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Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough, Kent, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough, Kent commemorating Admiral Thomas Young Greet d.1947

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Queenborough, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of Thomas Young Greet Esquire, / late of this borough who departed this life on the 26th day of December / 1829 in the eleventh year of his mayoralty and the 66th year of his age. / Also to the memory of Ann, wife of the above... (d.21 Oct 1838). / Admiral Thomas Young Greet, / grand nephew of above died September 25th 1947, aged 93 years'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Position: Graveyard

People

Greet, Thomas Young
Age: 93
Date of Death: 25/9/1947
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Ann Shirley 1994
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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
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Plaque in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton commemorating Captain Cecil Irby Prowse RN d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Queen Mary

Event

Battle of Jutland 1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Prowse, Cecil Irby
Age: 49
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Marble plaque to Brigadier General C.B. Prowse DSO refers to his elder brother Captain C.I. Prowse RN of HMS 'Queen Mary' who went down with his ship at the Battle of Jutland May 31st 1916 aged 49.
Recorder: David Saunders
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St Nicholas Church, Burton in Wirral, Cheshire, England

Plaque in Burton in Wirral, Cheshire  dedicated to Andrew Boyd d. 1874

Location

St Nicholas Church, Burton in Wirral, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'Andrew Boyd Baird of Paisley who died at sea May 22nd 1874 aged 31 years. Erected by the owners of the barque Maravilla of Liverpool of which he had command previous to his death'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: Maravilla

People

Baird, Andrew Boyd
Age: 31
Date of Death: 22/5/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 32.
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Swanage, Dorset, England

Wall monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Swanage, commemorating Joseph Edmonds d. 1794, James Edmonds d. 1794, and John Edmonds d. 1794

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Swanage, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / JOSEPH EDMONDS / Commander of the DEFIANCE of 24 Guns / Whose Bravery in conquering a French / Ship of Superior Force in 1758 was / generously rewarded by the Underwriters and Merchants of the City of LONDON / He died at Swanage 26th September 1794 / Aged 74 Years / And PRISCILLA his Wife an affectionate Mother / to their Children she died 11th March 1801 Aged 75 / The Monument Placed here as a testimony / of Filial Affection and Gratitude. / To the Memory of / JAMES Eldest son of / JOSEPH & PRISCILLA EDMONDS / Commander of the NEW ALBION / Died at Jamaica 5th July 1794 / Aged 53 Years / Also of / JOHN Youngest Son of / the said JOSEPH & PRISCILLA / Commander of the DORSET / Who was killed Gallantly defending his Ship / against the French off the Island of Cuba / 21 October 1794 / Aged 29 Years'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus flanked by cherubs, with relief of naval engagement on the front placed above the inscription tablet. The family arms on an obelisk-shaped backing plate above the sarcophagus.
Type: Wall monument
Vessel: Defiance, Dorset, New Albion

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Edmonds, Joseph
Age: 74
Date of Death: 26/9/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Edmonds, James
Age: 53
Date of Death: 5/7/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Edmonds, John
Age: 29
Date of Death: 21/10/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Monument removed from old church.
Bibliography: 'An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset'' vol. iii, part 2, p. 292 (London, 1970); J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 193 (Greenwich,1987).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
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Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Michael Austin, RN Boatswain d. 1844 and George Daysh Austin,  Assistant Surgeon RN  d. 1836

Location

Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Thomas Fitzherbert Austin / son of Michael & Mary Ann Austin / who departed this life / 28 June 1825 / aged 14 years. / Also John William Rawlinson / son of / the Revd John Samuel Rawlinson decd / 21st August 1826, Aged 11 months and 13 days. / Jane Fitzherbert Austin / Daughter of the above / Michael and Mary Ann Austin / Died June 29th 1827 AET 18 / Mary Ann Austin / Mother of the above Thomas and Jane, / Died on the 10th December 1829 / Aged 51 years / Also of George Daysh Austin / Assistant Surgeon of H.M. Mary and member of / The Royal College of Surgeons, London / son of the above / Michael and Mary Austin, / who died 6th June 1836 aged 27 years / also of Mr Michael Austin / who died 1st June 1844, aged 72 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Mary

People

Austin, Michael
Age: 72
Date of Death: 1/6/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy
Austin, George Daysh
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/6/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 23; Rear Adm J.A.L. Myers 'The rating's son who became an admiral', 'The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society' vol. 39, pp. 268-9.
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Hove cemetery, Hove, Sussex, England

Hove, Sussex, place of burial of Admiral George Granville Randolphe d. 1907

Location

Hove cemetery, Hove, Sussex, England

Details

People

Randolph, George Granville
Age:
Date of Death: 16/5/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Window in Portsmouth Cathedral dedicated to Admiral Bertram Ramsay d.1945

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

[Left] 'IN MEMORY OF ADMIRAL / SIR BERTRAM RAMSEY / KILLED IN ACTION 1945 WHO / COMMANDED THE SEABOURNE FORCES / AT DUNKIRK 1940' [Right] 'AND NORMANDY 1944 / HERE ARE REMEMBERED / ALSO THOSE UNDER HIS / COMMAND WHO WERE KILLED / DURING THESE OPERATIONS'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Lower windows of transept

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Ramsay, Bertram Home
Age: 61
Date of Death: 2/1/1945
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1883. Commanded sea-bourne forces at Dunkirk 1940 and Normandy 1944. Buried at St German en Laye near Paris. He was killed in a fatal plane crash in 1945.
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to William Rundle d. 1886

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / memory of / WILLIAM HENRY RUNDLE / late of / HMS Boscawen / son of / John and Eliz'th Rundle / of Lelant Cornwall / who died Nov'r 10th 1886 / Aged 16 1/2 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 315
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Rundle, William Henry
Age: 16 1/2
Date of Death: 10/11/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Thomas Forshaw d. 1855

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Thomas Forshaw drowned October 1855 with the upsetting of a boat whilst attempting to land off Lagos, West Coast of Africa age 51'

Details

People

Forshaw, Thomas
Age: 51
Date of Death: 10/1855
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 685. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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