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

Photographer Amelia Gourley

Headstone in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Bracegirdle d. 1864

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / JAS. BRACEGIRDLE, / LATE CHIEF ENGINEER, BARQUE 'ETTERICK', / A NATIVE OF DEPTFORD / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, 7TH JANUARY, 1864, / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY A FEW FRIENDS / AS A MARK OF RESPECT'[footstone] 'J.B.'

Details

Description: Headstone and endstone. 'B' on the footstone reversed.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Vessel: Ettrick

People

Bracegirdle, James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 7/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

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Notes: Barque 'Ettrick' built 1862 at Harwich, 309 tons, destined voyage 1864 Harwich to China. The footstone of this memorial has since been dislodged by erosion of the hillside.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
Photographer: Amelia Gourley
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Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating Robert James d. 1931

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Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Robert James (Jimmy) accidentally lost his life on the SS Lingan Feby 1931 aged 17 years and was buried at Louisbourg, Canada'

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Vessel: SS Lingan

People

James, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1931
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: William Donnan 1973
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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 Charles Sadler, d. 1855

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

Transcript

‘In / Memory / of // Charles Sadler / Engineer S.S. Great Northern / who was accidentally drowned / close to Zanzibar / on 1st January 1855 / aged 31 years / "If thou shouldst call me to resign / what most thy prize, it ne'er was mine: / I only yield me what is thine: / Thy will be done” / This stone is erected by his sorrowing / mother as a last tribute of her affection'

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Description: White marble cross surrounded by metal box chain.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Great Northern

People

Sadler, Charles
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1/1/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Unknown

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All Saints Church, Stanton, Derbyshire, England

Memorial dedicated to Charles Taylor in Stanton, Derbyshire d. 1818

Location

All Saints Church, Stanton, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Charles Taylor Esq. / Surgeon in the Royal Navy. / Son of / John and Elizabeth Taylor / of Stanton in this Parish. / Being appointed / Surgeon, Mineralogist, and Botanist / to the first Sierra Leone Company. / He traveled through various parts of Africa / in search of knowledge and returned MDCCXCII, / Amply rewarded to his native country, / Which he continued to serve with fidelity / to the day of his death / the XXVIII day of November MDCCCXVIII / in the LVI year of his age'

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People

Taylor, Charles
Age: 55
Date of Death: 28/11/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1981
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St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral George Giffard d. 1925 and Commander Frederic Giffard RN d. 1913

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St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Admiral George A Giffard C.M.G. died 23rd Sept 1925, aged 76 years, and of his eldest son Frederic, Commander D.S.O., R.N., died 22 February 1913, aged 37 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave east wall

People

Giffard, George A.
Age: 76
Date of Death: 23/9/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Giffard, Frederic
Age: 37
Date of Death: 22/2/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating George Lawrence, RN d. 1807, Naval Storekeeper

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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'George Lawrence, Esq, October 31st 1807, in the 81st year of his age. Twenty-eight years Naval Storekeeper at Deal'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Lawrence, George
Age: 81
Date of Death: 31/10/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Storekeeper
Organisation:

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Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).
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St Michael's Church, Cropthorne, Wiltshire, England

Gravestone at  St Michael’s Church, Cropthorne commemorating James Williams Curtis d. 1877

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St Michael's Church, Cropthorne, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'SARAH LOUISA, wife of William Ayliffe, who died June 5th 1862 aged 46 years, also of PHILLIPIA MOORE, widow of the late Charles Moore, master mariner, and sister of the above, who died November 6th 1876 aged 54. Also of JAMES WILLIAMS CURTIS, son of the above, who died at Trinidad, West Indies Nov 17th 1877 aged 32 'Thy Will be done''

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: North wall of churchyard

People

Curtis, James Williams
Age: 32
Date of Death: 17/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: M.A. Jones
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Franklin Square, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Rest of the World

Statue in Hobart, Tasmania of Captain Sir John Franklin RN d. 1847

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Franklin Square, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'THIS STATUE OF / THE GREAT NAVIGATOR / REAR ADMIRAL SIR JOHN FRANKLIN / K.C.H: K.R: D.C.L: F.R.S. / WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN ACCOMPLISHING / THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE / IS ERECTED BY THE COLONISTS OF TASMANIA / IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / THEIR FORMER GOVERNOR. / BORN 16 APRIL 1786 / DIED 11 JUNE 1847'

Details

Description: Full-length figure in fur coat over uniform, anchor behind. On a tall plinth.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Artists: Matthew Noble

People

Franklin, John
Age: 61
Date of Death: 11/6/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Rogers, d. 1782.

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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of NATHANIELL ROGERS son of JOHN ROGERS he died December 22nd 1762 Aged 6 years. Also of the Above s'd JOHN ROGERS Master and Mariner who departed this life the 1st of August 1782 Aged 68 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Rogers, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 1/8/1782
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master and mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Captain Charles Burney RN d. 1887

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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'IN SACRED MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN / CHARLES BURNEY / R.N., C.B., / SUPERINTENDANT OF / THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL / GREENWICH / FROM AUGUST 1870 / TO JUNE 1887. / DIED 17TH JUNE 1887 / AGED 61 YEARS. / THOUGH YOUR SINS BE AS SCARLET / THEY SHALL BE WHITE AS SNOW / THOUGH THEY BE RED LIKE CRIMSON / THEY SHALL BE AS WOOL. / THOU WILT KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE / WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THEE / BECAUSE HE TRUSTETH IN THEE. / THIS STONE / WAS ERECTED BY / HIS FIVE SURVIVING CHILDREN / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / A DEVOTED FATHER'

Details

Description: Lid horizontal. Stone lead letters.
Type: Gravestone

People

Burney, Charles
Age: 61
Date of Death: 17/6/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Royal Navy

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Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe
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