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Grimsby Central Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Window in Grimsby Central Hall commemorating the officers and crew of the steam trawler ‘Sheldon’ lost 1953

Location

Grimsby Central Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'ST PETER Patron saint of Fishermen', 'In memory of the Officers and Crew who were serving in the / S.T. Sheldon when she was lost in a heavy gale on Saturday 31st / January 1953 on her way from Grimsby to the Faroe Fishing Grounds / Their names are recorded below / T.R. Beesley, Skipper / R.T.Beesley, Mate / H.V. Wass, Ch. Eng. / B. Cullen, 2nd Eng. / H.Hess, Dk Hand / S.B. Blastland, Dk Hand / C.A. Robinson, Dk Hand / J.W. Swinson, Dk Hand / G.H. Young, Dk. Hand / T. Bell Trimmer / K. Barrett, Trimmer / S. Carlton, Trimmer / J. Hopward, Trimmer / S. King, Cook'

Details

Description: The window depicts St Peter clad in a short tunic and holding a net, seagulls behind. Below, a profile portrait of the trawler within a border of shells and fish. The names of the men are on panes bordered by fishing net. A lighthouse is placed at the bottom of the window.
Type: Window
Position: Fisherman's and Seaman's Memorial Chapel
Materials: Glass
Date Erected: 1954
Artists: G.E.R. Smith, A.K. Nicholson
Vessel: Sheldon

People

Barrett, K.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation:
Beesley, T. R.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trawler Skipper
Organisation:
Beesley, R.T.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Bell, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation:
Blastland, S.B.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Deck hand
Organisation:
Carlton, S.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation:
Cullen, B.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trawlerman
Organisation:
Hess, H.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trawlerman
Organisation:
Hopward, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Trimmer
Organisation:
King, S.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation:
Robinson, C.A.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Deck hand
Organisation:
Swinson, J.W.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Deck hand
Organisation:
Wass, H.V.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief engineer
Organisation:
Young, G.H.
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1953
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Deck hand
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Steam trawler 'Sheldon' lost radio contact and was presumed lost with all hands. The window was erected by her owners, Sir Thomas Robinson & Son at a cost of £150. It was originally placed in the Bethel Mission, Cleethorpes.
Bibliography: Alan J Worton 'The Fisherman's and Seaman's Memorial Chapel' (leaflet)
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man commemorating John Dawson d. 1828

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In memory of / John DAWSON of Douglas Mariner / who departed this life the 24th / January 1828 aged 62 yrs / also two children of the above / Catherine died July 26th 1821 / aged 12 years / Robert died April 12th 1825 / aged 8 years / Also Margaret Dawson / relict of the above'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Dawson, John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 24/1/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating George Keone, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1819

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'This Monument is erected by an afflected sister / to the Memory of an only and beloved / brother, George Benjamin Keone, / Departed his life on board the 'Sophia' Pilot / Schooner, March 27th, 1819, aged 31 years / 'Jesus saith unto her, thy brother shall rise again - John IIV, 23"

Details

Vessel: Sophia

People

Keone, George Benjamin
Age: 31
Date of Death: 27/3/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.162.
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St Mary's Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff commemorating Albert Leconby Ward d. 1928, Channel Pilot

Location

St Mary's Church, Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Albert Leconby Ward / (Channel Pilot) / the beloved husband of / Rosina Mary Ward / who died August 13th 1928, aged 38 years / God's great gift-remembrance.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite

People

Ward, Albert Laconby
Age: 88
Date of Death: 13/8/1928
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Tablet at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Attenborough commemorating Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren d. 1822

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / THE RIGHT HONBLE ADMIRAL / JOHN BORLACE WARREN, BART / G.C.B. AND GUELPH. / HE DIED 22ND FEBR. 1822. AGED 69 / AND WAS BURIED AT SHETTON AUDLEY / OXFORDSHIRE'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall of aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Warren, John Borlase
Age: 69
Date of Death: 22/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Funeral hatchment with full armorial bearings above monument. DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Munday 1981
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Thomas Gurr, d. 1838 in the wreck of  the ‘Raj Ranee’

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In Memory of Mr. Thomas Gurr, Master Pilot / who was lost by the wreck of the Ship / Raj Ranee on the eastern reef, on the 1st August / 1838, aged 45 years, 4 months and 12 days / He was a loving and affectionate husband / My Saviour shall my soul restore / And raise me from my dark abode, / My flesh and Soul shall part no more, but dwell forever near my God. / This tablet is inscribed by his disconsolate / wife, Maria Gurr.'

Details

Vessel: Raj Ranee

People

Gurr, Thomas
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/8/1838
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.164.
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St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Headstone in Topsham, Devon commemorating Thomas Randle d. 1851, Trafalgar veteran

Location

St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

'THOMAS RANDLE WHO WAS FOR MANY YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY HAVING SERVED IN SEVERAL SHIPS AND AS QUARTERMASTER ON BOARD THE VICTORY. JAN 2nd 1851 AGED 78'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Outside west wall of south transept
Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Randle, Thomas
Age: 78
Date of Death: 2/1/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Replica of the original which was broken by a mower. A.B. on 'Victory's' muster roll. DOSSIER.
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating crew of the Lifeboat ‘Aldeburgh’, which capsized with the loss of seven crew members on 7th December 1899

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'ON DECEMBER 7TH 1899, IN RESPONSE TO / SIGNALS OF DISTRESS A CREW OF 18 BRAVE / MEN MANNED A LIFEBOAT "ALDEBURGH" / WHICH WAS SPEADILY LAUNCHED IN THE TEETH OF / AN EASTERLY GALE AND A HEAVY ROLLING SEA / AT DUTY'S CALL TO RESCUE OTHERS; / WITH THEIR OWN LIVES IN THEIR HANDS, / THESE BRAVE MEN WENT AFLOAT WHEN ALAS! / THE BOAT CAPSIZING SEVEN OF THEM MET THEIR / END AND LIE BURIED HERE. / BY A LARGE FUND PROMPTLY RAISED TO PROVIDE / FOR THOSE THUS SUDDENLY BEREFT, AS WELL AS / BY THE MONUMENT, FELLOW TOWNSMEN AND / FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, NEAR AND FAR PAID TRIBUTE / TO AN EXAMPLE OF NOBLE SELF-FORGETFULNESS' [Individual crosses] 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN BUTCHER / AGED 52 / 'DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY', 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES CRISP / AGED 51 / 'GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN', 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / THOMAS MORRIS / AGED 38 / ' I WILL TRUST AND NOT BE AFRAID', 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / WALTER GEORGE WARD / AGED 37 / 'THY WILL BE DONE', 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / HERBERT WILLIAM DOWNING / AGED 23 / 'IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH', 'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / JAMES MILLER WARD / AGED 21 / 'THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM', ''IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / ALLAN ARTHURS EASTER / AGED 26 / 'GOD IS LOVE'.

Details

Description: A cross on top of a large rock on which are carved, lifejackets, coiled rope, a lifebuoy and blocks. Seven individual marble crosses have leaded inscriptions to the casualties.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble
Artists: R. Andre
Vessel: Aldeburgh

People

Butcher, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Crisp, Charles
Age: 51
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Downing, Herbert William
Age: 23
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Easter, Allan Arthurs
Age: 26
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Morris, Thomas
Age: 36
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Ward, Walter
Age: 33
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI
Ward, James Miller
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/12/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboatman
Organisation: RNLI

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Memorial in Chichester Cathedral to Admiral Swinton Colthurst Holland d. 1922

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Details

Description: Wall tablet with arms.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sailor's Chapel west wall

People

Swinton, Colhurst Holland
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1922
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1844.
Recorder: Mrs S.F. Palmer 1981
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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating officers and crew of HMS ‘Scout’ who died 1837-38

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED / IN GRATEFUL REGARD FOR THE KINDNESS OF CAPTN. ROBT. CRAIGIE, AND / IN MEMORY OF / THE UNDERNAMED OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. SCOUT, / WHO DIED, WHILST SERVING OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA, / FROM THE YEAR 1836, TO THE YEAR 1839. / CHARLES BALDWYN DYKE ACLAND, / FIRST LIEUTENANT, MAY 10th 1837, AGED 26; / THOMAS COLE, ASSISTANT SURGEON, MAY 6th 1838, AGED 27: / JAMES NORRIS, GUNNER, AND JOHN CASS, CARPENTER'S MATE, / WERE BURIED AT COMFORT COVE, IN THE ISLAND OF ASCENSION: / HENRY MANSFIELD COLLEGE MATE, MAY 6th 1838 AGED 21; / RICHARD B WEST, CAULKER; GEORGE JONES, CAPTAIN'S COXWAIN; / JAMES MORRIS, GUNNER'S CREW, HENRY ADAMS, JOHN AINON, A.B. / JAMES CULVERWELL, RICHARD BURTON, PRIVATE MARINES: / DAVID HOWIESON. GEORGE HAVARD, JOSEPH WESTCOMBE, / JOHN GILES, JAMES BRAY, JOHN BRISON, BOYS OF THE FIRST CLASS / AND JOHN REED BOY OF THE SECOND CLASS, / WERE BURIED AT SIERRA LEONE / JAMES SMITH, PRIVATE MARINE AND TOM ROSS, LANDSMAN, / WERE BURIED AT PRINCES ISLAND / NELSON LOCKER, MATE, APRIL, 22nd 1837, AGED 24; JOHN SMITH, GUNNER, JAMES RICHARDSON, QUARTER MASTER; / JOHN PEARSON, SHIP'S COOK, SAMUEL WEBB, CAPTAIN, MAIN TOP: / W.J. WATSON, CARPENTER'S MATE, MARK G NOBLE, A.B. / JAMES FOSWELL, JOHN DISON, PRIVATE MARINES / TOM FREEMAN, ORD SEAMAN, JOHN CHAPMAN, AND JOHN PURNAM, BOYS / WERE BURIED AT SEA. / "THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD WHICH WERE IN IT: AND DEATH AND THE GRAVE / DELIVERED UP THE DEAD WHICH WERE IN THEM; AND THEY WERE JUDGED EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS" REVELATIONS,XX-13 / "THE DEAD SHALL HEAR THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD: AND THEY THAT HEAR SHALL LIVE" JOHN V - 25 / "THE DEAD SHALL HEAR THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD: AND THEY THAT HEAR SHALL LIVE" JOHN V - 25 / "FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, SO IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE" 1 COR XV - 22'

Details

Description: Marble tablet in wooden frame. A cross above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Wood, marble
Vessel: HMS Scout

People

Acland, Charles Baldwin Dyke
Age: 26
Date of Death: 10/5/1837
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: 1st Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Adams, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ainon, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Bray, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Brison, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 2nd Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cass, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Chapman, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cole, Thomas
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/5/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Culverwell, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Dison, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Foswell, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Freeman, Tom
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Giles, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Havard, George
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howieson, David
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jones, George
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain's coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy
Locker, Nelson
Age: 24
Date of Death: 22/4/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mansfield, Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/5/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Morris, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner's crew
Organisation: Royal Navy
Noble, Mark G.
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Norris, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Pearson, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's cook
Organisation: Royal Navy
Purnam, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Reed, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Landsman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Richardson, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ross, Tom
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Landsman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, James
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Smith, John
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Watson, W. J.
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Webb, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Maintop
Organisation: Royal Navy
West, Richard B.
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Caulker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Westcombe, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Scout' engaged in suppressing the slave trade during this commission.
Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford
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