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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Richard Michael d. 1866

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / RICHARD MICHAEL / LATE COMMANDER OF THE BARQUE 'CAROBEL', / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG / 19TH SEPTEMBER 1866 AGED 52 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS / NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Carobel

People

Michael, Richard
Age: 52
Date of Death: 19/9/1866?
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / RICHARD MICHAEL / LATE COMMANDER OF THE BARQUE 'CAROBEL', / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG / 19TH SEPTEMBER 1866 AGED 52 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS / NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE'<br />",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William George James d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory of / WILLIAM GEORGE JAMES / E.R.A. / of H.M.S. 'Good Hope' / died October 27th 1905 / aged 31 years / Thy will be done / Erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 273
Vessel: HMS Good Hope

People

James, William George
Age: 31
Date of Death: 27/10/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

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  "id": "M3496",
  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to / the memory of / WILLIAM GEORGE JAMES / E.R.A. / of H.M.S. 'Good Hope' / died October 27th 1905 / aged 31 years / Thy will be done / Erected by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William George James d. 1905</p>",
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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Henry Harvey d. 1810

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of Sir Henry Harvey, Knight of the Bath, Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet. An officer who passed through all the stages of the Naval Service, with exemplary conduct, etc., and solely by merit rose to high command. He eminently distinguished himself in the ever-memorable Victory of the 1st June, 1794; and was afterwards (without solicitation) appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward Island Station, where he acquired a Fortune, by subduing the Enemies of his King and Country; and for his services there, during the years 1796-1799, His Majesty was graciously pleased to confer upon him the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. He died 28 Dec.,1810, in his 74th year. Also of Dame Elizabeth, relict of the above; ob. 7 Dec., 1823, in her 85th year.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Vessel: HMS Ramillies

Event

Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Harvey, Henry
Age: 73
Date of Death: 28/12/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Harvey, Sir Henry (1737–1810)’, rev. Christopher Doorne, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12522, accessed 7 June 2017]

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  "id": "M4637",
  "location": "Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'S.M. of Sir Henry Harvey, Knight of the Bath, Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet. An officer who passed through all the stages of the Naval Service, with exemplary conduct, etc., and solely by merit rose to high command. He eminently distinguished himself in the ever-memorable Victory of the 1st June, 1794; and was afterwards (without solicitation) appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward Island Station, where he acquired a Fortune, by subduing the Enemies of his King and Country; and for his services there, during the years 1796-1799, His Majesty was graciously pleased to confer upon him the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. He died 28 Dec.,1810, in his 74th year. Also of Dame Elizabeth, relict of the above; ob. 7 Dec., 1823, in her 85th year.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Henry Harvey d. 1810</p>",
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    "event":"Glorious First of June",
    "date": "1794",
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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

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  "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>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
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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

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  "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":"",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christopher John Allum",
    "photographer": ""  }
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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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  "post_id": "5153",
  "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>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "M.T. Morton 1995",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Southborough, Kent commemorating George Augustus Marsden Duncan d. 1880

Location

St Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of GEORGE AUGUSTUS MARSDEN DUNCAN late of the ADMIRALTY, sixth and youngest son of JAMES MANLY DUNCAN, Captain RN. Died 6th November 1880 aged 60'

Details

Position: Old graveyard

People

Duncan, George Augustus Marsden
Age: 60
Date of Death: 6/11/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Admiralty

Extra

Recorder: J. Quarmby, 1989

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of GEORGE AUGUSTUS MARSDEN DUNCAN late of the ADMIRALTY, sixth and youngest son of JAMES MANLY DUNCAN, Captain RN. Died 6th November 1880 aged 60'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Southborough, Kent commemorating George Augustus Marsden Duncan d. 1880</p>",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "J. Quarmby, 1989",
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}

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St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Portchester, Hampshire, commemorating James Lind d. 1794

Location

St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Non omnis moriar / Here / lie the Remains of / James Lind MD / Who was Twenty-five years / Physician of the Royal Hospital / at Haslar / He died on the 18th July 1794 / In the 78th year of his age'

Details

Description: White marble wall tablet, a draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet, a shield of arms on the apron below.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Lind, James
Age: 78
Date of Death: 18/7/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Physician
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: James Lind, father of nautical medicine, appointed to Haslar 1758, retired 1783, died 1794.

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  "id": "M3459",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Portchester, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Non omnis moriar / Here / lie the Remains of / James Lind MD / Who was Twenty-five years / Physician of the Royal Hospital / at Haslar / He died on the 18th July 1794 / In the 78th year of his age'",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "James Lind, father of nautical medicine, appointed to Haslar 1758, retired 1783, died 1794.",
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    "recorder": "",
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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

JSON

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  "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>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
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    "vessel": "HMS Boscawen"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "R & JH Pary. 1987",
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St Mary the Virgin, Hurley, Berkshire, England

Wall tablet at Hurley, Berkshire dedicated to Augustus Henry Clayton-East d. 1845

Location

St Mary the Virgin, Hurley, Berkshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Augustus Henry Clayton-East, R.N. / Mate of H.M.S. Agincourt, / second son of Sir George Clayton-East; / of Hall Place in this County, Bart; / and Dame Marianne, his wife: / Born 26th Decr. 1824. / Died off the Coast of Borneo / 23rd August 1845. / Buried in the small island of Balamgan.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

Event Date

1845

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Clayton-East, Augustus Henry
Age: 20
Date of Death: 23/8/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / Augustus Henry Clayton-East, R.N. / Mate of H.M.S. Agincourt, / second son of Sir George Clayton-East; / of Hall Place in this County, Bart; / and Dame Marianne, his wife: / Born 26th Decr. 1824. / Died off the Coast of Borneo / 23rd August 1845. / Buried in the small island of Balamgan.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters