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Vessel Loss

Church, Hornchurch, Essex, England

Memorial in Hornchurch, Essex commemorating Walter Bearblock d. 1916 during the battle of Jutland

Location

Church, Hornchurch, Essex, England

Details

Vessel: HMS Invincible

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bearblock, Walker James
Age: 49
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 21/6/1866. Fleet Surgeon RN, MRCS, LRCP. At Battle of Falklands, 8/12/1914. Killed in Action, HMS 'Invincible', Jutland.
Bibliography: C.T. Perfect 'Hornchurch During the Great War' (Colchester, 1920).

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St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England

Monument in St Margaret’s Church, Barking, Essex commemorating Captain John Bennet RN d. 1719

Location

St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England

Transcript

'To the Pious Memory of Capt John Bennet senior late of Pool in the county of Dorset who died 8 Maii MDCCXI Aetat 74. And of Mary his wife who deceas'd 9 Januar MDCCXV Aetat 46 [?]. Both lying here interred. Captain John Bennet their only son who died 30 Januar MDCCXVI Aet 40 and layeth in a vault under an altar tomb in the church yard. Ordered by his will this monument to be erected which accordingly was perform'd by Abraham Edlin Gent his acting executor. He bequeathed to the poor of this Parish 100L distributed among them by the aforesaid executor as also 10L more to be disposed of in like manner by the hands of the church wardens. To the corporation of Pool the place of his nativity 300L for the use of the poor there. And 10L to the poor of Harbridge in Hantshire. All paid by his executor'

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Description: Half effigy of John Bennet in contemporary costume. The inscription above as a draped cloth. The figure is flanked by reliefs showing the bow and stern of a warship. Below, a relief of navigational instruments (back staff, cross staff, quadrant) above a winged skull. On either side, a relief of a globe.
Type: Monument
Position: North nave
Artists: Thomas Green
Vessel: HMS Lennox

People

Bennet, John
Age: 40
Date of Death: 30/1/1717
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Bennet coat-of-arms to which family not entitled.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 99.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1996
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Pious Memory of Capt John Bennet senior late of Pool in the county of Dorset who died 8 Maii MDCCXI Aetat 74. And of Mary his wife who deceas'd 9 Januar MDCCXV Aetat 46 [?]. Both lying here interred. Captain John Bennet their only son who died 30 Januar MDCCXVI Aet 40 and layeth in a vault under an altar tomb in the church yard. Ordered by his will this monument to be erected which accordingly was perform'd by Abraham Edlin Gent his acting executor. He bequeathed to the poor of this Parish 100L distributed among them by the aforesaid executor as also 10L more to be disposed of in like manner by the hands of the church wardens. To the corporation of Pool the place of his nativity 300L for the use of the poor there. And 10L to the poor of Harbridge in Hantshire. All paid by his executor'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1996",
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Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England

Memorial in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Montgomerie d. 1908

Location

Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England

Details

People

Montgomerie, Robert Archibald James
Age:
Date of Death: 1/9/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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Vessel Loss

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Church, Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating Francis Blair d. 1815

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Francis Blair who died in an open boat at sea. after leaving his vessel in a foundering state on 6th. September, 1815 age 50. Without a friend to sooth each sigh, Affection's self was doomed to die'

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People

Blair, Francis
Age: 50
Date of Death: 6/9/1815
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Fom a manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 130.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
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Holy Trinity Church, St Anne Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, St Anne Street, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Bennett. d. 1809

Location

Holy Trinity Church, St Anne Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Thomas Bennett Master Mariner, died 3rd February 1809 age 35. At anchor here my body lies / Til the last trump shall bid it rise / My flesh shall hear the living word / Then quit my tomb to meet the Lord. / Dear wife, forbear to mourn your loss / The tempests now have ceased to toss / I've launched into the eternal main / Where we must shortly meet again'

Details

People

Bennett, Thomas
Age: 35
Date of Death: 3/2/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a Manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by Thomas Gibson d. 1836, vol. 2, p. 268.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Bennett Master Mariner, died 3rd February 1809 age 35. At anchor here my body lies / Til the last trump shall bid it rise / My flesh shall hear the living word / Then quit my tomb to meet the Lord. / Dear wife, forbear to mourn your loss / The tempests now have ceased to toss / I've launched into the eternal main / Where we must shortly meet again'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, St Anne Street, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Bennett. d. 1809</p>",
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    "notes": "From a Manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by Thomas Gibson d. 1836, vol. 2, p. 268.",
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    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize

Tablet in St John’s Cathedral Belize City, Belize commemorating Henry Bayfield RN d. 1858

Location

St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY BAYFIELD / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S.S. LEOPARD / AND SON OF REAR ADMIRAL BAYFIELD R.N. / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER AT BELIZE / ON THE 15TH APRIL 1858 / AGED 17 YEARS / "JUST AS I AM WITHOUT ONE PLEA / BUT THAT MY BLOOD WAS SHED FOR ME/AND THAT THOU BIDD'ST ME COME TO / THEE / OH! LAMB OF GOD! I COME"'

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Type: Tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Leopard

People

Bayfield, Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 15/4/1858
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Norman Hammond 'Outpost of Empire: Church Monuments in Belize', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol. xiv, pp.129-139, (London, 1999).
Recorder: Powell

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  "id": "M1307",
  "location": "St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY BAYFIELD / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S.S. LEOPARD / AND SON OF REAR ADMIRAL BAYFIELD R.N. / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER AT BELIZE / ON THE 15TH APRIL 1858 / AGED 17 YEARS / \"JUST AS I AM WITHOUT ONE PLEA / BUT THAT MY BLOOD WAS SHED FOR ME/AND THAT THOU BIDD'ST ME COME TO / THEE / OH! LAMB OF GOD! I COME\"'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in St John’s Cathedral Belize City, Belize commemorating Henry Bayfield RN d. 1858</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Norman Hammond 'Outpost of Empire: Church Monuments in Belize', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol. xiv, pp.129-139, (London, 1999).",
    "recorder": "Powell",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Charles Bean d. 1870

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Charles Birch Bean second son of Thos and Betty Bean, who died suddenly at sea on board the Steam Navigation Cos steamship Cordillera, GN Conlan Commander, 26 October 1870 on the anniversary of his 44th birthday and was buried in the North Atlantic Ocean'

Details

Vessel: SS Cordillera

People

Bean, Charles Birch
Age: 44
Date of Death: 26/10/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a Manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson, d.1886, vol. 8, p.167. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Charles Birch Bean second son of Thos and Betty Bean, who died suddenly at sea on board the Steam Navigation Cos steamship Cordillera, GN Conlan Commander, 26 October 1870 on the anniversary of his 44th birthday and was buried in the North Atlantic Ocean'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Charles Bean d. 1870</p>",
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    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
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St Christopher's Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Plaque in St Christopher’s Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire commemorating John Campbell d. 1848

Location

St Christopher's Church, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John Campbell Esq Capt R.M. who died in London Aug 27 1848 and lies buried in this churchyard'

Details

Type: Plaque

People

Campbell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 27/8/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

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Vessel Loss

St John's Church, Ivybridge, Devon, England

Memorial in St John’s Church, Ivybridge, Devon commemorating Commander Robert Benton RN d. 1863

Location

St John's Church, Ivybridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'Commander Robert Heron Benton RN drowned in the wreck of HMS Orpheus on the west coast of New Zealand 7th Feb 1863 aged 34 erected by his widow'

Details

Vessel: HMS Orpheus

People

Benton, Robert Heron
Age: 34
Date of Death: 7/2/1863
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs. Lyn Collins.

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  "location": "St John's Church, Ivybridge, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Commander Robert Heron Benton RN drowned in the wreck of HMS Orpheus on the west coast of New Zealand 7th Feb 1863 aged 34 erected by his widow'",
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    "recorder": "Mrs. Lyn Collins.",
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SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham commemorating Admiral John Mackeller d. 1854

Location

SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / John Mackeller / Admiral of the Blue in her Majesty's Service / eldest son of Patrick Mackellar. / General of the Royal Engineers; / he departed this life on the 14th of April 1854 / aged 86. / A steady friend, an affectionate husband and a tender father, / his remains are interred in the vaults beneath this church. / This tablet is erected / to his memory / as a token of affection / by his widow and children.'

Details

Description: Carved with an anchor and cannon.
Type: Memorial
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble

People

Mackellar, John
Age: 86
Date of Death: 14/4/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters