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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Memorial at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Alton Wishart RN died 1913

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘To . my . dearest . / . Husband . / . Alton . Wishart . / . Lieutenant . RN . / . who . died . on . / . August . 16th . 1913 . / . at . the . R.N. Hospital . / . Stonehouse . as . the . result . of . an . accident . aged . 26 . / . an . officer . and . a . / gentleman . / . without . fear . and . / . without . reproach . / . Amor . Nunquam . Moritur .’

Details

Description: Stone Celtic cross . The inscription on a bronze plaque fixed to the shaft with a bronze wreath above. The grave with kerbs.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone and bronze

People

Wishart, Alton
Age: 26
Date of Death: 16/8/1913
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected by his widow - Rosalind Mary Wishart (formerly Fouracre).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘To . my . dearest . / . Husband . / . Alton . Wishart . / . Lieutenant . RN . / . who . died . on . / . August . 16th . 1913 . / . at . the . R.N. Hospital . / . Stonehouse . as . the . result . of . an . accident . aged . 26 . / . an . officer . and . a . / gentleman . / . without . fear . and . / . without . reproach . / . Amor . Nunquam . Moritur .’",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Gravestone in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery commemorating Vice-Admiral Harry Woodfall Brent died 1911

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL / HARRY WOODFALL BRENT / BORN 19 AUGUST 1834 / DIED 27 FEBRUARY 1911’

Details

Description: Low stone, tomb, carved with coils of rope, inscription in lead letters.
Type: Tomb
Materials: Stone

People

Brent, Harry Woodfall
Age: 77
Date of Death: 27/2/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Memorial at Haslar Royal Naval Hospital commemorating Captain Gervis Taylor Byrne RMLI died 1897.

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘CAPT. JERVIS BYRNE / R.M.L.I. / WHO DIED OF WOUNDS / RECEIVED AT THE CAPTURE OF BENIN CITY / MARCH 24 1897 / ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY / BY HIS COMRADES’

Details

Description: A carved cross and inscription scroll on a heap of rocks. A cross formerly stood on a plinth at the end - this is now broken. The grave has kerbs and is surrounded by chains and concrete posts.
Type: Monument
Materials: Stone

Event

Benin Expedition

Event Date

1897

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Byrne, Gervis Taylor
Age: 35
Date of Death: 24/3/1897
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘CAPT. JERVIS BYRNE / R.M.L.I. / WHO DIED OF WOUNDS / RECEIVED AT THE CAPTURE OF BENIN CITY / MARCH 24 1897 / ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY / BY HIS COMRADES’",
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St Swithin's Church, Bath, England

Wall tablet at St Swithin’s Church, Walcot, Bath commemorating Sir Edward Berry died 1831

Location

St Swithin's Church, Bath, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR EDWARD BERRY, BARONET, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND MILITARY ORDER / OF THE BATH, / AND REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE 13TH OF FEBRUARY 1831 / IN THE 63RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICES OF SIR EDWARD BERRY / ARE RECORDED IN THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY. / HE WAS THE FRIEND AND COMPANION OF LORD NELSON, UNDER WHOSE COMMAND / HE FOUGHT AT THE BATTLES OF ST VINCENT, THE NILE AND TRAFALGAR; / HE COMMANDED H.M. SHIP AGAMEMNON AT THE BATTLE OF ST DOMINGO, AND WAS HONORED BY HIS SOVEREIGN WITH THREE [italics] MEDALS , / FOR GREAT NAVAL VICTORIES /"BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE, BE NOT AFRAID, NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED, / FOR THE LORD THY GOD IS WITH THEE WHITHER THOU GOEST." JOSH. ., CHAP. 1 VER. 9. / ALSO / TO DAME LOUISA HENRIETTA BERRY / HIS WIDOW / BORN 10TH JULY 1779 / DIED MAY 1856.'

Details

Description: Marble wall tablet. Arms above inscription with three Naval Gold Medals and Order of the Bath. Motto: 'AD ALTIORA'.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Berry, Edward
Age: 63
Date of Death: 13/2/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Hore ‘Nelson’s Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials’ p. 108 (Barnsley, 2015)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR EDWARD BERRY, BARONET, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND MILITARY ORDER / OF THE BATH, / AND REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE 13TH OF FEBRUARY 1831 / IN THE 63RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICES OF SIR EDWARD BERRY / ARE RECORDED IN THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY. / HE WAS THE FRIEND AND COMPANION OF LORD NELSON, UNDER WHOSE COMMAND / HE FOUGHT AT THE BATTLES OF ST VINCENT, THE NILE AND TRAFALGAR; / HE COMMANDED H.M. SHIP AGAMEMNON AT THE BATTLE OF ST DOMINGO, AND WAS HONORED BY HIS SOVEREIGN WITH THREE [italics] MEDALS , / FOR GREAT NAVAL VICTORIES /\"BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE, BE NOT AFRAID, NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED, /  FOR THE LORD THY GOD IS WITH THEE WHITHER THOU GOEST.\" JOSH. ., CHAP. 1 VER. 9. / ALSO / TO DAME LOUISA HENRIETTA BERRY / HIS WIDOW / BORN 10TH JULY 1779 / DIED MAY 1856.'",
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St Leonard's Church, Seaford, East Sussex

Wall tablet at St Leonard’s Church, Seaford, East Sussex commemorating Rear-Admiral James Walker d. 1831

Location

St Leonard's Church, Seaford, East Sussex

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES WALKER, ESQUIRE / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED, / AMOST BRAVE AND DISTINGUISHED OFFICER, / WHO SERVED, FOUGHT AND CONQUERED WITH, RODNEY, HOWE, DUNCAN, ST VINCENT, / AND THE IMMORTAL NELSON: / IN THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF CAMPERDOWN HE COMMANDED / THE MONMOUTH , IN THAT OF COPENHAGEN THE ISIS; / AND AFTER SERVING HIS KING AND COUNTRY / FOR FIFTY FIVE YEARS / WITH CONSPICUOUS VALOUR, ZEAL, SKILL AND FIDELITY, / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT BLATCHINGTON, JULY 13TH 1831 / IN THE 67TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MANY VIRTUES / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW.,

Details

Description: Wall tablet in the form of a sarcophagus in relief.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Monmouth, Isis

Event

Napoleonic Wars

People

Walker, James
Age: 67
Date of Death: 13/7/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Walker also has a tomb in Seaford Churchyard carved with and anchor and trident in relief.
Bibliography: Peter Hore ‘Nelson’s Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials’ p. 96 (Barnsley, 2015)

JSON

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St Petroc's Church, South Brent, Devon, England

Memorial at St Petroc’s Church, South Brent, Devon, England commemorating Admiral William Cuming d. 1824

Location

St Petroc's Church, South Brent, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL WILLIAM CUMING / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / JUNE THE XXTH MDCCCXXIV / AGED LXIV / AND OF GRACE HIS WIFE / WHO DIED XXXTH MARCH MDCCCXXVIII / AGED LXXI'

Details

Description: Female figure mourning over an urn on a plinth, a laurel branch behind. The inscription on carved draped cloth below.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Marble

People

Cuming, William
Age: 64
Date of Death: 20/6/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Hore 'Nelson's Band of Brothers : Lives and Memorials' p. 64 (Barnsley, 2015)

JSON

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  "location": "St Petroc's Church, South Brent, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL WILLIAM CUMING / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / JUNE THE XXTH MDCCCXXIV / AGED LXIV / AND OF GRACE HIS WIFE / WHO DIED XXXTH MARCH MDCCCXXVIII / AGED LXXI'",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich, London, Engand

Plaque on the mausoleum in the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Masterman Hardy d. 1839

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich, London, Engand

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR THOMAS MASTERMAN / HARDY Bt, GCB / Vice Admiral of the Blue / 1769-1839 / Flag-captain and friend of / Horatio Viscount Nelson / Governor of Greenwich Hospital / 1834-1839 / Hic jacet sepultus / England expects that every man / will do his duty'

Details

Description: Plain wall tablet with peaked top.
Type: Wall plaque
Position: Wall of mausoleum

People

Hardy, Thomas Masterman
Age: 70
Date of Death: 20/9/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Hore 'Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials' p. 21 (Barnsley, 2015).

JSON

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  "id": "M6618",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich, London, Engand",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR THOMAS MASTERMAN / HARDY Bt, GCB / Vice Admiral of the Blue / 1769-1839 / Flag-captain and friend of / Horatio Viscount Nelson / Governor of Greenwich Hospital / 1834-1839 / Hic jacet sepultus / England expects that every man  / will do his duty'",
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Dereham Cemetery, Dereham, Norfolk, England

Memorial at Dereham Cemetery, Dereham, Norfolk commemorating John Craske, 1943

Location

Dereham Cemetery, Dereham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

’TO THE GLORY OF GOD JOHN CRASKE / ENTERED INTO REST AUGUST 26TH 1943’ / ‘RESTING'

Details

Description: Mosaic of white whale created from white chippings within a background of grey chippings

People

Craske, John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 26/8/1943
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman & Artist
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Craske was born in Sheringham, Norfolk in 1881. He began deep-sea fishing with his father and brothers at the age of 14 years. In 1917, Craske was conscripted into the army but was invalided out with influenza. His doctor prescribed sea air and embroidery. Craske created numerous paintings and embroideries, including a large scale embroidery of the Dunkirk landing, now in the Norwich Castle Museum. Other works by Craske are in the Sheringham Museum, Norfolk.

His grave was restored by the artist’s great nephew, Trevor Craske and his wife Liz in 2020

JSON

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All Saints Church, Moreston, Norfolk, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Morston, Norfolk commemorating William Pells, d. 1843

Location

All Saints Church, Moreston, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘To / the Memory of / WILLIAM PELLS. / (of this Parish) / Aged 12 Years / who was drowned on / the Stiffly Sands / on the night of Aug. / 23 1843 /'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Pells, William
Age: 12
Date of Death: 23/8/1843
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘To / the Memory of / WILLIAM PELLS. / (of this Parish) / Aged 12 Years / who was drowned on / the Stiffly Sands / on the night of Aug. / 23 1843 /'",
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All Saints Church, Moreston, Norfolk, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Moreston, Norfolk commemorating Andrew Herbert Athill, d. 2005

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All Saints Church, Moreston, Norfolk, England

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‘ANDREW / HERBERT / ATHILL / 21 May 1920 / 17 August 2005'

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Description: Headstone with relief carving of a sailing yacht
Type: Headstone

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Athill, Andrew Herbert
Age: 85
Date of Death: 17/8/2005
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Major, Sailing Instructor & Oyster Grower
Organisation: Self Employed

Extra

Notes: Major Andrew Athill established a sailing school at Morston in 1952

Photographer: P Lacey

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