Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Thomas Ellis d. 1866
Location
St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Ellis, Sailmaker of Holyhead who departed this life January 10th 1866 aged 62 years also Jane Ellis who departed this life July 10 1868 aged 62 years also of the children of John Ellis...'
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Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Ellis, Thomas Age: 62 Date of Death: 10/1/1866 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker Organisation:
Memorial headstone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Benjamin Herrington, d. 1922
Location
St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN / SON OF / BENJAMIN AND ANN / HERRINGTON / BORN JUNE 1840 / DIED MAY 1922 / PEACE PERFECT PEACE / ALSO / EDITH LOUISA HERRINGTON / THE DEVOTED SISTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO PASSED TO A CLEARER IDEA OF LIFE / AUGUST 15TH 1942 / AGED 82 YEARS / FAITHFUL'
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Description: Carved with a fishing vessel in profile above the inscription. LT835 on the sail. This was the 2 1/2 ton longshore boat 'Rapid' (information Lowestoft Record Office). Herrington was one of five joint owners. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Herrington, Benjamin Age: 82 Date of Death: 1922 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Fisherman Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: Occupation given in 1871 census as fisherman Photographer: B. Tomlinson, P. Lacey
Memorial at Lady Franklin Bay, Nunavut, Canada commemorating Charles Paul, RN, and J.J. Hand, RN, d. 1876
Location
Lady Franklin Bay, Nunavut, Canada, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / of / C.W. PAUL A.B. / H.M.S. DISCOVERY / who departed this life / JUNE 29th 1876 / Aged 27 years / THY WILL BE DONE', ‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / of / J.J. HAND A.B. / who departed this life / JUNE 3RD 1876 / Aged 29 years / MAY HE REST IN PEACE / THE ABOVE MEN BELONGED TO THE NORTH GREENLAND SLEDGING / PARTY AND ARE INTERRED AT HALL'S REST POLARIS BAY'
Details
Type: Head board Materials: Wood
People
Hand, J. J. Age: 29 Date of Death: 3/6/1876 Cause of Death: Scurvy Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Paul, Charles Age: 27 Date of Death: 29/6/1876 Cause of Death: Scurvy Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: The two men died on Nares' Arctic Expedition 1875-6 and the head board was erected by their comrades.
Bibliography: Adolphus W. Greely 'Three Years of Arctic Service' (London, 1886) vol i, p. 359.
Brass plaque in St Mary’s Church, Netherbury, Dorset, dedicated to Lieutenant Arthur Hood RN d. 1775, Captain Alexander Hood RN d. 1798, and Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood d. 1814
Location
St Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset, England
Transcript
'To the Glory of God and in memory of three gallant Dorset sailors sons of Samuel Hood, Purser, Royal Navy, of Kingsland, Netherbury and Ann his wife. Lieutenant Arthur Hood RN (1733-1775) drowned whilst serving in the West Indies on board H.M.S Pomona. Captain Alexander Hood R.N. (1758-1798). Killed in the hour of victory while commanding H.M.S. Mars in her famous duel with the French ship L'Hercule and Admiral Sir Samuel Hood Bart K.B. K.S.K. sometimes M.P. for Bridport who served his country with great devotion under Lord Nelson at Santa Cruz (1797) and in command of H.M.S. Zealous at the glorious Battle of the Nile as well as at Rochfort (1806) where he lost his right arm. He was born at Kingsland 27 November 1762 and died while on active service at Madras, while commander-in-chief in the East Indies 24 November 1814'
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Type: Brass Materials: Brass Date Erected: 1914 Vessel: HMS Pomona, HMS Mars
Event
Battle of the Nile
Event Date
1798
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Hood, Arthur Age: Date of Death: 1775 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy Hood, Alexander Age: 40 Date of Death: 21/4/1798 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy Hood, Samuel Age: 52 Date of Death: 24/12/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Erected 1914, paid for by public subscription. Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 195, (Greenwich, 1987).
Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Bramshaw, Hampshire commemorating those from this parish lost in ‘Titanic’ 1912.
Location
St Peter's Church, Bramshaw, Hampshire, England
Transcript
[On border] ‘THERE SHALL BE NO MORE SEA (REV XXI:1)’ / ‘IN MEMORY OF / PERCY DEACON, AGED 17 YEARS, / WILLIAM DIBDEN, AGED 18 YEARS, / CHARLES HENRY DAVIES, AGED 19 YEARS, / AMBROSE HOOD, AGED 21 YEARS, / STANLEY GEORGE HICKMAN, AGED 21 YEARS, / LEONARD MARK HICKMAN, AGED 24 YEARS, / LEWIS HICKMAN, AGED 32 YEARS, / ALL OF THIS PARISH WHO WERE LOST IN THE WRECK / OF SS “TITANIC” ON APRIL 15 1912 THROUGH / COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG, IN THE ATLANTIC. / ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS.'
Davies, Charles Henry Age: 19 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Deacon, Percy Age: 17 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Dibden, William Age: 18 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Hickman, Stanley George Age: 21 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Hickman, Leonard Mark Age: 24 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Hickman, Lewis Age: 32 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Hood, Ambrose Age: 21 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: The sinking of the RMS 'Titanic' took place on the 14th April 1912. The 'Titanic' was on her maiden voyage heading from Southampton to New York when she struck an iceberg and foundered with the loss of some, 1,500+ lives. Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Brass plate in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Blandford Forum, Dorset, commemorating George Vince d. 1902
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Transcript
'ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES, SCHOOLFELLOWS AND FRIENDS, / TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE VINCE, A.B., R.N., / OF THE EXPLORING SHIP, DISCOVERY / A MEMBER OF THE EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS / UNDER CAPT. ROBERT F. SCOTT, R.N. / BORN AT BLANDFORD SEPT. 20, 1880. /DIED BY A FALL OVER AN ICE CLIFF INTO THE SEA / AT ROSS ISLAND MARCH 11, 1902 / THE ONLY ONE OF HIS SHIP'S COMPANY WHO LOST HIS LIFE'
Memorial at St George’s Church, Beckington, Somerset to Robert Emery Porch d. 1922 in the loss of Submarine ‘H 42’
Location
St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF MY HUSBAND / ROBERT EMERY PORCH. / (SUBMARINE COXSWAIN) WHO PERISHED AT SEA / MARCH 23RD 1922 / IN H.M. SUBMARINE H.42. / AGED 28 YEARS.', 'Only Good-Night Beloved', / 'ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE'
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Description: Inscribed with illustration of an H class submarine. Type: Plaque Position: South aisle Materials: Brass Vessel: H42
People
Porch, Robert Emery Age: 28 Date of Death: 23/3/1922 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Submarine Coxswain Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: H42 was sunk by accident during exercises off Gibraltar when she surfaced under the bows of the destroyer, 'HMS Versatile'. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Cardigan commemorating Thomas Harries Griffiths d. 1875 in the loss of the ‘Leading Star’
Location
St Mary's Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
Transcript
'...Also in loving memory of the above named Thomas Harries Griffiths who lost his life on board the brig Leading Star on a voyage from South Shields to Folkestone on or about the 28 November 1875 aged 40 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Graveyard Vessel: Leading Star
People
Griffiths, Thomas Harries Age: 40 Date of Death: 28/11/1875 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, London dedicated to Henry Orfeur d. 1856 and John Orfeur d. 1862
Location
Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park, London, England
Transcript
'The sea shall give up its dead', ' Sacred to the memory of Henry Orfeur, lost with all the crew, by the wreck of the schooner Invoice, in the Bristol Channel, Nov. 23, 1856, aged 23 years. Also John his brother, of the barque Geraldine, last heard of April 14, 1862, near the equator, aged 17 years'
Details
Vessel: Geraldine, Invoice
People
Orfeur, Henry Age: 23 Date of Death: 23/11/1856 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Orfeur, John Age: 17 Date of Death: 1862 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: Rev. Thomas B. Barker 'Abney Park Cemetery' (London, 1869) p.28.
Also of John Orfeur. d. 1862
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