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Vessel Loss

Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Memorial in Fareham, Hampshire, commemorating John Beardmore d. 1875

Location

Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'John Beardmore only son of the above born May 7th 1856 was drowned in the ship Dante Dec 29 1875'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Dante

People

Beardmore, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 29/12/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost in SS 'Dante' in collision with Norwegian barque 'Gonsvaer', 29/12/1875. Collision took place in St George's Channel.
Recorder: Mr. J. Walia

JSON

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    "notes": "Lost in SS 'Dante' in collision with Norwegian barque 'Gonsvaer', 29/12/1875. Collision took place in St George's Channel.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Mr. J. Walia",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Uncategorised

St Clement's Church, Terrington St Clement's, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet in St Clement’s Church, Terrington St Clement’s Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral William Bantick RN d. 1813

Location

St Clement's Church, Terrington St Clement's, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'William Bentinck Esq Vice Admiral of the Blue Born June 17th 1764 Died Feb 21 1813'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Bentinck, William
Age: 48
Date of Death: 21/2/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan. 1969

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Bentinck Esq Vice Admiral of the Blue Born June 17th 1764 Died Feb 21 1813'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Clement’s Church, Terrington St Clement’s Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral William Bantick RN d. 1813</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "William Donnan. 1969",
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Uncategorised

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Ledger in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral David Beatty d. 1936

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'BEATTY MDCCCLXXI + MCMXXXVI'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Crypt
Materials: Red granite

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Beatty, David
Age: 65
Date of Death: 11/3/1936
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1871. Also bronze bust by William Macmillan in Trafalgar Square. Grave space at Dingley near Market Harborough when Lady Beatty is buried.

Admiral Beatty commanded the British battlecruiser fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) p. 69; 'Dictionary of National Biography’.

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 12/20/1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'BEATTY MDCCCLXXI + MCMXXXVI'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating  Admiral David Beatty d. 1936</p>",
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    "notes": "Born 1871. Also bronze bust by William Macmillan in Trafalgar Square. Grave space at Dingley near Market Harborough when Lady Beatty is buried. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nAdmiral Beatty commanded the British battlecruiser fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.<br />",
    "bibliography": "Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) p. 69; 'Dictionary of National Biography’.<br />",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 12/20/1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Uncategorised

St Mary's Church, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Welwyn, Hertfordshire commemorating Commander William Gardiner RN d. 1881

Location

St Mary's Church, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'IN . MEMORIAM / CHARLES . GARDINER . ESQ. / OF / LOCKLEYS / WHO . DIED . 2ND . NOVBR . 1780 / ELIZABETH . HIS . WIFE / DIED . 25TH . NOVBR. . 1760 / MARY . HIS . SECOND . WIFE / WHO . DIED . SEPTEMBER . 1801 / CHARLES . GARDENER . ESQ . / CAPTAIN . IN . THE . ARMY / ONLY . SON . OF . CHARLES . AND . MARY / WHO DIED . 16TH . SEPT . 1823 / HESTER . HIS . WIFE / WHO . DIED . JULY . 1847 / WHO . ALL . REST . IN . THE . LOCKLEY . VAULT / IN . THE . NORTH . SIDE . OF . THIS . CHURCH / . ALSO . IN . MEMORY . OF . / . WILLIAM . GARDINER . ESQ. / COMMANDER . ROYAL . NAVY / ONLY . SON . OF . THE . ABOVE . / BORN . 30TH . MARCH . 1795 . DIED . 29TH . SEPT . 1881 / AND . WAS . LAID .TO . REST . AT / KENSAL . GREEN . / ERECTED . IN . LOVING . REVERENCE . BY . HIS . SON / SPENCER . GARDINER / MAJOR . ROYAL . ARTILLERY / ALSO . OF . / SPENCER . GARDINER / LATE . COLONEL . R.A. / WHO . / DEPARTED . THIS . LIFE / JUNE 26TH 1898.'

Details

Description: The inscription within a border of Tudor roses.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle south wall
Materials: Brass

People

Gardiner, William
Age:
Date of Death: 29/9/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

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Slavery

St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Memorial in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire commemorating Jacob Theophilus Mountain d. 1827

Location

St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'In memory / of / Jacob Theophilus Mountain Esquire / a midshipman / on board HM ship North Star / who was drowned / off the coast of Africa / in the active discharge of his duty / October 23rd 1827 / in the fifteenth year of his age. / His sorrowing parents / have placed this tablet. / Their consolation is: / He feared his God / and knew his Saviour.'

Details

Description: A rectangular tablet with a coat of arms and motto at the top.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave near west door
Materials: marble
Vessel: HMS North Star

People

Mountain, Jacob Theophilus
Age: 15
Date of Death: 23/10/1827
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'North Star' 1826-28 engaged in suppressing the Atlantic Slave Trade.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory / of / Jacob Theophilus Mountain Esquire / a midshipman / on board HM ship North Star / who was drowned / off the coast of Africa / in the active discharge of his duty / October 23rd 1827 / in the fifteenth year of his age. / His sorrowing parents / have placed this tablet. / Their consolation is: / He feared his God / and knew his Saviour.'",
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    "notes": "HMS 'North Star' 1826-28 engaged in suppressing the Atlantic Slave Trade.",
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Fishing, Vessel Loss

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating Robert Barnett d. 1882 in the loss of the smack ‘Forward’

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BARNETT WHO WAS DROWNED AT SEA IN COLLISION WITH THE SMACK 'FORWARD' OF GR. GRIMSBY AND THE S.S. 'WATER GEUS' OF FLUSHING JAN 17, 1882 AGE 44 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Forward, SS Watergent

People

Barnett, Robert
Age: 44
Date of Death: 17/1/1882
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BARNETT WHO WAS DROWNED AT SEA IN COLLISION WITH THE SMACK 'FORWARD' OF GR. GRIMSBY AND THE S.S. 'WATER GEUS' OF FLUSHING JAN 17, 1882 AGE 44 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating Robert Barnett d. 1882 in the loss of the smack ‘Forward’</p>",
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Uncategorised

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

Monument in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barkway, Hertfordshire commemorating Admiral John Jennings d. 1743

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory / Of the Honourable Sir John Jennings Knt / Descended from an ancient Family in SHROPSHIRE / Rear Admiral of Great Britain / Governor of the Royal Hospital / And Ranger of the Park at Greenwich / many Years Admiral of the White / One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty / And a Member of the House of Commons / A man possessed of every Virtue that adorns / The Christian and the Hero / Who / By an early attachment and indefatigable application / To the important concerns of the Royal Navy / So happily improved the great endowments / He owed to Nature / That he bore the Highest Commands / With credit to Himself and Honour to his Country. / The share he had in taking and burning / The French Men-of War and Spanish galleons / at Vigo / His behaviour at the Battle of Malaga / when he fought with the ardour and intrepidity / Becoming / A British Commander / His Bravery and Conduct at the Siege of Alicant / Are undoubted proofs of his capacity in Maritime Affairs / Which / United with the most Ardent Zeal for the Publick Service / Deservedly gained him / The favour of His Sovereign and the Love of his Country / He died at the Palace of Greenwich on the 23rd December 1743 Aged 79 / Honoured and Lamented by his Family and Friends / GEORGE JENNINGS ESQ His only son by ALICE daughter of / FRANCIS BRETON ESQ of WALLINGTON in the County of HERTFORD / Hath caused this Monument to be erected as a Memorial of / His father's Virtues and His own filial Gratitude'

Details

Description: Bust, flanked by two cherubs, naval trophies behind. Navigational instruments. Family arms below.
Type: Monument
Position: Tower, west wall
Materials: White and grey marble
Artists: John Michael Rysbrack

People

Jennings, John
Age: 79
Date of Death: 23/12/1743
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of Great Britain. Governor, Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Monument erected by Jennings' son George Jennings Esq. Photo see picture dept portrait index.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964) p. 338.
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1981

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To the memory / Of the Honourable Sir John Jennings Knt / Descended from an ancient Family in SHROPSHIRE / Rear Admiral of Great Britain / Governor of the Royal Hospital / And Ranger of the Park at Greenwich / many Years Admiral of the White / One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty / And a Member of the House of Commons / A man possessed of every Virtue that adorns / The Christian and the Hero / Who / By an early attachment and indefatigable application / To the important concerns of the Royal Navy / So happily improved the great endowments / He owed to Nature / That he bore the Highest Commands / With credit to Himself and Honour to his Country. / The share he had in taking and burning / The French Men-of War and Spanish galleons / at Vigo / His behaviour at the Battle of Malaga / when he fought with the ardour and intrepidity / Becoming / A British Commander / His Bravery and Conduct at the Siege of Alicant / Are undoubted proofs of his capacity in Maritime Affairs / Which / United with the most Ardent Zeal for the Publick Service / Deservedly gained him / The favour of His Sovereign and the Love of his Country / He died at the Palace of Greenwich on the 23rd December 1743 Aged 79 / Honoured and Lamented by his Family and Friends / GEORGE JENNINGS ESQ His only son by ALICE daughter of / FRANCIS BRETON ESQ of WALLINGTON in the County of HERTFORD / Hath caused this Monument to be erected as a Memorial of / His father's Virtues and His own filial Gratitude'",
  "content": "<p>Monument in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barkway, Hertfordshire commemorating Admiral John Jennings d. 1743</p>",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "A.J. Richardson  1981",
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Impressment

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Memorial in Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating William Bean d. 1758

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of William son of John & Sarah Bean / That lost his life by some powder / taking fire in his Majesty's ship / Torbay in Portsmouth Harbour / September the 27th 1758 Aged 20 years. Unhappy late impressed and forced was I / from every Friend to Fight the enemy / yet harder fate by Strange Explosion sent / from fire to Water mark the dire event: / Two Elements conspire to set me free / Lord from life's Tempest rest my Soul with thee / Two [?] more of their CHILDREN lays here Infants'

Details

Description: Carving of warship above inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: HMS Torbay

People

Bean, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 27/9/1758
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Photograph showing stone in much less eroded condition in Morton Nance Collection, Prints & Drawings BOX 1396. It is signed 'Frederick H. Crossley FSA' and stamped '19, Shavington Avenue, Chester, England' (Frederick Herbert Crossley (1868-1955). Original stone very worn. 'Warship Histories' gives the date of the explosion in the fore magazine of 'Torbay' as 27th August 1757. The vessel was not lost as a result of the accident and sailed for the African Coast in October.
Bibliography: ADM 33/593 Pay book of 'Torbay. William Bean, AB came onboard on 24 June 1758 and was discharged dead on 28 September 'drowned'.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson, Daphne Meryon

JSON

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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson, Daphne Meryon",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Uncategorised

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Window in Winchester Cathedral dedicated to Edward Bligh d. 1915

Location

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'EDWARD HENRY SWINBURNE BLIGH OBIT X SEPT MCMXV PRO PATRIA MORTUU EST'

Details

Description: The window shows St George and burning Flanders in the left hand light, St Michael in the centre and St Hubert to the right.
Type: Window
Position: North transept
Materials: Glass
Artists: Christopher Whall

Event

Gallipoli

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bligh, Edward Henry Swinburne
Age:
Date of Death: 10/9/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Notes: Died in land battle of Gallipolli.
Bibliography: Mary Callé 'Winchester Cathedral Stained Glass (Winchester, 2008)pp. 19-20
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'EDWARD HENRY SWINBURNE BLIGH OBIT X SEPT MCMXV PRO PATRIA MORTUU EST'",
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    "position": "North transept",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Christopher Whall",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Gallipoli",
    "date": "",
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    "bibliography": "Mary Callé  'Winchester Cathedral Stained Glass (Winchester, 2008)pp. 19-20",
    "recorder": "",
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Uncategorised

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Richard Batt d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Richard John BATT / A.B. H.M.S. 'Assistance' / died 27th July 1909 aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 332
Vessel: HMS Assistance

People

Batt, Richard John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 27/7/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters