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'
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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:
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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
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:
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
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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.162.
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.'
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
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Notes: Funeral hatchment with full armorial bearings above monument. DOSSIER. Recorder: John Munday 1981
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.
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
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Notes: Replica of the original which was broken by a mower. A.B. on 'Victory's' muster roll. DOSSIER.
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
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Notes: Sighted 2008. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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
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Notes: HMS 'Scout' engaged in suppressing the slave trade during this commission. Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997 Photographer: Colette Bassford
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
