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
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).
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
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
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
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: