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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Henry Rowse d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JAMES HENRY ROWSE / Carpenter's Mate HMS 'Melampus' / died / 19th July 1904 aged 46'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 444
Vessel: HMS Melampus

People

Rowse, James Henry
Age: 46
Date of Death: 19/7/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "id": "M3609",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'JAMES HENRY ROWSE / Carpenter's Mate HMS 'Melampus' / died / 19th July 1904 aged 46'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Henry Rowse d. 1904</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Nonconformist 444",
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    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial at S’a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating William Henry Adams RN d. 1880

Location

S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND CREW / IN / AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF / WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS / WHO DIED ON BOARD / H.M.S. WOODLARK / AT MASKAT [SIC], ARABIA / NOVEMBER 28TH 1880 / AGED 18 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Woodlark

People

Adams, William Henry
Age: 18
Date of Death: 28/11/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Broken.

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  "location": "S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND CREW / IN / AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF / WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS / WHO DIED ON BOARD / H.M.S. WOODLARK / AT MASKAT [SIC], ARABIA / NOVEMBER 28TH 1880 / AGED 18 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at S’a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating William Henry Adams RN d. 1880</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Broken.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating David E. Edmunds RN d. 1896

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of David E Edmunds, late C.E.R.A. R.N., who died at Hong Kong 15th July 1896, aged 40 years. Erected by the officers and men of [HMS Redpole]'

Details

Description: Twinging branches carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Redpole

People

Edmunds, David Edward
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/7/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/145/115495
Recorder: Christine Thomas, 1988

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of David E Edmunds, late C.E.R.A. R.N., who died at Hong Kong 15th July 1896, aged 40 years. Erected by the officers and men of [HMS Redpole]'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating David E. Edmunds RN d. 1896</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "ADM 188/145/115495",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas, 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Fishing

Hessle Road, Hull, England

Statue at Hessle Road, Hull depicting George Henry Smith, Skipper of the trawler ‘Crane’ d. 1904 and other casualties of the Dogger Bank Incident

Location

Hessle Road, Hull, England

Transcript

'ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE HENRY SMITH / (SKIPPER) / AND / WILLIAM RICHARD LEGGETT / (THIRD HAND)/OF THE ILL-FATED TRAWLER 'CRANE' / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE NORTH SEA / BY THE ACTION OF THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET / OCTOBER 22ND 1904 / AND / WALTER WHELPTON / (SKIPPER) OF THE TRAWLER 'MINO' / WHO DIED FROM SHOCK MAY 13TH 1905 / UNVEILED BY / LORD NUNBURNHOLME / AUGUST 30TH 1906'[additional plaque] 'This plaque marks the centenary of the tragic events / which took place in the North Sea October 1904 / As a result of the heated international situation at the / time of the Russo-Japanese War, the Hull fishing / fleet came under fire in the North Sea / victims of mistaken identity. / This statue, a portrait of skipper Smith of the / trawler 'Crane', situated at the heart of Hessle Road, / for generations the home of the fishing community. / It remains as a tribute to the bravery / of the city's trawlermen past and present. / Unveiled on this day 24th of October 2004 / by Commander Makhovney / Naval attaché to the Russian Embassy.'

Details

Description: Above the incriptions a pair of horns and the initials RAOB (Royal Antidiluvian Order of Buffaloes). Statue of a fisherman in Guernsey, souwester, and seaboots, his right hand raised, holding binoculars in his left hand.
Type: Memorial
Materials: marble, granite
Date Erected: 1906
Artists: Albert Leake
Vessel: Crane, Mino

Event

Russo-Japanese War

Event Date

1904-1905

People

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Extra

Notes: Trawlers 'Mino' and 'Crane' fired on by Russian fleet in mistake for the Japanese. Lord Nunburnholme (Charles Henry Wilson) was indisposed on the morning of the unveiling which was carried out by John Watt JP. Albert Leake, a stone mason ans sculptor of Spring Bank West assembled the monument at a cost of £245-00. It was carved in Italy from a photograph posed by Mr Leake wearing oilskins and a souwester. The memorial committee were elected for the Blythe Boys Lodge of the RAOB of which Skipper Smith had been a member.
Bibliography: 'Hull Daily Mail' (5 April 1978). Arthur G. Credland 'North Sea Incident 21-22 October 1904 commonly called the Russian Outrage (Hull, 1986,) pp. 63-4. Image from contemporary postcard.
Recorder: Christine Parkes, David Saunders, Barbara Tomlinson

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  "location": "Hessle Road, Hull, England",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE HENRY SMITH / (SKIPPER) / AND / WILLIAM RICHARD LEGGETT / (THIRD HAND)/OF THE ILL-FATED TRAWLER 'CRANE' / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE NORTH SEA / BY THE ACTION OF THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET / OCTOBER 22ND 1904 / AND / WALTER WHELPTON / (SKIPPER) OF THE TRAWLER 'MINO' / WHO DIED FROM SHOCK MAY 13TH 1905 / UNVEILED BY / LORD NUNBURNHOLME / AUGUST 30TH 1906'[additional plaque] 'This plaque marks the centenary of the tragic events / which took place in the North Sea October 1904 / As a result of the heated international situation at the / time of the Russo-Japanese War, the Hull fishing / fleet came under fire in the North Sea / victims of mistaken identity. / This statue, a portrait of skipper Smith of the / trawler 'Crane', situated at the heart of Hessle Road, / for generations the home of the fishing community. / It remains as a tribute to the bravery / of the city's trawlermen past and present. / Unveiled on this day 24th of October 2004 / by Commander Makhovney / Naval attaché to the Russian Embassy.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2626Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6692\" width=\"306\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2626Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2626Large-170x300.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Statue at Hessle Road, Hull depicting George Henry Smith, Skipper of the trawler ‘Crane’ d. 1904 and other casualties of the Dogger Bank Incident</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Hull Daily Mail' (5 April 1978). Arthur G. Credland 'North Sea Incident 21-22 October 1904 commonly called the Russian Outrage (Hull, 1986,) pp. 63-4. Image from contemporary postcard.",
    "recorder": "Christine Parkes, David Saunders, Barbara Tomlinson",
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St Mary de Ballaugh, Ballaugh, Isle of Man

Ledger at St Mary de Ballaugh, Isle of Man commemorating William Kelly RN d. 1823

Location

St Mary de Ballaugh, Ballaugh, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In memory of William Kelly RN / who departed this life / November 17th 1823 / Aged 52'

Details

Type: Ledger
Materials: Stone, iron railings

People

Kelly, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 17/11/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 101-2.

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary de Ballaugh, Ballaugh, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'In memory of William Kelly RN / who departed this life / November 17th 1823 / Aged 52'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger at St Mary de Ballaugh, Isle of Man commemorating William Kelly RN d. 1823</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Stone, iron railings",
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    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 101-2.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Brannock’s Church, Braunton, Devon commemorating George Jones d. 1835

Location

St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England

Transcript

'George Jones, Master Mariner, perished at sea on December 22nd 1835 age 60. Also Mary his wife, died July 5th 1858 age 80. Charles son of John and Helen Ley and grandson of above George Jones, died February 7th 1874 age 11'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard F180

People

Jones, George
Age: 80
Date of Death: 22/12/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Mrs J.A. Benson 1984

JSON

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  "id": "M1424",
  "location": "St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'George Jones, Master Mariner, perished at sea on December 22nd 1835 age 60. Also Mary his wife, died July 5th 1858 age 80. Charles son of John and Helen Ley and grandson of above George Jones, died February 7th 1874 age 11'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Brannock’s Church, Braunton, Devon commemorating George Jones d. 1835</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Mrs J.A. Benson 1984",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Matthew James Hight d. 1843

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Matthew James HIGHT, late Commander of the 'Antares' who departed this life on the 6th.September 1843, aged 27 years'

Details

Vessel: Antares

People

Hight, Matthew James
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "id": "M407",
  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Matthew James HIGHT, late Commander of the 'Antares' who departed this life on the 6th.September 1843, aged 27 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Matthew James Hight d. 1843</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Memorial in St Hilary’s Church, Wallasey commemorating James Harrison d. 1891, shipowner

Location

St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Details

People

Harrison, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipowner
Organisation: Harrison Line

Extra

Notes: Co-founder with his brother Thomas of Thos & Jas Harrison Ltd or the Harrison Line.

JSON

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  "id": "M4618",
  "location": "St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Hilary’s Church, Wallasey commemorating James Harrison d. 1891, shipowner</p>",
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    "notes": "Co-founder with his brother Thomas of Thos & Jas Harrison Ltd or the Harrison Line.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham, Kent, England

Wall tablet at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham, Kent, commemorating Thomas Parkin d. 1815 and George Parkin d. 1843

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MR THOMAS PARKIN RN OBIT 4TH OCTR 1815 / AETAS 19 / ALSO / GEORGE PARKIN ESQR / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / for many years Master Builder at / Her Majesty's Dockyards / SHEERNESS and CHATHAM / DIED THE 20TH OF APRIL 1843 / IN THE 86TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND ELIZABETH PARKIN / Relict of the said George Parkin, whom she/survived only three weeks, after a happy / union of nearly 61 years / DIED THE 12TH MAY 1843 / IN THE 84TH YEAR OF HER AGE / ALSO HENRY PARKIN ESQR M.D. / SON OF THE ABOVE GEORGE AND ELIZABETH PARKIN / DIED THE 4TH JUNE 1852 / IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Parkin, George
Age: 85
Date of Death: 20/4/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Master Builder
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Chatham, HM Dockyard, Sheerness
Parkin, Thomas
Age: 19
Date of Death: 4/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1998

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MR THOMAS PARKIN RN OBIT 4TH OCTR 1815 / AETAS 19 / ALSO / GEORGE PARKIN ESQR / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / for many years Master Builder at / Her Majesty's Dockyards / SHEERNESS and CHATHAM / DIED THE 20TH OF APRIL 1843 / IN THE 86TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND ELIZABETH PARKIN / Relict of the said George Parkin, whom she/survived only three weeks, after a happy / union of nearly 61 years / DIED THE 12TH MAY 1843 / IN THE 84TH YEAR OF HER AGE / ALSO HENRY PARKIN ESQR M.D. / SON OF THE ABOVE GEORGE AND ELIZABETH PARKIN / DIED THE 4TH JUNE 1852 / IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Gillingham, Kent, commemorating  Thomas Parkin d. 1815 and George Parkin d. 1843</p>",
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "South aisle",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1998",
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St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Wall memorial at St Mary’s Church, Chigwell, Essex, commemorating Captain William Brabazon Urmston RN d. 1869

Location

St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / WILLIAM BRABAZON URMSTON / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY, / KNIGHT OF THE LEGION OF HONOR &c. / SECOND SON OF SIR JAMES BRABAZON URMSTON, KT. / FORMERLY OF THIS PARISH, / WHO, AFTER SERVING HIS GOD AND HIS COUNTRY / WITH TRUE DEVOTION, / DIED ON THE 18TH DECEMBER 1869, / AGED 41 YEARS / ON BOARD H.M.S. AKBAR, AT ROCKFERRY, CHESHIRE. / HIS REMAINS / ARE INTERRRED IN THE FAMILY BURIAL GROUND / OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, / JOHN BURN MURDOCH, ESQRE / AT GARTINCABER, PERTHSHIRE, / "NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS, / FERVENT IN SPIRIT, / SERVING THE LORD.'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet in the shape of a scroll. Behind it is carved an anchor and a chain in high relief.

Type: Wall memorial
Position: Nave south wall
Materials: Marble, stone
Vessel: HMS Akbar

People

Urmston, William Brabazon
Age: 41
Date of Death: 18/12/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "id": "M6203",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / WILLIAM BRABAZON URMSTON / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY, / KNIGHT OF THE LEGION OF HONOR &c. / SECOND SON OF SIR JAMES BRABAZON URMSTON, KT. / FORMERLY OF THIS PARISH, / WHO, AFTER SERVING HIS GOD AND HIS COUNTRY / WITH TRUE DEVOTION, / DIED ON THE 18TH DECEMBER 1869, / AGED 41 YEARS / ON BOARD H.M.S. AKBAR, AT ROCKFERRY, CHESHIRE. / HIS REMAINS / ARE INTERRRED IN THE FAMILY BURIAL GROUND / OF HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, / JOHN BURN MURDOCH, ESQRE / AT GARTINCABER, PERTHSHIRE, / \"NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS, / FERVENT IN SPIRIT, / SERVING THE LORD.'",
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    "position": "Nave south wall",
    "materials": "Marble, stone",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Akbar"  },
  "event": {
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters