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Cliff top, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia

Plaque at Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia commemorating passengers and crew of the ‘Loch Ard’, lost 1878

Location

Cliff top, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia

Transcript

In memory of the 52 people who died / when the 'Loch Ard' sank / near here on 1st June 1878 / Only four bodies were recovered-those of Mrs. Evory Carmichael, Miss Raby / Carmichael, Arthur Mitchell and Reginald Jones. These were placed in coffins / made from timber washed up in Loch Ard Gorge and buried in this cemetery. A / cross of spars from the wreckage was erected over the graves and this was later / replaced with headstones / PASSENGERS / DR. EVORY CARMICHAEL / MRS. EVORY CARMICHAEL / REBECCA (Raby) CARMICHAEL / MARGARET CARMICHAEL / ANNIE CARMICHAEL / EVORY CARMICHAEL / THOMAS CARMICHAEL / W.R. GODBY / REGINALD JONES / ARTHUR MITCHELL / WILLIAM PATTERSON / THOMAS PITTS / HERBERT RALF / GERALD ROLLESTON / JOHN STUCKEY / MRS. JOHN STUCKEY / GEORGE YATES / CREW / Captain / GEORGE GIBB / First Mate / GEORGE McLAUCHLAN / Second Mate / GEORGE K. BAXTER / Third Mate ERNEST A. ATKINSON / Carpenter / JAMES RANCIE / Boatswain / R. HUNT / Sailmaker / ROBERT FOX / Steward / GEORGE CLAZ / Cook / RONALD GILES / Ordinary Seaman / E.F. FINCHAM / Engine Driver / HENRY DONOHUE / Lamp Trimmer / WILLIAM JOHNSTON / Second Steward / WILLIAM SPICER / Able Seamen / THOMAS HESDTOR / G.M. NEIL/J.M. GEMILY / EVIDEL / A.M. GRANGOEST / JOHN JOHNSTON / JOHN EGAN / CHARLES CAMERON / GEORGE FREEMAN / JOSEPH KING / WILLIAM LEGG / WILLIAM WRIGHT / GEORGE CHINN / JOHN BROKS / THOMAS KING / GEORGE SMITH / JAMES WOOD / HENRY ANDERSON / C. ARCHER / MAGNUS MUNAY / Apprentices / ROBERT STRASENBERGH / W.H. STEPHENSON/ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE 1978'

Details

Type: Plaque
Date Erected: 1978
Vessel: Loch Ard

People

Anderson, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Archer, C.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Atkinson, Ernest A.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Mate
Organisation:
Baxter, George K.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Mate
Organisation:
Broks, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Cameron, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Carmichael, Evory
Age: 40
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Carmichael, Rebecca
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Carmichael, Margaret
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Carmichael, Annie
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Carmichael, Evory
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Carmichael, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Chinn, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Claz, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation:
Donohue, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Engine driver
Organisation:
Egan, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Evidel, Evidel
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Fincham, E. F.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Fox, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation:
Freeman, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Gemily, J. M.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Gibb, George
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Godby, W. R.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Grangoest, A. M.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Hesdtor, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Hunt, R
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation:
Johnston, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lamp trimmer
Organisation:
Johnston, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Jones, Reginald
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
King, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
King, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Legg, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
McLauchlan, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 1st Mate
Organisation:
Mitchell, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Munay, Magnus
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Neil, G. M.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Patterson, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Pitts, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Ralf, Herbert
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Rancie, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation:
Rolleston, Gerald
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Smith, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Spicer, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Steward
Organisation:
Stephenson, W. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation:
Strasenbergh, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation:
Stuckey, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Stuckey, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Wood, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Wright, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:
Yates, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/6/1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Dr Evory Carmichael was acting as ship's doctor in return for nominal sum and free accommodation.

JSON

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  "id": "M3426",
  "location": "Cliff top, Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia",
  "transcript": "In memory of the 52 people who died / when the 'Loch Ard' sank / near here on 1st June 1878 / Only four bodies were recovered-those of Mrs. Evory Carmichael, Miss Raby / Carmichael, Arthur Mitchell and Reginald Jones. These were placed in coffins / made from timber washed up in Loch Ard Gorge and buried in this cemetery. A / cross of spars from the wreckage was erected over the graves and this was later / replaced with headstones / PASSENGERS / DR. EVORY CARMICHAEL / MRS. EVORY CARMICHAEL / REBECCA (Raby) CARMICHAEL / MARGARET CARMICHAEL / ANNIE CARMICHAEL / EVORY CARMICHAEL / THOMAS CARMICHAEL / W.R. GODBY / REGINALD JONES / ARTHUR MITCHELL / WILLIAM PATTERSON / THOMAS PITTS / HERBERT RALF / GERALD ROLLESTON / JOHN STUCKEY / MRS. JOHN STUCKEY / GEORGE YATES / CREW / Captain / GEORGE GIBB / First Mate / GEORGE McLAUCHLAN / Second Mate / GEORGE K. BAXTER / Third Mate ERNEST A. ATKINSON / Carpenter / JAMES RANCIE / Boatswain / R. HUNT / Sailmaker / ROBERT FOX / Steward / GEORGE CLAZ / Cook / RONALD GILES / Ordinary Seaman / E.F. FINCHAM / Engine Driver / HENRY DONOHUE / Lamp Trimmer / WILLIAM JOHNSTON / Second Steward / WILLIAM SPICER / Able Seamen / THOMAS HESDTOR / G.M. NEIL/J.M. GEMILY / EVIDEL / A.M. GRANGOEST / JOHN JOHNSTON / JOHN EGAN / CHARLES CAMERON / GEORGE FREEMAN / JOSEPH KING / WILLIAM LEGG / WILLIAM WRIGHT / GEORGE CHINN / JOHN BROKS / THOMAS KING / GEORGE SMITH / JAMES WOOD / HENRY ANDERSON / C. ARCHER / MAGNUS MUNAY / Apprentices / ROBERT STRASENBERGH / W.H. STEPHENSON/ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE 1978'",
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    "event":"",
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M.","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":""},{"name":"Patterson, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Pitts, Thomas","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Ralf, Herbert","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Rancie, James","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Carpenter","organisation":""},{"name":"Rolleston, Gerald","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Smith, George","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":""},{"name":"Spicer, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"2nd Steward","organisation":""},{"name":"Stephenson, W. H.","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Apprentice","organisation":""},{"name":"Strasenbergh, Robert","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Apprentice","organisation":""},{"name":"Stuckey, John","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Stuckey, John","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Wood, James","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":""},{"name":"Wright, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":""},{"name":"Yates, George","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/6/1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Dr Evory Carmichael was acting as ship's doctor in return for nominal sum and free accommodation.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Uncategorised

Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Memorial at Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland commemorating Vice-Admiral Robert Stokes, RN d. 1914

Location

Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Vice-Admiral Robert Henry S. Stokes / Officer of the Legion of Honour / Vice-Admiral Commanding on the coast of Ireland / Elder son of Sir Robert Baret Stokes CB / Born 5 August 1855 Passed away 24 April 1914'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus on stepped plinth carved with naval crown.
Type: Tomb

People

Stokes, Robert Henry Simpson
Age: 59
Date of Death: 24/4/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Vice Admiral Robert Stokes died not long after his appointment as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland. Vice-Admiral Stokes was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour.

Cobh was formerly known as Queenstown.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 2003

JSON

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  "post_id": "237",
  "id": "M5478",
  "location": "Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Vice-Admiral Robert Henry S. Stokes / Officer of the Legion of Honour / Vice-Admiral Commanding on the coast of Ireland / Elder son of Sir Robert Baret Stokes CB / Born 5 August 1855 Passed away 24 April 1914'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland commemorating Vice-Admiral Robert Stokes, RN d. 1914</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Sarcophagus on stepped plinth carved with naval crown.",
    "type": "Tomb",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Stokes, Robert Henry Simpson","age":"59","dateofdeath":"24/4/1914","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Vice Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Vice Admiral Robert Stokes died not long after his appointment as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland. Vice-Admiral Stokes was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nCobh was formerly known as Queenstown.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2003",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Memorial at Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating the crew of the ‘Echo’, wrecked in 1884

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In memoriam / Wreck of the Echo off Jersey / December 20th 1884 / Joseph Quesnel Master / John Freeman, Mate / Peter Hansen seaman / Harry Spicer seaman / Samuel Hodge, J. Wm. Ferguson / and James Piprell passengers / be ye also ready'

Details

Type: Memorial
Vessel: Echo

People

Ferguson, J. W.
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Freeman, John
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Hansen, Peter
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Hodge, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Piprell, James
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Owner
Organisation:
Quesnel, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Spicer, Harry
Age:
Date of Death: 20/12/1884
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Ketch 'Echo' wrecked Corbiere, Jersey 20/12/1884. No bodies recovered.
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript).
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1981

JSON

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  "post_id": "238",
  "id": "M4585",
  "location": "Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'In memoriam / Wreck of the Echo off Jersey / December 20th 1884 / Joseph Quesnel Master / John Freeman, Mate / Peter Hansen seaman / Harry Spicer seaman / Samuel Hodge, J. Wm. Ferguson / and James Piprell passengers / be ye also ready'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating the crew of the ‘Echo’, wrecked in 1884</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Memorial",
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Echo"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Ferguson, J. W.","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Freeman, John","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Mate","organisation":""},{"name":"Hansen, Peter","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":""},{"name":"Hodge, Samuel","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Piprell, James","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Owner","organisation":""},{"name":"Quesnel, Joseph","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""},{"name":"Spicer, Harry","age":"","dateofdeath":"20/12/1884","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Ketch 'Echo' wrecked Corbiere, Jersey 20/12/1884. No bodies recovered.",
    "bibliography": "David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript).",
    "recorder": "David Kreckeler 1981",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Henry More Williams d. 1827

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Lieut Henry More Williams died on his passage to Leghorn 10th September 1827 age 38'

Details

People

Williams, Henry More
Age: 38
Date of Death: 10/9/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p.31.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Exploration

Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World

Statue at Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia depicting Captain Matthew Flinders d. 1814

Location

Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Over life-size, full-length figure, kneeling on rock in shirt sleeves and bare feet, holding telescope.
Type: Statue
Position: Main picnic area
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 1987
Artists: Carl Merten

People

Flinders, Matthew
Age: 40
Date of Death: 19/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Catain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Designed to be accessible, children free to climb on the figure. Commisioned by Sara Lee Kitchens (Australia) Pty Ltd and Gosford City Council for State Bicentenial Celebrations.

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Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Gravestone in the Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Essex, commemorating John Robert McGrath d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'IHS / John Robert McGrath / Stoker 1st Class / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 29 years'

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Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines.
Type: War Graves Commission headstone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

MacGrath, John Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

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Vessel Loss

St John's Church, Les Amballes Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Headstone at St John’s Church, Les Amballes Road, Guernsey commemorating Charles Henry Winterflood d. 1886 in the loss of the ‘Never Despair’

Location

St John's Church, Les Amballes Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In affectionate memory of Charles Henry, beloved son of Captain David Winterflood, lost at sea off Cape Barfleur 4th December 1886 aged 26 years and 3 months'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Never despair

People

Winterflood, Charles Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 4/12/1886
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Crew member of 'Never Despair' bound Guernsey to London, laden with stone. Run into by French barque 'Edmund Gabriel'. All saved except Charles Winterflood.
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982

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Recreation

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating William Death d. 1947

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

‘WILLIAM DEATH / 40 / OF MOTOR YACHT / 'DAHALLA’ / DROWNED OFF ZEEBRUGGE / 28TH OCT / 1947'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: MY Dahalla

People

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Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

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Vessel Loss

Hanley Registry Office, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Plaque in Hanley Registry Office, Stoke-on-Trent commemorating Captain Edward John Smith d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Hanley Registry Office, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Transcript

'This tablet is dedicated to the memory of Commander Edward John Smith RD RNR Born in Hanley 27 Jany 1850 died at sea 15 April 1912. Be British. Whilst in command of the White Star SS Titanic that great ship struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean during the night and speedily sank with nearly all who were on board. Captain Smith having done all that man could for the safety of the passengers and crew remained at his post on the sinking ship until the end. His last message to his crew was "Be British"'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Copper
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Smith, Edward John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Photograph of John Smith hung above. This building was formerly the town hall.
Recorder: David Saunders 1994

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St Nicholas' Church, Thanington, Kent, England

Tomb at St Nicholas’ Church, Thanington, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Richard Mount RN, d. 1811 at Vera Cruz, Mexico

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Thanington, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Richard fourth son of William and Mary Mount / Lieutenant of H.M.S. Inconstant / who died at Vera Cruz May 13th 1811 aged 19 years'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS ‘Inconstant'

People

Mount, Richard
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/5/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters