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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'

Details

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
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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial in Highgate Cemetery commemorating Captain Charles Crole RN d. 1850

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM JOHN CROLE WYNDHAM, / son of George O'Brian Wyndham, / 3rd Earl Egremont, / Died 16th November, 1865 aged 67 years. / 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they / shall see God' / 'Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise' / 'In Thy presence in fullness of joy' / CAPTAIN CHARLES CROLE, R.N. / his brother /Died September 30th, 1850 aged 55 years. / Major GEORGE SEYMOUR CROLE 28th Regiment / his half brother / Died June 13th, 1863, aged 64 years / John Barker Esqre. / Father-in-law to the above / W.J. Crole Wyndham Died July 18th, 1863, aged 68 years. / EMILY CHARLOTTE BARKER / Mother-in-law to the above / W.J. Crole Wyndham / Died January 12th, 1866 / Aged 77 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Grave 3850

People

Crole, Charles
Age: 55
Date of Death: 20/9/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: F.T. Cansick 'The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex' vol ii, p. 105 (London, 1872); Lydia Collins 'George Seymour Crole- a son of King George IV', 'Genealogists Magazine' vol. 21, p. 231 (September 1984).
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating George Clarke, RM, d. 1873

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'George Clarke / Private / H.M.S. Briton / died / 1873'

Details

Description: White marble tablet set in concrete cross.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Briton

People

Clarke, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marines

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Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia, Rest of the World

Memorial in Tallinn Cathedral commemorating Admiral Samuel Greig, Imperial Russian Navy d. 1788

Location

Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SAMUELI GREIGIO / SCOTO / SUMMO RUSS. CLASS: PRAEFECTO NAT MDCCXXXV DENAT MDCCLXXXVIII / HUNC / ARCHIPELAGUS ET MARE BALTICUM / ORAQUE SOSPES AB HOSTIUM IGNIBUS / HUNC / VIRTUTUM LAUDES ET / MAGNANIMAE . CATHARINAE II / SUPERSTES DOLOR / PERPETUO CARMINE CELEBRANT'

Details

Description: Architectural surround of a pediment supported by Ionic columns. The Grieg arms above supported by two putti, a cherub's head above. On either side of the inscription are naked winged boys holding wreaths and inverted torches.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: White marble

People

Grieg, Samuel
Age: 53
Date of Death: 26/10/1788
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Imperial Russian Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
Recorder: Richard Ormond 1990
Photographer: Richard Ormond 1990
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cromer, Norfolk, England

Memorial brass in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cromer, Norfolk commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Athlestan Lennox Fenner RN d. 1918

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cromer, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Lieutenant Commander Athlestan Lennox Fenner Captain of Submarines who lost his life on active service Jany 31 1918 aged 31'

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Vessel: Submarine ‘K4'

Event

Battle of May Island

Event Date

31/1/1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fenner, Athelstan Alfred Lennox
Age: 31
Date of Death: 31/1/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lead an ‘armada' of submarines, battleships and cruisers from the Firth of Forth, several of which collided, with loss of life
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 39
Recorder: David Saunders
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Kurrachee, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kurrachee, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India commemorating John Wellington Young, Indian Navy, d.1868

Location

Kurrachee, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Wellington Young, C.B. Captain Indian Navy Supt. Bombay Marine, died Manorah Point 15 April 1868 after 40 years service' [not exact]

Details

People

Young, John Wellington
Age: 54
Date of Death: 15/4/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: John Wellington Young was born in London on 18 May 1813.
Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936)p. 417.
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Francis Henry Adams d. 1882

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / loving remembrance of / FRANCIS HENRY / the beloved son of / George and M.A. ADAMS / of Millbrook Parish of Maker / who died June 9th 1882 / aged 29 years / Day by day the voice saith come / enter thine eternal home / asking not if we can spare / this dear soul who's summoned there / This stone is erected to his memory / by his messmates of HMS 'Agincourt''

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 232
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Adams, Francis Henry
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/6/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & JH Pum.
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Henry Keating RN d. 1882

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Henry Keating, boatswains mate, H.M.S. COMUS, died April 17th 1882 aged 30 years R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Compass and set square carved below inscription.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Comus

People

Keating, Henry
Age: 30
Date of Death: 17/4/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Gilbert d. 1903

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

In / loving memory / of William Gilbert / Master Mariner of this port / Died May 8th 1903 / Aged 52 years / From Love's shining circle the gem drops away / Also Mary Emma / his beloved wife / Died May 2, 1924 / Aged 67 years / Also their son / William Everett Gilbert / Died Dec 8, 1955 / Aged 73 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Gilbert, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 8/5/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating John Fraser, d. 1816

Location

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

Transcript

‘SACRED / To the Memory of / Mr John Fraser, / late Pensioner in the / Hon'ble Company's Marine / who died on 14th February 1816, / aged 70 years.'

Details

Description: Neo-classical memorial with black inscription stone inset into a niche on the side.
Position: Plot 68

People

Fraser, John
Age: 70
Date of Death: 14/2/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable Company's Marine

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.133.
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