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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander Forsyth Parr RN d. 1856

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Ann / the beloved wife of / Lieut Alexander Forsyth Parr / who departed this life / Oct 14th 1845 / aged 47 years / husband of the above / obit Nov. 9th 1856 / aged 70 / for 25 years a lieutenant of / this hospital'

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Parr, Alexander Forsyth
Age: 70
Date of Death: 9/11/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Haslar Hospital, Royal Navy

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / Ann / the beloved wife of / Lieut Alexander Forsyth Parr / who departed this life / Oct 14th 1845 / aged 47 years / husband of the above / obit Nov. 9th 1856 / aged 70 / for 25 years a lieutenant of / this hospital'",
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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 of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham, Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope d. 1963

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O. 1883-1963, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean 1939-1943, First Sea Lord 1943-1946'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of north wall

People

Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Age:
Date of Death: 1963
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
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).
Recorder: Mr P. Clissold, 1981

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O. 1883-1963, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean 1939-1943, First Sea Lord 1943-1946'",
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    "recorder": "Mr P. Clissold, 1981",
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Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Memorial at the Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon commemorating Samuel Grose, RN, d. 1919

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Samuel Grose, M.D. F.R.C.S. Staff Surgeon Royal Navy Late of this Parish Died Decr 12th 1919 Age 82 "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"'

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Description: Celtic cross on rectangular base. Kerbstones.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Churchyard

People

Grose, Samuel
Age: 82
Date of Death: 12/12/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Samuel Grose, M.D. F.R.C.S. Staff Surgeon Royal Navy Late of this Parish Died Decr 12th 1919 Age 82 \"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep\"'",
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St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool commemorating James Thomas d. 1861

Location

St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In memory of JAMES THOMAS, Pilot, who was accidentally drowned in the River Mersey, March 9th, 1861, aged 32 years. This stone was erected by his sorrowing wife in the hope of his joyful resurrection when the sea shall give up her dead'

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Type: Headstone
Position: South of church

People

Thomas, James
Age: 32
Date of Death: 9/3/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 2, p. 575.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon commemorating Charles Hooper d. 1856

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Charles son of Charles and Anne Hooper / who was drowned at sea, having been washed / overboard in a hurricane; in the performance / of his duty as boatswain of the ship / "Light of the Age" in Latitude 31 degrees South and Longitude 49 degrees West on his homeward-bound / voyage from Sydney on the 10th Day of April 1856 in the 29th year of his age. / His sorrowing parents in erecting this tablet / desire to record their grateful sense of the sympathy / shown by the Captain, officers, passengers and ship's crew / who generously contributed to present to his family a / Testimonial of their Regard and Esteem for him. / 'Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord; hear my voice, for there is mercy with thee / therefore shall thou be feared' / Psalm CXXX 1st & 4th'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Light of the Age

People

Hooper, Charles
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/4/1856
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Unknown

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Charles son of Charles and Anne Hooper / who was drowned at sea, having been washed / overboard in a hurricane; in the performance / of his duty as boatswain of the ship / \"Light of the Age\" in Latitude 31 degrees South and Longitude 49 degrees West on his homeward-bound / voyage from Sydney on the 10th Day of April 1856 in the 29th year of his age. / His sorrowing parents in erecting this tablet / desire to record their grateful sense of the sympathy / shown by the Captain, officers, passengers and ship's crew / who generously contributed to present to his family a / Testimonial of their Regard and Esteem for him. / 'Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord; hear my voice, for there is mercy with thee / therefore shall thou be feared' / Psalm CXXX 1st & 4th'",
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St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales

Headstone at St Cattwg’s Church, Port Eynon commemorating John Moran d. 1938

Location

St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales

Transcript

'In Memory of JOHN MORAN Able Seaman S.S. 'Glanrhyd' January 15th 1938'

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Description: Headstone, anchor and rope design carved above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Glanrhydd

People

Moran, John
Age:
Date of Death: 15/1/1938
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of JOHN MORAN Able Seaman S.S. 'Glanrhyd' January 15th 1938'",
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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 George Woodward, d. 1819

Location

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

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'Here rest the remains of George Woodward / late Comdr. of the ship 'Bengal' of Liverpool / who died on the 14th Nov. 1819 aged 29 years.

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Vessel: Bengal

People

Woodward, George
Age: 29
Date of Death: 14/11/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.171.

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  "transcript": "'Here rest the remains of George Woodward / late Comdr. of the ship 'Bengal' of Liverpool / who died on the 14th Nov. 1819 aged 29 years.",
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St Ouen's Cemetery, St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at St Ouen, Jersey commemorating Captain John A’Court d. 1926

Location

St Ouen's Cemetery, St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Captain John A'Court / Who passed away November 22nd 1926 / At La Port, L'Etacq, St Ouen'.

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Type: Gravestone
Materials: White marble
Vessel: Cutty Sark

People

A'Court, John
Age:
Date of Death: 22/11/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Willis & Sons

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Notes: Captain A'Court reputedly master of 'Cutty Sark' 1879-80.
Recorder: John Jean. Souete Jersiaise.

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  "transcript": "'Captain John A'Court / Who passed away November 22nd 1926 / At La Port, L'Etacq, St Ouen'.",
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All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Credence at All Hallows by the Tower, London dedicated to Captain Henry Tapprell Dorling RN d. 1868

Location

All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Details

Type: Credence south of altar
Position: St Francis Chapel

People

Dorling, Henry Taprell
Age: 85
Date of Death: 1968
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: RN

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St Mary's Church, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Memorial window in St Mary’s Church, Marlborough commemorating Alfred Henry Manders, Worcester cadet, d. 1865 in a boat accident

Location

St Mary's Church, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'AND BEGINNING TO SINK HE CRIED SAYING LORD SAVE ME / THEY CAME AND AWOKE HIM SAYING MASTER MASTER WE PERISH / HE SENT FROM ABOVE HE TOOK ME HE DREW ME OUT OF MANY WATERS. / IN MEMORY OF ALFRED HENRY ELDEST SON OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS MANDERS AND CATHERINE HIS WIFE / HE WAS DROWNED OFF ERITH WITH 9 OTHER CADETS OF THE OFFICERS TRAINING SHIP WORCESTER / BY THE OVERTURNING OF THE SHIPS BARGE / IN THE 14th YEAR OF AGE ON TUESDAY FEBy 28TH AD 1865'

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Description: The Ascension, Our Lord saving Peter on the Sea of Galilee, Christ asleep during the storm, the shipwreck of St Paul. The drowned boys are shown in white robes in the upper lights.
Type: Window
Artists: Michael O'Connor
Vessel: HMS Worcester

People

Manders, Alfred Henry
Age: 14
Date of Death: 28/2/1865
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Merchant officer cadet
Organisation:

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Notes: Window erected by Major Thomas Manders, the boy's father. Ten merchant officer cadets from HMS 'Worcester' drowned in a sailing accident.
Bibliography: 'The Builder' 6 May 1866, p 352; 'Morning Chronicle' 2 March 1865
Photographer: Roy Storm 2006

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  "transcript": "'AND BEGINNING TO SINK HE CRIED SAYING LORD SAVE ME / THEY CAME AND AWOKE HIM SAYING MASTER MASTER WE PERISH / HE SENT FROM ABOVE HE TOOK ME HE DREW ME OUT OF MANY WATERS. / IN MEMORY OF ALFRED HENRY ELDEST SON OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS MANDERS AND CATHERINE HIS WIFE / HE WAS DROWNED OFF ERITH WITH 9 OTHER CADETS OF THE OFFICERS TRAINING SHIP WORCESTER / BY THE OVERTURNING OF THE SHIPS BARGE / IN THE 14th YEAR OF AGE ON TUESDAY FEBy 28TH AD 1865'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters