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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Captain David Ross RN, HM Naval Yard, d. 1844

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel

People

Ross, David
Age:
Date of Death: 9/12/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: HM Naval Yard, Deal

Extra

Notes: Late of HM Naval Yard, Deal, Kent
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917)

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Charles Mason d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'CHARLES MASON / Ldg stoker H.M.S. 'Foresight' / died / 4th Nov 1909. Aged 30'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 240
Vessel: HMS Foresight

People

Mason, Charles
Age: 30
Date of Death: 4/11/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'CHARLES MASON / Ldg stoker H.M.S. 'Foresight' / died / 4th Nov 1909. Aged 30'",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Holman H.M. Naval Yard Police d. 1870

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOLMAN of H.M. Naval Yard Police Force, Hong Kong who departed this life on the 8th July 1870 aged 23 years'

Details

People

Holman, Joseph
Age: 23
Date of Death: 8/7/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Naval Yard Police Force

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOLMAN of H.M. Naval Yard Police Force, Hong Kong who departed this life on the 8th July 1870 aged 23 years'",
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St James's Church, Great Saling, Essex, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Great Saling, Essex, commemorating Admiral John Dick d. 1854

Location

St James's Church, Great Saling, Essex, England

Transcript

'In Memory of John Dick Esq. Admiral of the Blue many years magistrate and deputy lieutenant for this country. This tablet is erected by his affectionate children. He died at Southampton Sept 10th 1854, aged 76, and was buried in the cemetery there'

Details

People

Dick, John
Age: 76
Date of Death: 10/9/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs P.G. Ratcliff, 1979

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of John Dick Esq. Admiral of the Blue many years magistrate and deputy lieutenant for this country. This tablet is erected by his affectionate children. He died at Southampton Sept 10th 1854, aged 76, and was buried in the cemetery there'",
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Torryburn cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Memorial at Torryburn Cemetery, Dunfermline commemorating John Graham Ford d. 1925

Location

Torryburn cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Transcript

'In Loving Memory / of / My Dear Husband / JOHN GRAHAM FORD / Retired Shipmaster / Late of the Hudson Bay Co. / Who died 15th September 1925 / Aged 76 years / Also his sons / ALEXANDER HENDERSON / Who died 30th.October 1884 / Aged 3 years 10 months / CHARLES HENDERSON / Killed on active service Gallipoli / 26th. October 1915. Aged 25 years / And Thomas accidentally killed / Tecumseh, Canada. / 7th July 1920. Aged 42 years / Also/CATHERINE HENDERSON / Captain Ford's Widow / Who died 27th. December 1930 / Aged 80 years'

Details

Vessel: Discovery

People

Ford, John Graham
Age: 76
Date of Death: 15/9/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Hudson Bay Company

Extra

Notes: Commanded the 'Lady Head' 1891-1903, 'The Stork' 1904-05, 'Discovery' 1906-11. All Hudson Bay Co supply ships sailing between London and Charlton Island, James Bay.
Recorder: Ann Shirley 1992

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  "transcript": "'In Loving Memory / of / My Dear Husband / JOHN GRAHAM FORD / Retired Shipmaster / Late of the Hudson Bay Co. / Who died 15th September 1925 / Aged 76 years / Also his sons / ALEXANDER HENDERSON / Who died 30th.October 1884 / Aged 3 years 10 months / CHARLES HENDERSON / Killed on active service Gallipoli / 26th. October 1915. Aged 25 years / And Thomas accidentally killed / Tecumseh, Canada. / 7th July 1920. Aged 42 years / Also/CATHERINE HENDERSON / Captain Ford's Widow / Who died 27th. December 1930 / Aged 80 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Torryburn Cemetery, Dunfermline commemorating John Graham Ford d. 1925</p>",
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    "notes": "Commanded the 'Lady Head' 1891-1903, 'The Stork' 1904-05, 'Discovery' 1906-11. All Hudson Bay Co supply ships sailing between London and Charlton Island, James Bay.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Ann Shirley 1992",
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St James's Church, Shirley, Southampton, England

Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Shirley, Southampton, commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Bullen d. 1853

Location

St James's Church, Shirley, Southampton, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Bullen GCB GCH / who departed this life / July 2 1853 / aged 86 / His life was devoted to the service of his country, and he / received from his Sovereign many honours for the active / part taken in the glorious actions of Lords Duncan, / Howe, Collingwood and Nelson, this last tribute / of affection is placed here by his nephew / Richard Bullen'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Bullen, Charles
Age: 86
Date of Death: 2/7/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER: Biography
Bibliography: William O'Byrne 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary' (London, 1849) pp. 141-2; A.M. Broadley and R.G. Bartelot 'Three Dorset Captains at Trafalgar: Thomas Masterman Hardy, Charles Bullen, Henry Digby' (London, 1906) p. 258; Lawrence Phillips 'Captain of the oldest ship at Trafalgar', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 102, (Greenwich,1982).
Recorder: B C 2/3/1981

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Bullen GCB GCH / who departed this life / July 2 1853 / aged 86 / His life was devoted to the service of his country, and he / received from his Sovereign many honours for the active / part taken in the glorious actions of Lords Duncan, / Howe, Collingwood and Nelson, this last tribute / of affection is placed here by his nephew / Richard Bullen'",
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    "recorder": "B C 2/3/1981",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant John Wood Rouse RN d. 1857

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Rouse, John Wood
Age:
Date of Death: 22/5/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription only partly legible.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant John Wood Rouse RN d. 1857</p>",
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    "notes": "Inscription only partly legible.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Johnson d. 1859

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Thomas Johnson R.N. / Died 30th July 1859'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Johnson, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 30/7/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Johnson R.N. / Died 30th July 1859'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Johnson d. 1859</p>",
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Lifesaving

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Henry Sinclair, d. 1906

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John Henry Sinclair, Retired Chief Officer of Coastguard and for many years Hon Sec of Southwold Branch RNLI who passed peacefully away 9th October 1906 aged 87 years. Rebecca his wife died 28 Nov 1879 aged 58 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Sinclair, John Henry
Age: 87
Date of Death: 9/10/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Coastguard
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "transcript": "'John Henry Sinclair, Retired Chief Officer of Coastguard and for many years Hon Sec of Southwold Branch RNLI who passed peacefully away 9th October 1906 aged 87 years. Rebecca his wife died 28 Nov 1879 aged 58 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Henry Sinclair, d. 1906</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Reginald Streets RN d. 1907

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / REGINALD H. STREETS O.S. / H.M.S. TAMAR / A NATIVE OF / PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND / WHO WAS DROWNED / DEC 19, 1907 AGED 20 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN / ERECTED AS A MARK OF RESPECT BY / THE OFFICERS & SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.S. TAMAR'

Details

Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Tamar

People

Streets, Reginald H.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/12/1907
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / REGINALD H. STREETS O.S. / H.M.S. TAMAR / A NATIVE OF / PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND / WHO WAS DROWNED / DEC 19, 1907 AGED 20 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN / ERECTED AS A MARK OF RESPECT BY / THE OFFICERS & SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.S. TAMAR'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters