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St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, England

Memorial in Plymouth dedicated to Rear-Admiral William Blight d. 1862

Location

St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, England

Transcript

'....Also Rear Admiral William Blight who having arduously and faithfully served his country peaceably closed his eyes in death on the 22nd July 1862 aged 77 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Blight, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 22/7/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On memorial to Louisa Antrium Blight, his wife.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bruton, Somerset, England

Memorial at Bruton, Somerset commemorating Captain William Berkeley RN  d. 1733

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bruton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'To the Memory / of the Honble Captain WILLIAM BERKELEY, / Second son of WILLIAM Lord BERKELEY of STRATTON / Who died Commander of His MAJESTY'S Ship the / TYGER, in his passage from the Coast of GUINEA / to the WEST INDIES, on the 25th of March 1733. / in the 33rd year of his Age, and was buried in the Ocean. / -Just, Generous, Steady, Intrepid, Gentle / Loved, Honoured, and Lamented by his Friends. / Eminently distinguished in his Profession:
/ Still serving his Country by his Example / -This monument was erected in the year 1749 / by his most Affectionate Brother / JOHN LORD BERKELEY of STRATTON'

Details

Description: Inscribed tablet on brackets with a tabernacle containing an urn above. The urn's socle is carved with martial trophies and flanked by fanning trophies.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Artists: Peter Scheemakers
Vessel: HMS Tyger

People

Berkeley, William
Age: 32
Date of Death: 25/3/1733
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe 'Peter Scheemakers', 'The Sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society' (1999) p. 225; 'The travels through England of Dr Richard Pococke' 'Camden Society' (1889) vol. ii, pp.150-51.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987
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St Peter's Church, Filton, South Gloucestershire, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Filton, South Gloucestershire commemorating Rear-Admiral Richard Poulden d. 1845

Location

St Peter's Church, Filton, South Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'UNDERNEATH / ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / RICHARD POULDEN, ESQ / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED / WHO DIED MARCH 16 1845 / AGED 81 YEARS / ALSO OF HARRIET, WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JANUARY 3 1845 / AGED 76 YEARS'

Details

Description: Foul anchor globe and laurel 'PER MARE PER TERRAM' carved below.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Poulden, Richard
Age: 81
Date of Death: 16/3/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: C. Pulsford
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Ernest Block, Able Seaman RN, d. 1914

Location

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

Transcript

'Wm E. Block died 13 Feb 1934 aged 77 / Ellen M Block 7 April 1936 aged 69. Also their sons Ernest George drowned at sea on H.M.S. Bulwark, in the Great War 26 Nov. 1914 Arthur (Peter) Block KIA 1939-45 War Frederick C Block'

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Bulwark'

People

Block, Ernest George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 26/11/1914
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Bulwark‘ exploded while anchored at Sheerness on the 26th November 1914 following the overheating of cordite charges that had been mistakenly placed adjacent to one of the ship's boiler rooms. Out of 750 souls aboard their were only 12 survivors of the unfortunate event.

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1967
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial in Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Baxter. d. 1867 and James Baxter d. 1868

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'BAXTER NOMAD / SIR ROBERT CALDER 1868 / 1867 Sacred to the memory of James Baxter, son of Captain William Baxter, of Findhorn, Morayshire, who was killed on board the ship NOMAD, of Findhorn, on the 28th. of August 1868, aged 16 years. / Also of the above Captain William Baxter, of the ship 'SIR ROBERT CALDER', of Findhorn, who was lost at sea, March 1867, aged 59 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Headstone 1.5
Vessel: Sir Robert Calder, Nomad

People

Baxter, William
Age: 59
Date of Death: 3/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Baxter, James
Age: 16
Date of Death: 28/8/1868
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: unknown
Organisation:

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Recorder: Martin Davies. April, 1985
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Bedford RN  d. 1900

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by the officers and men of H.M.S. 'Barfleur'. In memory of Edward C. BEDFORD, Armourer's Crew, drowned from H.M.S. 'Sandpiper' during a typhoon in Hong Kong Harbour November 10th 1900 aged 24 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, with a pillar at each edge, a foul anchor in relief above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Barfleur

People

Bedford, Edward C.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 10/11/1900
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Armourer's crew RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St James's Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in St James’s Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire commemorating Florence Barratt d. 1915

Location

St James's Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Florence Barratt, born at Swiftham 17 April 1894 Lost in the P & O Ship Persia near Port Said 30 Dec 1915'

Details

Vessel: SS Persia

People

Barratt, Florence
Age: 21
Date of Death: 30/12/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan. 1969
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St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, London, England

Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Rear-Admiral Joseph Bingham d. 1825

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, London, England

Transcript

'BENEATH THIS STONE / LIE THE REMAINS OF JOSEPH BINGHAM / REAR ADMIRAL / OF THE RED SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET / AND / COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS / IN THE EAST INDIES / TO WHICH STATION / HE WAS ABOUT TO PROCEED / WHEN HE WAS SEIZED / WITH A SUDDEN ILLNESS / WHICH TERMINATED HIS LIFE / ON 10TH DECEMBER 1825 / HE WAS BORN 30 NOVEMBER 1769'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Crypt

People

Bingham, Joseph
Age: 55
Date of Death: 1825
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 1769-1825. Commander in Chief East Indies.
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St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Keverne, Cornwall dedicated to Joseph Henry Barker d. 1881

Location

St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Joseph Henry son of Joseph Barker of Falmouth drowned in the foundering of the SS Jackel off Padstow November 10 1881 aged 33'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Jackel

People

Barker, Joseph Henry
Age: 33
Date of Death: 10/11/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: D. Saunders 1993.
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St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire commemorating Admiral Sir John Beresford d. 1844

Location

St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF/ SIR JOHN POO [SIC] BERESFORD, BARONET / KCB. CCH. CCTS. / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / WHO DIED AT BEDALE HALL IN THIS COUNTY / OCTOBER 2nd 1844 AGED 80 YEARS / "A GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN PRECIOUS OINTMENT / AND THE DAY OF DEATH THAN THE DAY OF ONE'S BIRTH" / ECCL; VII . VER 1'

Details

Description: Curved pediment with acroteria, a cornice carved with a Greek wave paptern below. Rope twist carved acros a shelf below the inscription tablet. The tablet is supported by brackets carved with scallop shells.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle south wall
Materials: Black and white marble
Artists: J. Seeley

People

Beresford, John Poo
Age: 80
Date of Death: 2/10/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: Mrs. Wanda Reynolds. 18/08/2008
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