years / this stone was erected by his friends as a / token of respect'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: SS Thunder

People

Cumming, William R.
Age: 50
Date of Death: 22/9/1874
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "post_id": "5136",
  "id": "M600",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / W.R. CUMMING / the Engineer of / SS 'THUNDER', / who was drowned during the / typhoon of 22nd and 23rd / September, 1874. Aged 50 years / this stone was erected by his friends as a / token of respect'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in  Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating W.R. Cumming d. 1874 when SS  ‘Thunder’ sank in a typhoon</p>\n<p> </p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Bailey d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'THOMAS BAILEY / Boy H.M.S. 'Boscawen III' / died / 17th Decr 1904 Aged 17'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Bailey, Thomas
Age: 17
Date of Death: 17/12/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & JH Pary. 1987

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  "post_id": "5154",
  "id": "M3469",
  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'THOMAS BAILEY / Boy H.M.S. 'Boscawen III' / died / 17th Decr 1904 Aged 17'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Bailey d. 1904</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Boscawen"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Bailey, Thomas","age":"17","dateofdeath":"17/12/1904","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Boy","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R & JH Pary. 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

St Peter's Church, West Firle, East Sussex, England

Wall memorial at St Peter’s Church, West Firle, East Sussex commemorating Allan Cornelius Thorold Mann RN d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’

Location

St Peter's Church, West Firle, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ALLAN CORNELIUS THOROLD MANN / MIDSHIPMAN R.N. AGED 19 YEARS SECOND / SON OF COLONEL J.R. MANN, ROYAL ENGINEERS. / HE WAS LOST IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / WITH UPWARDS OF FIVE HUNDRED OF THE CREW, / IN H.M. TURRET SHIP 'CAPTAIN', WHICH FOUNDERED / OFF CAPE FINISTERRE, ON THE 7th OF SEPTR 1870'

Details

Description: Carved with a relief of a cross on a stepped plinth.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: White marble on grey marble.
Artists: Lewes Parsons
Vessel: HMS Captain

People

Mann, Allan Cornelius Thorold
Age: 19
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sketch.
Recorder: M.T. Morton 1995

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  "id": "M4743",
  "location": "St Peter's Church, West Firle, East Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / ALLAN CORNELIUS THOROLD MANN / MIDSHIPMAN R.N. AGED 19 YEARS SECOND / SON OF COLONEL J.R. MANN, ROYAL ENGINEERS. / HE WAS LOST IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / WITH UPWARDS OF FIVE HUNDRED OF THE CREW, / IN H.M. TURRET SHIP 'CAPTAIN', WHICH FOUNDERED / OFF CAPE FINISTERRE, ON THE 7th OF SEPTR 1870'",
  "content": "<p>Wall memorial at St Peter’s Church, West Firle, East Sussex commemorating Allan Cornelius Thorold Mann RN d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "position": "",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Lewes Parsons",
    "vessel": "HMS Captain"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Mann, Allan Cornelius Thorold","age":"19","dateofdeath":"7/9/1870","causeofdeath":"Maritime accident","rankOccupation":"Midshipman RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "M.T. Morton 1995",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Keverne, Cornwall dedicated to William Hislop d. 1890

Location

St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Erected by Maggie Crawford of Glasgow in loving memory of his husband Wm. Hislop Engineer who was drowned by the wreck of the steamship PYRIDION VAGLIANO on the Manacle Rocks Feby 8th 1890 aged 31 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Pyridion Vagliano

People

Hislop, William
Age: 31
Date of Death: 8/2/1890
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

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  "id": "M4176",
  "location": "St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'Erected by Maggie Crawford of Glasgow in loving memory of his husband Wm. Hislop Engineer who was drowned by the wreck of the steamship PYRIDION VAGLIANO on the Manacle Rocks Feby 8th 1890 aged 31 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in St Keverne, Cornwall dedicated to William Hislop  d. 1890</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Pyridion Vagliano"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert Howat Torrance d. 1897

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Robert Howat TORRANCE, Late Chief Engineer S.S. 'Ronam', a native of Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, who died 4th December 1897, aged 32. Erected as a mark of esteem by the employees of the H.K.C. & M.S.B. Co. Ltd.'

Details

Description: Pillar on plinth.
Type: Monument
Vessel: SS Ronam

People

Torrance, Robert Howat
Age: 32
Date of Death: 4/12/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988

JSON

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  "post_id": "5150",
  "id": "M343",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Robert Howat TORRANCE, Late Chief Engineer S.S. 'Ronam', a native of Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, who died 4th December 1897, aged 32. Erected as a mark of esteem by the employees of the H.K.C. & M.S.B. Co. Ltd.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert Howat Torrance d. 1897</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Pillar on plinth.",
    "type": "Monument",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Ronam"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Torrance, Robert Howat","age":"32","dateofdeath":"4/12/1897","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Chief Engineer","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Polar Exploration

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone in Mumby, Lincolnshire commemorating Rehoboth Robinson d. 1906

Location

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / REHOBOTH ROBINSON / Master Mariner / Born at Mumby Chapel / May 23 1831 / Died at Boston Oct 30 1906 / He served under Sir Edward Belcher in the search for Sir John Franklin 1852-1854, and was the last survivor of that expedition.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Robinson, Rehoboth
Age: 75
Date of Death: 30/10/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christopher John Allum

JSON

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  "post_id": "5152",
  "id": "M3171",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / REHOBOTH ROBINSON / Master Mariner / Born at Mumby Chapel / May 23 1831 / Died at Boston Oct 30 1906 / He served under Sir Edward Belcher in the search for Sir John Franklin 1852-1854, and was the last survivor of that expedition.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Mumby, Lincolnshire commemorating  Rehoboth Robinson d. 1906</p>",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christopher John Allum",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters