Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Dixton, Monmouthshire commemorating Admiral Thomas Griffin d. 1771
Location
St Peter's Church, Dixton, Monmouthshire, Wales
Transcript
'Near this place are deposited the remains / of Thomas Griffin Esq. of Hadnock in this Parish / Admiral of the White Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet / who departed this life 23rd Decr 1771 aged 78 yrs / Also of Elizabeth Griffin the wife of the above named / Thomas Griffin who died 23 May 1781 aged 71 years / Also of Thomas Griffin Esq, Barrister at Law / eldest son / of the beforenamed Thomas and Elizabeth Griffin / who died 28th April 1788 aged 49 years / Also of George Henry the infant son of / Griffin Esq. of Newton in this Parish / who died 18th October 1801 / Also of the above George Griffin youngest son / of the beforenamed Thomas and Elizabeth Griffin / He died 17th December 1802 aged 57 years / Also of Catherine Griffin relict of the beforenamed / George Griffin who died at Newton House in the seventieth year / of her age on the 15th September 1838 / Deeply lamented / 'We are more than conquerors through him that loved us.' Rom VIII.37'
Details
Description: Lidded urn over rectagular inscription tablet, pilasters at the sides. Type: Wall memorial
People
Griffin, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 23/12/1771 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Florence commemorating James Craigie d. 1833 Surgeon RN
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'JAMES CRAIGIE SURGEON / BRIT. R.N. / BORN AT GLASGOW 1754 / DIED AT FLORENCE 1833 / THIS SMALL TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY / MARKING THE PLACE OF HIS INTERMENT / IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW STEWART MURRAY BOT. GARD.'
Details
People
Craigie, James Age: Date of Death: 1833 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Lieutenant Guy Campbell, RN, d. 1853
Location
Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘Lieutenant / GUY COLIN / CAMPBELL / Second son of the late / Sir Guy Campbell, Bart: / and of Pamela his wife / Died on Board / HMS BITTERN / on 23 April 1853 / Aged 28 years'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South east corner (now destroyed) Vessel: HMS Bittern
People
Campbell, Guy Colin Age: 28 Date of Death: 23/4/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988), p. 245.
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Taylor RN d. 1895
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of / George Taylor / AB / HMS Leander / who died at Hong Kong / 10th February 1895 / aged 19 years / Rocks and storms I'll fear no more / when on that eternal shore / drop the anchor, furl the sail / I am sheltered from the gale'
Details
Description: Branches and leaves carved above the inscription. Type: Headstone Vessel: HMS Leander
People
Taylor, George Age: Date of Death: 10/2/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in Madingley, Cambridgeshire commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Cotton Bart d. 1812
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SIR CHARLES COTTON BART / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE CHANNEL FLEET. / AT AN EARLY PERIOD OF LIFE HE ENTERED INTO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, / FROM THE ACTIVE AND ALMOST INCESSANT OCCUPATIONS OF WHICH / NEITHER THE SUBSEQUENT POSSESSION OF AN AMPLE FORTUNE. NOR THE STILL / MORE POWERFUL TIES OF DOMESTIC AND LOCAL ATTACHMENT / WERE SUFFICIENT TO WITHDRAW HIM. / TO THE QUALITIES OF A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER, HE ADDED THE VIRTUES / WHICH MOST WARMLY ENDEAR THE PRIVATE CHARACTER. / IN THE MIDST OF HEALTH AND JUSTLY ACQUIRED HONOURS, / IN THE STRENUOUS DISCHARGE OF THE DUTIES OF THE HIGHEST NAVAL COMMAND. / HE WAS SUDDENLY SUMMONED BY THE DECREES OF PROVIDENCE: / THE POIGNANT DISTRESS OF THOSE TO WHOM HE WAS MOST DEAR / IT WOULD BE A VAIN ATTEMPT TO RECORD: / THE MORE TEMPERED, YET LIVELY REGRET OF AN EXTENSIVE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS/WILL LONG ATTEST THE UNAFFECTED BENEVOLENCE, THE PROBITY, THE CANDOUR AND DISINTERESTED SPIRIT, WHICH HAD SO JUSTLY SECURED / THEIR ESTEEM AND ADMIRATION. / HE DIED ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY 1812, AGED 58 YEARS. / HIS REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED WITH THOSE OF HIS ANCESTORS IN THE FAMILY VAULT / AT LANDWADE, WHILST THIS MEMORIAL IS PLACED AMID THE SCENES / WHICH HE MOST LOVED AND CHERISHED / WHEN LIVING / HE MARRIED FEBRUARY 24TH 1788, PHILADELPHIA, DAUGHTER OF / SIR JOSHUA ROWLEY BART. VICE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / BY WHOM HE HAS LEFT TWO SONS SAINT VINCENT AND CHARLES: / AND TWO DAUGHTERS, PHILADELPHIA LETITIA AND MARIA SUSANNA'
Details
Description: Carved with an ensign which is draped over the inscription tablet, anchor and a sword. Cotton's arms below.
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1812 Artists: John Flaxman Vessel: HMS Mars
Event
Evacuation from Corunna
Event Date
1809
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Cotton, Charles Age: 58 Date of Death: 23/2/1812 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); David Irwin 'John Flaxman 1755-1826, sculptor, illustrator, designer' (London,1979) (photo). Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Wall tablet in St Andrew’s Church, Penrice, Swansea commemorating Captain Sir Christopher Cole RN d. 1836
Location
St Andrew's Church, Penrice, Swansea, Wales
Transcript
'NEAR THIS PLACE ARE LAID THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN SIR CHRISTOPHER COLE, ROYAL NAVY, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH, COLONEL OF MARINES, / MASONIC PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER FOR SOUTH WALES, / D.C.L., AND FOR TWELVE YEARS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS COUNTY. / IN A PROFESSIONAL CAREER OF 56 YEARS, HE WAS 34 IN ACTIVE SERVICE. / IN 1810 HE CAPTURED THE BANDA SPICE ISLANDS / WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A MAN. / HIS LIFE WAS MARKED BY DISINTERESTED ZEAL, / INTEGRITY AND UNWEARIED ATTENTION TO HIS PUBLIC DUTIES, / AND IN PRIVATE BY HUMBLE PIETY, AFFECTION FOR HIS RELATIVES, / SINCERITY TO HIS FRIENDS, AND TENDERNESS TO HIS WIFE. / HE WAS BORN AT MARAZION IN CORNWALL, JUNE 10, 1770, / MARRIED IN 1815 THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LADY MARY LUCY, / RELICT OF T. MANSEL TALBOT, ESQ., OF PENRICE CASTLE. / ON THE 24TH AUGUST, 1836, / HE WAS SUDDENLY CALLED INTO THE PRESENCE OF HIS MAKER. / IN THE SAME VAULT LIE ALSO / THE REMAINS OF LADY MARY LUCY, SECOND DAUGHTER OF / HENRY THOMAS EARL OF ILCHESTER, / MARRIED FIRSTLY TO THOMAS MANSEL TALBOT, ESQ., / OF THIS PLACE BY WHOM SHE HAD / ONE SON AND SEVEN DAUGHTERS. / SHE MARRIED SECONDLY / THE ABOVE NAMED SIR CHRISTOPHER COLE K.C.B., SHE DIED FEBRUARY 3RD, 1855, AGED 79 / THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. HEB. IV. 9'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: East wall of nave Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Caroline
Event
Capture of Banda 1810
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Cole, Christopher Age: Date of Death: 24/8/1836 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Memorial hatchment at the church of St Illtyd St Wonno and St Dyfodwg, Llantrisant. DOSSIER.
Captain Cole is best known for his exploits in the Dutch East Indies throughout the Napoleonic War.
