Wall tablet at Canford Magna Parish Church, Canford Magna, Poole, dedicated to Lieutenant Commander Russell Patey RN d. 1852
Location
Canford Magna Parish Church, Canford Magna, Poole, England
Transcript
'Also to the memory of Lieutenant Commander Russell Patey R.N. the beloved son of the above G L Patey...he fell a victim to arduous duties on the coast of Africa at the Island of Ascension (where he lies buried) on the 4th of March 1852, in the 35th year of his useful life and the 22nd of constant, active service in most parts of the world. His last was rendered a few weeks before in command of Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound in the conquest of Lagos in which during the two days engagement his gallantry and talents were officially mentioned by the commander in chief as beyond all praise'
Details
Description: Oval wall tablet Type: Wall tablet Position: South chapel Vessel: HMS Bloodhound
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Patey, Russell Age: 34 Date of Death: 4/3/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 192 (Greenwich,1987).
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain George Weaver d. 1834
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain George Weaver, killed by a fall from the 'Mary Somerville' of this port. 27 November 1834 age 42. / Our life hangs trembling on each fleeting breath / Awaiting but the unerring stroke of death / Who summons oft without a warning word / As lightning strikes before the thunder heard. / So live prepared, then sudden death shall be / A sudden immortality to thee'
Details
Vessel: Mary Somerville
People
Weaver, George Age: 42 Date of Death: 27/11/1834 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 293. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating Sub-Lieutenant N. Buckenham, RNVR, d. 1946
Location
St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Sub Lieut N Buckenham R.N.V.R. H.M.S. 'Chalmer' 1 Jan 1946'
Details
Position: Naval cemetery Vessel: HMS Chalmer
People
Buckenham, N. Age: Unknown Date of Death: 1/1/1946 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Fountain on the Green, Shipton-under-Wychwood commemorating parishioners who died in the loss of the ‘Cospatrick’ in 1874
Location
The Green, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England
Transcript
[East side] 'The fountain was erected by public subscription in the year 1878 in memory of the 17 parishioners who perished in the Cospatrick by fire on her voyage to New Zealand Nov. 17 1874. This plate was affixed as a memento of the coronation of King Edward VII' [South side] 'Henry Townsend aged 62, Ann his wife aged 53, George Charter aged 31, Jane Townsend his wife aged 35 and their two children, Henry Hedges aged 30, Mary Townsend his wife aged 30 and their three children' [North side] 'Richard Hedges aged 56, Sarah his wife aged 53, John Hedges aged 24, Sarah his wife aged 22, Thomas Hedges aged 27, Charles Hedges aged 18 sons of Richard and Sarah Hedges', 'The tree opposite was planted by Mrs K Wiggins and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Cospatrick disaster' [West side] John Ch. IV Verse 13 & 14'
Details
Description: Obelisk on a square gothic plinth with columns at the corners. Lion's head spout. Inscription on triangular brass plates. Type: Fountain Materials: Sandstone Vessel: Cospatrick
People
Charter, George Age: 31 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Charter, Jane Age: 30 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Henry Age: 30 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Mary Age: 30 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Richard Age: 56 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, John Age: 24 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Sarah Age: 22 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Thomas Age: 27 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Hedges, Charles Age: 18 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Townsend, Henry Age: 62 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Townsend, Ann Age: 53 Date of Death: 17/11/1874 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island to men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry – Henry Kemp d. 1885, William Roden and Richard Cornell d. 1888
Location
St Mary's Church, Ascension Island
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND THE MEMORY OF / HENRY B. KEMP, R.M.L.I. / WHO WAS KILLED ON JULY 8th 1885, WHILE BLASTING NEAR LONG BEACH / ALSO OF / WILLIAM RODEN R.M.L.I. / WHO DIED IN THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL, ASCENSION ON FEB 8th 1888 / FROM INJURIES RECEIVED WHILE BLASTING IN GARRISON / ALSO OF / RICHARD A. CORNELL R.M.L.I. / WHO WAS DROWNED IN CRYSTAL BAY, ON NOV. 24TH 1888 / R.I.P. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ISLAND'
Details
Description: The inscription tablet in the form of a scroll secured by a pin with curling edges. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble
People
Cornell, Richard A. Age: Date of Death: 24/11/1888 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Kemp, Henry B. Age: Date of Death: 8/7/1885 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Roden, William Age: Date of Death: 8/2/1888 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
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Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997 Photographer: Colette Bassford
Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain John Mainland and John Owens d. 1834
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain John Mainland age 27 who came by his death on his passage from Barbados to Liverpool in the Brig Regina of which he was Captain by the accidental giving way of the ridge rope of the poop of the said vessel. By the same accident John Owens the chief officer of the said vessel, brother in law of the above, the son of Moses and Elizabeth Owens, who met with his death in the 24th year of his age.'
Details
Vessel: Regina
People
Mainland, John Age: 27 Date of Death: 1834 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Owens, John Age: 23 Date of Death: 1834 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 547. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. John Mainland married Mary Owen on 7 October 1832. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
