Memorial at Charlton Cemetery commemorating Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865
Location
Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England
Transcript
[Left panel] SIR WILLIAM / C.C. DALYELL BT. / OF BINNS N.B. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1865 / AGED 81 YEARS' [Centre] 'TO / THE MEMORY / OF' [Right panel] 'MARIA / WIDOW OF / SIR W.C.C. / DALYELL, BART. / DIED OCT. 20TH 1871 / AGED 72 YEARS'
Details
Description: Altar tomb supported on granite pillars. Type: Tomb
People
Dalyell, William Cunningham Cavendish Age: 80 Date of Death: 16/2/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander Greenwich Hospital Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich
Extra
Notes: Born 1784. Fought in Napoleonic War and imprisoned in France 1805-14. Exhumed from Greenwich Royal Hospital Cemetery. Commander Greenwich Hospital 1840-65. Another memorial in Abercorn Church. Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.
Wall tablet at St Mary Abchurch, City of London commemorating Commander Thomas Borradaile HEIC d. 1822
Location
St Mary Abchurch, City of London, London, England
Transcript
'...Also to the memory of / Thomas Borradaile, / fifth son of the above named / William and Ann Borradaile, / Commander of the Hon. E. I. Company's ship / Inglis / who died at sea 3rd February 1822 / in the 29th year of his age.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Right of Altar Materials: Marble Vessel: Inglis
People
Borradaile, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 3/2/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Engineer Lieutenant-Commander David J. McGregor RN d. 1914 in the loss of HMS ‘Hawke’
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Mary wife of Donald McGregor / Born on St Andrew's day 1845 / Died at Cardiff on St Patrick's Day 1912 / Also of their first born child / Margaret / who died at Hebburn-on-Tyne 1878 / Buried in Jarrow Cemetery / Also of Engr Lt Commr David J McGregor R.N. / of H.M.S. Hawke. Lost with vessel in North Sea 15th October 1914 / A model son and kind brother / Also the above Donald McGregor / Who died March 31st 1928 / Aged 82 years / Also of Jessie Leslie McGregor / daughter of the above / who died October 10th 1938 / Aged 58 years'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Hawke
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
McGregor, David. J. Age: Date of Death: 15/10/1914 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Engineer Lieutenant Commander Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Hawke', 1st Class cruiser, sunk by 'U-9' in the North Sea. Recorder: David J. Wickham
Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Joseph Daley d. 1856
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain Joseph Daley died 16 October 1856 age 44 as a result of accidentally falling in the hold of the ship Sir Charles Napier'
Details
Vessel: Sir Charles Napier
People
Daley, Joseph Age: 44 Date of Death: 16/10/1856 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8. p. 591. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Cross at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Australia commemorating George Middleton d. 1888
Location
Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In / Loving Memory / of / MARY ANN MIDDLETON / WHO DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1917 / AGED 82 YEARS / "AT REST" / ALSO / GEORGE MIDDLETON / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED SUDDENLY AT SEA / ON BOARD THE S.S. AUSTRAL / BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA / "IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH"'
Details
Type: Cross Materials: Marble? Artists: Wilson, Gray & Co Vessel: SS Austral
People
Middleton, George Age: 61 Date of Death: 7/10/1888 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Obelisk in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Shah’ who died during the commission of 1876-1879
Location
Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
[Front panel] 'ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF / HMS SHAH / TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN / WHO DIED DURING THE COMMISSION / IN THE PACIFIC AND IN THE ZULU WAR. / PHlp CROMPTON R.M.A. / OWEN COOPER A.B. / Jas WHEADON A.B. / THOs BARGE A.B. / JASpr. E. SYMONDS COOPER / RICHd. OLIVER A.B. / PATk o' brinns Pte. / Jos W. LANGFORD C.Mte. / EDWd. SHEPPARD A.B. / Jos. OATES 2nd C Fcle' [Back] 'HMS SHAH / Commissioned at Portsmouth Aug. 14 / 1876 / PAID OFF AT PORTSMOUTH OCTOBER 31ST / 1879' [Right panel] ' MR RICHARD CHILDS Carpenter / MR CHF JAUNCEY Midshipman / WALTER WINSTEAD AB / HENRY A BROUGHTON AB [illegible] / THOMAS ANDREWS RMA / THOS CLARK Plumber / EBENEZER J CLAYTON Captain's Crew / JOHN HUNTER Captain Forecastle / JOHN POOR OS / C.E. MIDWINTER Leading Stoker / HENRY BRYAN E.R.A. / JOHN W. FILLMORE Private / JOHN PRITCHARD CBN / JAMES EADES AB / AARON LONG [AB]
Details
Description: Inscription in lead letters. Type: Obelisk Materials: marble, blue pennart stone Artists: Whites Vessel: HMS Shah
Event
Zulu War 1879
Event Date
1879
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Andrews, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 25/5/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Barge, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 9/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Broughton, Henry A. Age: Date of Death: 11/5/1878 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Bryan, Henry Age: Date of Death: 28/5/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Childs, Richard Age: Date of Death: 6/12/1876 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter Organisation: Royal Navy Clark, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 20/6/1877 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Clayton, Ebenezer J. Age: Date of Death: 23/6/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Plummer Organisation: Cooper, Owen Age: Date of Death: 15/5/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Crompton, Philip Age: Date of Death: 31/5/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Eade, James Age: Date of Death: 7/8/1879 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Chief Petty Officer Organisation: Royal Navy Fillmore, John W. Age: Date of Death: 13/4/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Engine Room Artificer Organisation: Royal Navy Hunter, John Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's Crew Organisation: Royal Navy Jauncey, Charles H.F. Age: Date of Death: 1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Midshipman Organisation: Royal Navy Long, Aaron Age: Date of Death: 21/10/1876? Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Longford, Joseph W. Age: Date of Death: 21/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Midwinter, George Age: Date of Death: 29/1/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy O' Brins, Patrick Age: Date of Death: 7/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Oates, Joseph F. Age: Date of Death: 7/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Oliver, Richard Age: Date of Death: 12/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Poor, John Age: Date of Death: 5/1/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Sheppard, Edward Age: Date of Death: 17/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Symonds, James E. Age: Date of Death: 13/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Symonds, James Age: Date of Death: 1876-1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Cooper Organisation: Royal Navy Unstead, Walter Albert Age: Date of Death: 6/2/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Wheadon, James Age: Date of Death: 4/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Cost 100 guineas. Bibliography: 'The Times' (2 March 1880) Photographer: B. Tomlinson
