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St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Andrew’s Church, Colyton, Devon commemorating Commander Henry Wilson, HEIC, d. 1810

Location

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon, England

Transcript

'In full Assurance of the Resurrection of the Dead; / Near this place lieth the Body of / CAPT. HENRY WILSON / Who commanded the Hon.ble East India Company`s Packet, the Antelope, / when wrecked on the Pelew islands, in August, 1783; / and was wonderfully preserved with the Ship`s Company, / amongst Strangers, in a land, unfrequented and unknown. / He departed this life May 11th 1810; Aged 70 Years. / READER! / Reflect on thy Life, and the Days which are past,and/ thou wilt most assuredly see Cause to acknowledge, that/ THERE IS A GOD, / Who governeth the Earth, and observeth the Actions and ways of / MEN, and that THOU / hast had frequent Occasions, wherein to declare with the / PATRIARCH JACOB / "Surely the LORD is in this PLACE and I knew it not" / Genesis xxviii ver xii'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: 'Antelope'

People

Wilson, Henry
Age: 70
Date of Death: 11/5/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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  "transcript": "'In full Assurance of the Resurrection of the Dead; / Near this place lieth the Body of / CAPT. HENRY WILSON / Who commanded the Hon.ble East India Company`s Packet, the Antelope, / when wrecked on the Pelew islands, in August, 1783; / and was wonderfully preserved with the Ship`s Company, / amongst Strangers, in a land, unfrequented and unknown. / He departed this life May 11th 1810; Aged 70 Years. / READER! / Reflect on thy Life, and the Days which are past,and/ thou wilt most assuredly see Cause to acknowledge, that/ THERE IS A GOD, / Who governeth the Earth, and observeth the Actions and ways of / MEN, and that THOU / hast had frequent Occasions, wherein to declare with the / PATRIARCH JACOB / \"Surely the LORD is in this PLACE and I knew it not\" / Genesis xxviii ver xii'",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, commemorating Commander Thomas Poynting, HEIC, d. 1783

Location

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

Transcript

'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'

Details

Vessel: Resolution

People

Poynting, Thomas
Age: 53
Date of Death: 28/8/1783
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.72

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  "transcript": "'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'",
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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating Rear Admiral Edward Walpole Browne d. 1846

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of / Mary Fuller wife of / Rear Admiral / Edward Walpole Browne / and da. of the late William BOYS Esq., of Sandwich; / ob. 27th of Sept., 1837, / Aged 68 yrs. / Edward Walpole BROWNE., Rear Admiral of the Red / b. Jan. 16th A.D. 1766, / ob. at Spittal, Durham, Oct. 15th, A.D. 1846. /

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave

People

Browne, Edward Walpole
Age: 80
Date of Death: 15/10/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See DOSSIER for details of arms.

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  "location": "Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'S.M. of / Mary Fuller wife of / Rear Admiral / Edward Walpole Browne / and da. of the late William BOYS Esq., of Sandwich; / ob. 27th of Sept., 1837, / Aged 68 yrs. / Edward Walpole BROWNE., Rear Admiral of the Red / b. Jan. 16th A.D. 1766, / ob. at Spittal, Durham, Oct. 15th, A.D. 1846. /",
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St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Memorial plaque at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury GCB, GCVO, KCSI, RN d.1914

Location

St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, / G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I. / Born Aug: 27th 1846, in Rothsay, New Brunswick, / After serving his country for 52 years in the Royal Navy / He made his home at Homewood in this neighbourhood / and died on May 18th 1914, being at that time / Mayor of Tenterden. / This tablet is erected in loving remembrance by his widow / Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, C.B.E., daughter of John Middleton, Esq: / "The glory which Thou gavest me, I have given them" / John XVII 22'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: brass

People

Drury, Charles Carter
Age:
Date of Death: 18/5/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Brass Plaque erected by his widow, Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, CBE.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

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  "location": "St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, / G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I. / Born Aug: 27th 1846, in Rothsay, New Brunswick, / After serving his country for 52 years in the Royal Navy / He made his home at Homewood in this neighbourhood / and died on May 18th 1914, being at that time / Mayor of Tenterden. / This tablet is erected in loving remembrance by his widow / Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, C.B.E., daughter of John Middleton, Esq: / \"The glory which Thou gavest me, I have given them\" / John XVII 22'",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
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Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Gravestone in Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating John Robarts VC d. 1888

Location

Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / JOHN ROBARTS V.C. R.N. / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE E.V. ROBARTS / WHO DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1888 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM CECIL ROBARTS ...'

Details

Description: Gothic gravestone carved with flowers and flanked by pillars.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Robarts, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 17/10/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Died of heart disease.

JSON

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  "id": "M1060",
  "location": "Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / JOHN ROBARTS V.C. R.N. / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE E.V. ROBARTS / WHO DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1888 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM CECIL ROBARTS ...'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in the Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Robert Friend Samson d. 1861

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF JOHN WILLIAM SAMSON / WHO DIED OF THE 27TH DAY OF / JANUARY 1862 / AGED 46 YEARS / ALSO OF ROBERT FRIEND SAMSON / HIS SON WHO DIED AT NASSAU / IN THE SCHOONER RHODA OF / SALCOMBE ON THE 8TH DAY OF / OCTOBER 1861 AGED 16 YEARS / ALSO OF CATHERINE GILARD / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3RD 1876 / AGED 57 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard 236.15 row. 2nd in from ledge
Vessel: Rhoda

People

Samson, Robert Friend
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/10/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY / OF JOHN WILLIAM SAMSON / WHO DIED OF THE 27TH DAY OF / JANUARY 1862 / AGED 46 YEARS / ALSO OF ROBERT FRIEND SAMSON / HIS SON WHO DIED AT NASSAU / IN THE SCHOONER RHODA OF / SALCOMBE ON THE 8TH DAY OF / OCTOBER 1861 AGED 16 YEARS / ALSO OF CATHERINE GILARD / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3RD 1876 / AGED 57 YEARS'",
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    "recorder": "Lyn Collins",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating James Chignell, RN, d. 1867

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James Chignell / H.M.S. High Flyer / died / 10 July 1867'

Details

Description: Marble plaque set into concrete cross.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble, concrete
Vessel: HMS High Flyer

People

Chignell, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/7/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, Hampshire, dedicated to Admiral John Moresby d. 1922

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL JOHN MORESBY / AND OF HIS DAUGHTER GLADYS MORESBY / GOD IS LOVE'

Details

Description: Plain stone tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave

People

Moresby, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1922
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Explored the Coast of New Guinea, including the site of Port Moresby.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2018

JSON

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  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL JOHN MORESBY / AND OF HIS DAUGHTER GLADYS MORESBY / GOD IS LOVE'",
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    "notes": "Explored the Coast of New Guinea, including the site of Port Moresby.",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 2018",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George A. Rockett RN d. 1891

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of George A. Rockett, late Petty Officer R.N., who was killed by falling into the dock at Kowloon November 4th 1891 when serving as a seaman on board the R.M.S. 'Empress of China'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Empress of China

People

Rockett, George A.
Age:
Date of Death: 4/11/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of China' passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1891 by Naval Construction and Armament Co, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M220",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of George A. Rockett, late Petty Officer R.N., who was killed by falling into the dock at Kowloon November 4th 1891 when serving as a seaman on board the R.M.S. 'Empress of China'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Kemp Felgate, Master d.1887

Location

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

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory of / Mariner / Kemp Felgate, / master mariner / who died 13 Aug 1887 / Aged 56 / "They that go down to the sea in ships/ that do business in great waters / these see the works of the Lord and / His wonders in the deep" / Sarah Mary Ann / his wife / who died 16 April 1914 / aged 81 / Rest in Peace'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Felgate, Kemp
Age: 56
Date of Death: 13/8/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'In / Loving Memory of / Mariner / Kemp Felgate, / master mariner / who died 13 Aug 1887 / Aged 56 / \"They that go down to the sea in ships/ that do business in great waters / these see the works of the Lord and / His wonders in the deep\" / Sarah Mary Ann / his wife / who died 16 April 1914 / aged 81 / Rest in Peace'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters