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St Faith's Church, Crosby, Lancashire, England

Plaque in St Faith’s Church, Crosby, Lancashire commemorating Joseph Bell d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

St Faith's Church, Crosby, Lancashire, England

Transcript

'...who was lost with all his engineering staff in the foundering of that vessel after collision with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean April 15th 1912'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Bell, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 40.

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet at St Nicholas’ Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating Archdale Wilson, d. 1758 in the loss of the ‘Prince George’

Location

St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Near this Place are deposited the Remains of / ANNE / Wife of JOHN WILSON ESQUIRE, / Who departed this Life 26 September 1767 / Aged 65 Years. / She was a Virtuous Woman, / whose example in All Relations to Life / was Worthy of Imitation. / Also six of their children were Here Buried / CATHERINE, MARY, ELIZABETH, / EDWARD, JOHN, ROBERT. / JOHN their first Born Son / was Buried at DIDLINGTON 1725. / ARCHDALE perished at Sea / on Board ye PRINCE GEORGE Man of War / (Burnt 11 April 1758) on his travels to ITALY / JOHN WILSON ESQUIRE / Departed this Life 14 May 1781 / In the 84th Year of his Age / He was SHERIFF of this County 1735 / MAYOR of this Borough 1753 / And in every Stage of his Life / A JUST and WORTHY Man.'

Details

Position: Wall outside choir vestry
Vessel: HMS Prince George

People

Wilson, Archdale
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/4/1758
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Prince George' was originally built in Woolwich in 1682 as HMS ‘Duke’, a 90-gun second rate ship. It was relaunched in 1701. In 1757, she was commissioned as Rear Admiral Broderick’s flagship. A fire broke out below decks while sailing through the Bay of Biscay. Out of the 745 crew members, 485 perished.

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  "transcript": "'Near this Place are deposited the Remains of / ANNE / Wife of JOHN WILSON ESQUIRE, / Who departed this Life 26 September 1767 / Aged 65 Years. / She was a Virtuous Woman, / whose example in All Relations to Life / was Worthy of Imitation. / Also six of their children were Here Buried / CATHERINE, MARY, ELIZABETH, / EDWARD, JOHN, ROBERT. / JOHN their first Born Son / was Buried at DIDLINGTON 1725. / ARCHDALE perished at Sea / on Board ye PRINCE GEORGE Man of War / (Burnt 11 April 1758) on his travels to ITALY / JOHN WILSON ESQUIRE / Departed this Life 14 May 1781 / In the 84th Year of his Age / He was SHERIFF of this County 1735 / MAYOR of this Borough 1753 / And in every Stage of his Life / A JUST and WORTHY Man.'",
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Uncategorised

Holy Spirit Church, Distington, Cumbria, England

Memorial in Distington, Cumbria, dedicated to Captain James Walker RN d.1858

Location

Holy Spirit Church, Distington, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'Erected by Katherine Robertson Walker / in memory of her husband / James Robertson Walker Esquire / of Gilgarron-Captain R.N. / born at Letterewe. Ross-shire 22 June 1783 / died at Gilgarron 26th October 1858. / He was on board the Victory at the battle of / Trafalgar and died during a brilliant career. / Served his country faithfully. / Beloved and respected, he died in the joyful / hope of a glorious resurrection'

Details

Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Walker, James Robertson
Age:
Date of Death: 26/10/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp.142-3.

JSON

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    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp.142-3.",
    "recorder": "",
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Uncategorised

All Saints, Beeston Regis, Norfolk, England

Memorial brass in All Saints, Beeston Regis, Norfolk commemorating John Deynes, d. 1527

Location

All Saints, Beeston Regis, Norfolk, England

Details

Description: Brass figure effigy of John Deynes with a mariner's whistle (bosun's call) around his neck, together with his wife Katherine.
Type: Brass
Materials: Brass

People

Deynes, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1527
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: The brass was once placed on a table tomb.
Bibliography: 'Coat of Arms' iv, (1956-7), p. 273.
Recorder: Timothy Wilson, 1979

JSON

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    "bibliography": "'Coat of Arms' iv, (1956-7), p. 273.",
    "recorder": "Timothy Wilson, 1979",
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Vessel Loss

St Katherine's Church, Exbury, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in Exbury, Hampshire commemorating Captain Henry Mitford RN d. 1803

Location

St Katherine's Church, Exbury, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain Henry Mitford R.N. / who, with all his crew / was lost in His Majesty's ship / the York / While cruising in the North Sea / Supposed Christmas Day 1803'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS York

People

Mitford, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 25/12/1803
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'One more memorial in the Solent area','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 327 (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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    "bibliography": "J.D. Spinney 'One more memorial in the Solent area','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 327 (Greenwich, 1982).",
    "recorder": "",
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Vessel Loss

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Arthur Norfolk, d. 1915

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Arthur G Norfolk / Aged 36 / Lost with the SS 'Combe’ / October 14 1915 / Particulars: Unknown'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS 'Combe'

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Norfolk, Arthur G.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: SS 'Combe' went missing on a voyage from Liverpool to Archangelsk carrying ammunition.
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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Uncategorised

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai commemorating Captain J.P. McEuen d. 1896

Location

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Details

Position: Narthex

People

McEuen, J. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 30/8/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Superintendant of Police. Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: RN Capt Superintendant of Police, Shanghai.

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St James's Parish Church, Crocker's Road, Birmingham, England

Tablet in St James’s Church, Birmingham, dedicated to Lieutenant Frederic William Coverdale RN, d. 1917,

Location

St James's Parish Church, Crocker's Road, Birmingham, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FREDERIC [sic] WILLIAM COVERDALE / LIEUT R.N.R. AGED 26 YEARS / KILLED IN ACTION IN THE AEGEAN SEA / JULY 17TH 1917 / "ONE CLEAR CALL FOR ME"'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South side of interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Newmarket

Event Date

1917

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Coverdale, Frederick William
Age: 26
Date of Death: 17/7/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant Coverdale was serving aboard HMS 'Newmarket' when she was attacked by the German UC-38 while mine-sweeping in the Aegean Sea. 70 souls were lost.
Recorder: Doreen C. Oldnell 1980

JSON

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Exploration

Straits of Megallan, Tierra Del Fuego, Chile, Rest of the World

Memorial near the Straits of Magellan, Chile commemorating Rear-Admiral Phillip Parker King d. 1856

Location

Straits of Megallan, Tierra Del Fuego, Chile, Rest of the World

Transcript

'ARMADA DE CHILE / INSTITUTO DE COMEMORACION HISTORICA DE CHILE / HOMENAJE AL / CONTRAALMIRANTE / PHILLIP PARKER KING / 1793-1856 / DIRIGIO LOS MAS IMPORTANTES TRABAJOS / HYDROGRAFICOS BRITANICOS EN EL LITORAL / CHILENO DE LA PATAGONIA Y LA TIERRA DEL FUEGO / ENTRE 1826 Y 1830 QUE FUERON HITOSV/ INVALUABLESPARA EL CONOCIMIENTO GEOGRAPHICO / MARITIMO Y CIENTIFICO DE NUESTRA ZONA AUSTRAL / UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES / SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE HISTORIA Y GEOGRAPHIA / ACADEMIA DE HISTORIA NAVAL Y MARITIMA DE CHILE / CORPORACION DEL PATRIMONIO MARITIMO DE CHILE / CORPORACION DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL DE CHILE / 2008'

Details

Description: Rough obelisk made of water-smoothed stones and cement, with a metal plaque.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Beagle

People

King, Phillip Parker
Age: 65
Date of Death: 26/2/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Photographer: Eric Ruff, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

JSON

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Vessel Loss

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow, London, England

Memorial t Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London commemorating Captain James and Louise Price d. 1877 in the loss of the ‘Sorata’ with five of their children

Location

Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow, London, England

Transcript

'[Inscribed beneath memorials to other members of the Gandy family of Old Ford - William (1770-1853), Martha (1769-1844), Hannah (1839-1845) and George William (1846-1848), a poem by George Whitefield and a line from Psalm 90]. 'ALSO IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF / LOUISA / GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO WITH HER HUSBAND CAPTn JAMES J PRICE / COMMANDER OF THE SORATA BOUND FOR / JAMAICA AND FIVE OF THEIR CHILDREN / WERE LOST OFF RAMSGATE IN THE STORM / OF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11th 1877'

Details

Description: Tall white headstone, triangular at the top, with carved scrolls at the sides. Semi-cylindrical base stone and small foot stone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Grave No.283 Square 57
Vessel: Sorata

People

Price, Louise
Age:
Date of Death: 11/11/1877
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Price, James
Age:
Date of Death: 11/11/1877
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The inscription is now difficult to decipher due to erosion, but was accurately recorded by a family member about 50 years ago.

JSON

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  "id": "M5165",
  "location": "Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow, London, England",
  "transcript": "'[Inscribed beneath memorials to other members of the Gandy family of Old Ford - William (1770-1853), Martha (1769-1844), Hannah (1839-1845) and George William (1846-1848), a poem by George Whitefield and a line from Psalm 90]. 'ALSO IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF / LOUISA / GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO WITH HER HUSBAND CAPTn JAMES J PRICE / COMMANDER OF THE SORATA BOUND FOR / JAMAICA AND FIVE OF THEIR CHILDREN / WERE LOST OFF RAMSGATE IN THE STORM / OF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11th 1877'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial t Tower Hamlets Cemetery, London commemorating Captain James and Louise Price d. 1877 in the loss of the ‘Sorata’ with five of their children</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Tall white headstone, triangular at the top, with carved scrolls at the sides. Semi-cylindrical base stone and small foot stone.",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Grave No.283 Square 57",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Sorata"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Price, Louise","age":"","dateofdeath":"11/11/1877","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Price, James","age":"","dateofdeath":"11/11/1877","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The inscription is now difficult to decipher due to erosion, but was accurately recorded by a family member about 50 years ago.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters