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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery to Admiral George Ferguson d. 1867

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

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[East Side] 'GEORGE FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR, / ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY. / DIED 15TH MARCH 1867 / AGED 79 YEARS. / FRANCES HARRIET FERGUSON. / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON, /DIED SEPTEMBER 25 1873, AGED 47. ' [West Side] 'THE HONble/ ELIZABETH JANE, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF ADMIRAL FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR. / DIED AUGUST 12TH 1864. GEORGINA HARRIET FERGUSON 2nd DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON. / DIED JAN 2ND 1909, AGED 81.'

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Description: Pink granite slab on white granite plinth.
Type: Slab
Position: Section 102
Materials: Granite

People

Fergusson, George
Age: 79
Date of Death: 15/03/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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  "transcript": "[East Side] 'GEORGE FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR, / ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY. / DIED 15TH MARCH 1867 / AGED 79 YEARS. / FRANCES HARRIET FERGUSON. / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON, /DIED SEPTEMBER 25 1873, AGED 47. ' [West Side] 'THE HONble/ ELIZABETH JANE, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF ADMIRAL FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR. / DIED AUGUST 12TH 1864. GEORGINA HARRIET FERGUSON 2nd DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON. / DIED JAN 2ND 1909, AGED 81.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5724Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7475\" width=\"296\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5724Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5724Large-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery to Admiral George Ferguson d. 1867</p>",
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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney, burial place of Richard Swanley d. 1650 Parliamentary naval commander during the English Civil War

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Swanley, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1650
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: Daniel Lysons 'Environs of London' vol. iii, p. 434 (London,1792-6) supplement 1811 p. 441.

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake commemorating Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr d. 1840

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Vice Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (Third son of William John Kerr Fifth Marquis of Lothian) whose remains are interred beneath this tablet. He departed this life Sept. 9th 1840 in the 64th year of his age. Most exemplary as a Christian, a husband, a father and a friend.'

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People

Kerr, Mark Robert
Age: 64
Date of Death: 9/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Vice Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (Third son of William John Kerr Fifth Marquis of Lothian) whose remains are interred beneath this tablet. He departed this life Sept. 9th 1840 in the 64th year of his age. Most exemplary as a Christian, a husband, a father and a friend.'",
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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Tomb at Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating Henry Weld RN, Assistant Surgeon, d. 1844

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Tomb with anthemion acroteria. Anchor in relief at the end.
Vessel: HMS Formidable, HMS Queen

People

Weld, Henry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 17/3/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died from an infected cut, sustained whilst dissecting a corpse. The inscription on the tomb is partly missing.

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New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Thomas Gibson died 1846?

Location

New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Thomas GIBSON [?] of Liverpool, England, Commander of the Ship 'Jamaica', belonging to that Port, who died in this city on the 25th day of October 1846 [?] aged 41 years...Erected by his widow...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Jamaica

People

Gibson, Thomas
Age: 41
Date of Death: 25/10/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Thomas Gibson died 1846?</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).",
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Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating John L. Parrett RN d. 1900

Location

Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John L. Parrett A.B. Died 8 July 1900 age 22 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Prosepine

People

Parrett, John Locke
Age: 22
Date of Death: 8/7/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 19 October 1878 at Liverpool. Died of typhoid fever. ADM 188/296/178923
Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "location": "Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'John L. Parrett A.B. Died 8 July 1900 age 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating John L. Parrett RN d. 1900</p>",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Thomas Charles Enos d. 1946

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

' 'In / loving memory of / Elizabeth Ann / beloved wife of / Thomas C. Enos / Died April 3rd 1926, aged 61 / Also their loved daughter / Nellie / Died Aug 4th 1910 aged 14 / Also the above / Thomas Charles Enos / Master Mariner / Died August 17th 1946 aged 90.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Enos, Thomas Charles
Age: 90
Date of Death: 17/8/1946
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "' 'In / loving memory of / Elizabeth Ann / beloved wife of / Thomas C. Enos / Died April 3rd 1926, aged 61 / Also their loved daughter / Nellie / Died Aug 4th 1910 aged 14 / Also the above / Thomas Charles Enos / Master Mariner / Died August 17th 1946 aged 90.'",
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Scropton, Derbyshire, England

Memorial dedicated to Admiral Sir Arthur Cuming d. 1893 in Scropton, Derbyshire.

Location

Scropton, Derbyshire, England

Details

Type: Window

People

Cumming, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral Sir Arthur Cuming 1817-1893.

In his early career, Admiral Cuming boarded and liberated slaves from a Portuguese ship.

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 108.

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    "bibliography": "David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 108.",
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St Saviour's Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, England

Window in St Saviour’s Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, dedicated to Clarence F. G. W. Copeland d. 1943

Location

St Saviour's Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Clarence F G W Copeland RN who died on active service 19th March 1943 aged 27 and his cousin Douglas William Robinson RAF K.I.A. 6 May 1941 aged 23'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Side chapel
Vessel: HMS Hereward

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Copeland, Clarence Frederick George Wire
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/3/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Canteen manager
Organisation: Navy Army and Air Force Institute

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1969

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  "transcript": "'Clarence F G W Copeland RN who died on active service 19th March 1943 aged 27 and his cousin Douglas William Robinson RAF K.I.A. 6 May 1941 aged 23'",
  "content": "<p>Window in St Saviour’s Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, dedicated to Clarence F. G. W. Copeland d. 1943</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William T. Chandler d. 1906

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William T CHANDLER, Master Mariner of Hastings, Sussex, who died October 26th, 1906, aged 55 years.'

Details

Description: Remains of a cross with kerbs round the grave.
Type: Gravestone

People

Chandler, William T.
Age: 55
Date of Death: 26/10/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of William T CHANDLER, Master Mariner of Hastings, Sussex, who died October 26th, 1906, aged 55 years.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters