Memorial at All Saints and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk commemorating Charles Lincoln, d. 1895
Location
All Saints and St Margaret's Church, Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'In Loving Memory of / Charles Edward / Lincoln / the beloved husband of / Sarah Elizabeth Lincoln / who nobly lost his life in trying to save / the crew of the 'Joachim Christian’ / May 17th 1895 / aged 28 years'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: Churchyard Vessel: Joachim Christian, Vanduara
People
Lincoln, Charles Edward Age: 28 Date of Death: 17/5/1895 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Mate; Fisherman Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Notes: Mate of the smack ‘Vanduara', Charles Lincoln, and the 3rd hand, Thomas Bowling, were sent to the assistance of the vessel, 'Joachim Christian’ of Rostock in the smack's boat, and afterwards were found drowned. Bibliography: 'The Times' 20 and 21 May 1895.
Gravestone in Cornwall dedicated to Robert McCreedy d. 1898
Location
St Martin's Church, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of Robert McCREEDY late coastguard Looe who died 22nd August 1898 aged 57 years also Alexander his son who died on board H.M.S. Magnificent at VIGO November 7th 1896 aged 18. Also William his son who died at ADEN hospital 31 August 1898 aged 26'
Details
Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Magnificent
People
McCreedy, Robert Age: 57 Date of Death: 22/8/1898 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: HM Coastguard McCreedy, Alexander Age: 7/11/1896 Date of Death: 18 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating Charles Thomson Pratt d. and Claud Vowles Pratt d. 1911
Location
Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ISAAC CHARLES PRATT / WHO DIED MARCH 5TH 1884 / AGED 39 YEARS/ ALSO OF MATHILDE / SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO FELL SLEEP AUGUST 23RD 1890 / AGED 15 YEARS / ALSO OF / CHARLES THOMPSON / ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE WHO WAS DROWNED OFF / THE COAST OF BRAZIL IN A GALLANT ENDEAVOUR TO / SAVE THE LIVES OF HIS SHIPMATES DECEMBER 29TH 1905 / ALSO OF / CLAUD VOWLES / THE SON OF THE ABOVE WHO WAS DROWNED OFF CAPE VILANO / APRIL 10TH 1911 / DEEPLY LAMENTED BY THEIR MOTHER.'
Details
Description: A vase of flowers carved above the inscription. Type: Gravestone Materials: Stone
People
Pratt, Charles Thompson Age: Date of Death: 29/12/1905 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Pratt, Claud Vowles Age: Date of Death: 10/4/1911 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Vault in St George’s Church, Douglas, Isle of Man, commemorating Sir William Hillary d. 1847, founder of the RNLI
Location
St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man
Transcript
'TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF / LIEUT. COLONEL SIR WILLIAM HILLARY, BT. / OF YORKSHIRE, ESSEX AND THE ISLE OF MAN / LIEUTENANT TURCOPOLIER OF THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM. / BORN 1771. DIED 1847 / SOLDIER, AUTHOR, PHILANTHROPIST. / HE FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 1824 THE ROYAL NAVAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION / AND IN 1832 BUILT THE TOWER OF REFUGE IN DOUGLAS BAY. / FEARLESS HIMSELF IN THE WORK OF RESCUE FROM SHIPWRECK HE HELPED SAVE 305 LIVES / AND WAS THREE TIMES AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL OF THE INSTITUTION FOR GREAT GALLANTRY. / WHAT HIS WISDOM PLANNED AND POWER ENFORCED / MORE POTENT STILL HIS GREAT EXAMPLE SHOWED. THOMSON'
Details
Description: Vault covered by a slab and enclosed by railings, with the badge of the RNLI on the side of the structure. Type: Vault Position: Churchyard
People
Hillary, William Age: 76 Date of Death: 5/1/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist Organisation: Royal National Lifeboat Institutions
Extra
Notes: On the centenary of the RNLI in 1924 the Hillary vault was restored, and the inscription added. Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 133; Robert Kelly 'For those in Peril: The Life and times of Sir William Hillary the founder of the R.N.L.I.' (1979, Douglas), pp.140-142. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Wall tablet at Dunbar Parish Church commemorating Lieutenant Sydenham Wylde RN and five seamen of the coastguard, who died in 1845 during a lifesaving attempt.
Location
Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUT. SYDENHAM WYLDE, R.N.; / WILLIAM LUCAS, / CHIEF BOATMAN / OF THE COASTGUARD SERVICE; / PETER DARG, / DAVID DARG, / WILLIAM MILLER / AND WILLIAM CLEMENTS SEAMEN / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / ON THE 20TH AUGUST 1845 / IN BRAVELY AND DEVOTEDLY / BUT ALAS! UNSUCCESSFULLY / ENDEAVOURING TO RESCUE A WRECKED FISHERMAN / FROM A ROCK / AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE HARBOUR / THIS TABLET / WAS ERECTED BY THE COMMUNITY / OF DUNBAR AND VICINITY'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Western boundary wall of the churchyard Materials: Limestone
People
Clements, William Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Darg, David Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Darg, Peter Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Lucas, William Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief boatman Organisation: Coastguard Miller, William Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Wylde, Sydenham Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1845 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: James Miller 'The History of Dunbar, from the earliest records to the present time, with a description of the ancient castles and picturesque scenary on the borders of East Lothian' (Dunbar,1859) pp. 213, 301-3; 'The Scotsman' (23 August 1845). Recorder: John Steele 1988; Bryan Hughes Photographer: Juliette Fleming
Wall tablet in St Hilda’s Church, South Shields commemorating George Tindle d. 1849
Location
St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'GEORGE TINDLE / PILOT / WHO, WITH NINETEEN OTHER / WAS UNFORTUNATELY DROWNED / BY THE UPSETTING OF THE LIFE BOAT / ON THE 4TH DECEMBER 1849 / IN ATTEMPTING TO SAVE THE LIVES / OF THE CREW OF THE SHIP BETSY / WRECKED OFF THE HERD SAND / AGED 46 YEARS'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: End of Nave
People
Tindle, George Age: 46 Date of Death: 4/12/1849 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Window at St Mary’s Church, Harrow on the Hill dedicated to Sub-Lieutenant William Adams Dukes RN d. 1872
Location
St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, London, England
Transcript
'Out of the deep / have I called unto / Thee O Lord. / Lord hear/my voice / (Psalm 130:2)', 'And beginning to sink Peter cried saying Lord save me and / immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him (St Matthew 14: 30-31)', 'To the glory of God and in memory of / William Adams Jukes R.N. eldest son / of Augustus Jukes Esq. of St Catherines.' [Tablet] 'In memory of / Sub: Lieutenant William A. Jukes, R:N: aged 22 years, / late of Her Majesty's Ship Ariadne / who was drowned at sea, on the eighth of March 1872, / with nine others of a boats crew, in a gallant attempt / to save the life of a shipmate who had fallen overboard. / This window is erected by his Brother Officers, to /record their deep regret at his loss, and warm admiration of his heroic conduct'
Details
Description: Window depicts Christ walking on the water. Type: Window Position: South aisle south wall Artists: Burlisston & Grylls Vessel: HMS Ariadne
People
Jukes, A. Age: 22 Date of Death: 8/3/1872 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Cross in Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating William A. Jukes, William J. Talbot, Richard Bailey, John Renouf, William Heany, John S. Squires, Felix Richardson, James C. Hewson, Sam Blackburn, Ed. Holland, and Richard Thomas Ord, all dying due to the capsize of a boat in 1872
Location
Kingston Cemetery, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / SUB LIEUT WILLM A JUKES / SUB LIEUT WM J TALBOT / RICHARD BAILEY COXSN OF CUTTER / ORDINARY SEAMEN / JOHN RENOUF, WILM HEANEY / JOHN S SQUIRE, FELIX RICHARDSON / JAMES C HEWSON, SAM BLACKBURN / ED. HOLLAND, RICH'D H. THOMAS ORD 2ND CLASS / LATE OF H.M.S. ARIADNE WHO ON THE 8TH MARCH 1872 OFF THE COAST OF / PORTUGAL WHEN THE SHIP WAS PROCEEDING TO GIBRALTAR WERE CAPSIZED / IN HER CUTTER AND DROWNED WHILE BRAVELY ATTEMPTING / IN A HEAVY SEA TO RESCUE AN UNFORTUNATE SHIPMATE WHO HAD FALLEN OVERBOARD / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY OF THE ARIADNE / TO RECORD THEIR ADMIRATION OF THE HEROIC EFFORTS MADE BY THE GALLANT / OFFICERS AND CREW UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREEM PERIL AND EXPRESS / THE GREAT GRIEF FELT BY ALL HANDS ON BOARD AT THEIR UNTIMELY FATE'
Details
Description: Cross with anchor. Type: Cross Vessel: HMS Ariadne
People
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Wall monument in Madingley, Cambridgeshire to Commander Charles Cotton RN d. 1828
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER CHARLES COTTON R.N. WHO DIED ON BOARD H.M.S. ZEBRA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THE ELEVENTH OF FEBRUARY 1828 / IN THE TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF HIS AGE, / AND WAS INTERRED NEAR THE PRATIQUE CHURCH AT MALTA, WHERE A MONUMENT ERECTED BY / HIS OFFICERS AND MEN, ATTESTS, WITH THEIR OWN GRIEF THEIR DEEP SENSE OF HIS LOSS TO THE SERVICE. / HE WAS THE YOUNGEST SON OF SIR CHARLES COTTON BART. / AND HAVING EMBRACED HIS FATHERS PROFESSION HE DISPLAYED THAT ZEAL AND TALENT / WHICH SECURED HIM THE HIGHEST APPROBATION OF HIS COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND / THE CONFIDENCE OF THOSE WHO SERVED WITH HIM. / HIS DEATH WAS OCCASIONED BY A FEVER RESULTING FROM THE FATIGUES OF AN ARDUOUS SERVICE, / IN THE COURSE OF WHICH HE WAS EMINENTLY CONSPICUOUS IN RESCUING THE CREW OF H.M.S. CAMBRIAN OFF CARABUSA IN THE ISLAND OF CANDIA. / TO HIS AMIABLE QUALITIES IN PRIVATE LIFE, TO THE GENUINE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART, AND THE / FRANKNESS OF HIS DISPOSITION, THE AFFECTIONATE REGRET OF MANY FRIENDS, AND THE DEEP AND LASTING SORROW OF HIS NEARER CONNECTIONS, BEAR AMPLE TESTIMONY: NOR DOES RELIGION CONDEMN THEIR GRIEF / AS SHE TEACHES THEM NOT TO "SORROW AS MEN WITHOUT HOPE" AND POINTS TO A REUNION / IN A WORLD WHERE DEATH AND TEARS AND SEPARATION SHALL BE NO MORE. / THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY HIS AFFLICTED MOTHER.'
Details
Description: Grey marble background on which is a white marble column in relief with an urn on top and a wreath on the side. The prow of a ship is shown to the left. The column rests on a rock on which are sea shells and a sword wrapped in its belt. Type: Wall monument Materials: Marble Artists: Richard Westmacott Vessel: HMS Zebra
People
Cotton, Charles Age: 58 Date of Death: 11/2/1828 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Commander RN, died on board HMS 'Zebra'. Buried Pratique church, Malta. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2001
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