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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, commemorating Robert Browning d. 1822

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Robert Browning of Appledore, Devon. Master Mariner died 19th October 1822 age 27'

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People

Browning, Robert
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/10/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 1, p. 637. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Henry William Devenoge d. 1844

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Henry William Devenoge late HM Customs of this Port died 24 March 1844 age 44'

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People

Devenoge, Henry William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 24/3/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Customs

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Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 219.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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All Saints Church, East Budleigh, Devon, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, East Budleigh, Devon commemorating Frederick Gore Torriano d. 1806

Location

All Saints Church, East Budleigh, Devon, England

Transcript

'To the GLORY of God / & to the memory of / Wm. Edward TORRIANO LT. 71st Regt. Highland Infantry / 3rd son of Capt. Charles TORRIANO / XXX Regt. of Foot / & Hester de la Fausille, his wife / b. at MOUNT ROY, WELLS, Somerset / 14th July 1793 / Died at BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 5th FEB 1862 / He served from 1810-14 in the Peninsular War under / the Great Duke of Wellington was 3 times wounded / & was present at the actions of ARROYD des MOLINOS
/ ALMARAY, covering army at BADAJOS, VITTORIA, NIVE / BAYONNE URT ST. PALIAS, ORTHES, AIRE TARBES, TOULOUSE / & many other minor affairs & finally fought at the Battle of / Waterloo was present at the surrender of PARIS / & was with the army of occupation in France / also of GEORGINA SOPHIE, his wife / widow of Capt. James Hunt, 26th Regt. (The Cameronians) / She died at Minton [?] 7th January 1878 aged 84 / Also of FREDERICK GORE TORRIANO / 2nd son of Captain Charles Torriano/XXXth Regiment of Foot / and Hester de la Fausille his wife / He died young at ANTIGUA of yellow fever / when a midshipman of H.M. ship CARYSFORT'

Details

Description: Peninsular and Waterloo medal carved above.
Type: Tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Carysfort

People

Torriano, Frederick Gore
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Ailsa Rushbrooke 1997
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Hawkshead Church, Hawkshead, Cumbria, England

Memorial in Hawkshead, Cumbria, dedicated to Bernhard Brandt ‘U570’

Location

Hawkshead Church, Hawkshead, Cumbria, England

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: U570

People

Brandt, Bernhard
Age:
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: German Navy

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Notes: 1st Lieutenant 'U570' shot while escaping.
Bibliography: John D. Drummond 'HM U Boat' (London, 1974).
Recorder: D Saunders
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Youlton, RN, d. 1854

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the / Memory / of / JOHN YOULTON L.S. / of H.M.S. SYBILLE / who departed this / life 25th October 1854 / Aged 24 years / Erected by his shipmates / as a tribute of their / great esteem and regard'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N 58 C89
Vessel: HMS Sybille

People

Youlton, John
Age: 24
Date of Death: 25/10/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 210.
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Henry Williams d. 1903

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory / of / HENRY THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ELIZABETH WILLIAMS FOR 21 YEARS AN INSTRUCTOR / IN GREENWICH RH SCHOOL / WHO FELL ASLEEP 25 APRIL 1903 / AGED 59 YEARS / "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH" / ...AT GOD'S COMMAND HE FELL..../ TIME TO BID HIS FRIENDS FAREWELL /...CAME WITHOUT A WARNING GIVEN /...HIM HASTE TO MEET HIS GOD IN HEAVEN. / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, STAFF AND BOYS / PAST AND PRESENT OF THE SCHOOL AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT'

Details

Description: In the form of a scroll.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble, lead letters

People

Williams, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 25/4/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

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Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020
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Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Plaque at Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet in 1988

Location

Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Map of Australia F.F.F. on ribbon] 'THIS PLAQUE HONOURS THE PEOPLE WHO SAILED / TO THIS COUNTRY IN THE ELEVEN SHIPS OF THE FIRST / FLEET UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP / THEY LEFT PORTSMOUTH ON 13TH MAY 1787, JOURNEYED VIA / VIA TENERIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO AND CAPETOWN TO / ARRIVE IN BOTANY BAY ON 18TH JANUARY 1788. / THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PROVISIONS WERE LANDED / HERE IN SYDNEY COVE TO SET UP THE FIRST BRITISH / SETTLEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY ON 26TH JANUARY 1788 / SHIPS OF THE FIRST FLEET, SIRIUS SUPPLY GOLDEN GROVE / FISHBURN ALEXANDER CHARLOTTE SCARBOROUGH / PRINCE OF WALES FRIENDSHIP LADY PENRHYN / FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS / 1988 / "THUS EQUIPPED EACH SHIP / LIKE ANOTHER NOAH'S ARK, AWAY / WE STEERED FOR BOTANY BAY" / GEORGE WORGAN / SURGEON, H.M.S. SIRIUS.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Metal

Event

First Fleet

Event Date

1788

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating John Roscoe d. 1813

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Roscoe, mariner, died 5th April 1813 aged 82'

Details

People

Roscoe, John
Age: 82
Date of Death: 5/4/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 239.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough commemorating Isaac Truefitt d. 1910

Location

Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of my dear husband Isaac Truefitt master mariner. Died June 14th 1910 aged 75'

Details

People

Truefitt, Isaac
Age: 75
Date of Death: 14/6/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980
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St Lawrence's Church, Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, England

Ledger in memory of George Paget Chester d. 1866 located in Chicheley, Buckinghamshire.

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / George Paget Chester, / who died at Melbourne, Australia, Feb. / 17th 1866 / in the 18th year of his age / from the effects of an accident caused on duty / aboard the ship 'Sussex' / 'Looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ / unto eternal life.'

Details

Description: Foul anchor with cross superimposed carved at the top.
Type: Ledger
Position: Sanctuary
Materials: White marble with black marble border
Vessel: HMS Sussex

People

Chester, George Paget
Age: 17
Date of Death: 17/2/1866
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: M.T. Morton 1982
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