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St Alban’s Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Plaque in St Albans Cathedral to Francis A. Grimston, RN d. 1895

Location

St Alban’s Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

‘Sacred to the memory of / Francis A. Grimston Esqr. Midshipman of H.M.S. “Bonaventure” / who died of typhoid fever at Mauritius. / 19 August 1895, aged 18. / Beloved by all his shipmates. / This tablet is erected by his brother Officers, in affectionate remembrance.’

Details

Description: Brass wall plaque, with gothic lettering picked out in red. It has a rope twist border, with loops at the corners.
Type: Brass
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Bonaventure

People

Grimston, Francis A.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1895
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St Mary's Church, Belstead, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Belstead, Suffolk, commemorating Admiral Sir Robert Harland, RN d. 1784

Location

St Mary's Church, Belstead, Suffolk, England

Transcript

Beneath / this Stone lieth the Remains of / Vice-Adm Sir Robert Harland Bart / who died February 21, 1784 / Aged 69. / And of his Wife Susannah / who died February 7, 1805 / Aged 72. / Also of their two Daughters / Frances / married to Count Edward Dillon, / who died October 23, 1777 / Aged 25, / And Marianne Dorothy / married to the Hon.ble Gen Dalrymple / and Mother to the Earl of Stair / the 7th Earl, who died October 28, 1785 / Aged 29.

Details

Description: Black marble tombstone
Vessel: HMS Tilbury, HMS Nottingham, HMS Monarch, HMS Essex, HMS Conqueror, HMS Princess Louisa

Event Category

War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years’ War

People

Harland, Robert
Age: c. 69
Date of Death: 1784
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral Sir Robert Harland was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station. He went on to become First Naval Lord in 1782 and full Admiral in 1782.

Bibliography: Some Suffolk Church notes: East Anglian : or, Notes and queries on subjects connected with the counties of Suffolk, Cambridge, Essex and Norfolk; Norwich Vol. 7, (Jan 1898): 266-268.

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St Peter’s Church, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Robinson RN, d. 1864

Location

St Peter’s Church, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / To the Memory of / CHARLES DOUGLAS ROBINSON ESQRE / Formerly Lieutenant Royal Navy, / Third Son of the Above / Sir George Best Robinson, Baronet, / He died at Christ Church New Zealand on the / 18th of April, 1864, Aged 36 Years. / He brought down my strength in my journey : and / shortened my days. Psalm. CH.23.'

Details

Description: White marble wall tablet
Type: wall tablet
Materials: marble

People

Robinson, Charles Douglas
Age: 36
Date of Death: 18/04/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Pippa Lacey

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St Mary’s Church, Lawford, Essex, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Lawford, Essex commemorating Harold Bache, d. 1893

Location

St Mary’s Church, Lawford, Essex, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / HAROLD GORDON / WILLIAM BACHE / 1893 - 1965 / MASTER MARINER AND PRIEST / RECTOR OF LAWFORD / 1961 - 1965 / VICAR OF HARWICH / 1952 - 1961 / AND / BARBARA / ROBERTSON BACHE / 1914 - 2008 / TEACHER OF ENGLISH / SIR ANTHONY DEANE SCHOOL / 1957 - 1974 // “FOLLOW AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS, GODLINESS, / FAITH, LOVE, PATIENCE, MEEKNESS. / FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH. / LAY HOLD OF LIFE ETERNAL. / WHEREUNTO THOU ART ALSO CALLED."'

Details

People

Bache, Harold Gordon William
Age: c.72
Date of Death: 1965
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: Pippa Lacey

JSON

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St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia commemorating Cymbeline Alonzo Edric Huddart RN d. 1899

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CYMBELINE ALONSO EDRIC HUDDART R.N. OF HMS DORIS, SOUTH AFRICAN STATION. /YOUNGEST BELOVED SON OF LOIS AND JAMES HUDDART, BORN AT MELBOURNE / 6 JANUARY 1881, KILLED IN ACTION / AND BURIED AT GRASPAN, CAPE COLONY ON 25 NOV 1899. CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS C.S.C. /WAS POSTHUMOUSLY CONFERRED BY THE KING. It is with deep regret that I have to report the / death of Midshipman Huddart, who behaved magnificently / and still advanced after he had been twice wounded until he was finally struck down mortally wounded. / The Queen read with feelings of admiration and pride / the record by his commanding officer of / the noble conduct of the sailor, whose heroic but / untimely death Her Majesty deeply regrets. The Doris sent one of the most gallant boys that / ever lived, Midshipman Huddart, who charging up the / hill at Graspan continued to advance after he had / been twice wounded, and at last fell mortally hurt / in the moment of victory. /Excerpt from speech to the First Lord of the Admiralty / Royal Academy Banquet 5th May…/ Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God’

Details

Description: Gothic wall tablet. Arms above inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

Event

Boer War 1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Huddart, Cymbeline Alonso Edric
Age: 18
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Church of St John the Baptist, Shenstone, Staffordshire, England

Gravestone at St John the Baptist, Shenstone commemorating Admiral Sir William Parker d. 1866

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Shenstone, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

‘Here resteth the body of William Parker, Admiral of the Fleet, Born 1st December 1781 / Died 13th November 1866 / “Looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life”’

Details

Description: Slab on plinth with a cross in relief, the inscription on the edge.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Parker, William
Age: 85
Date of Death: 13/11/1866
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died of bronchitis. The photograph also shows grave markers to other members of the Parker family. With the viewer facing the church, William Parker's grave is to the left of that of his wife. There are three stained glass windows in the church dedicated to Admiral Parker's memory.
Recorder: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2019
Photographer: Louise Branch 2018

JSON

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Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

The Nile clumps – trees planted to commemorate the Battle of the Nile 1798

Location

Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

Details

Description: Seventeen clumps of trees remaining of those planted by Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensbury possibly to commemorate the battle of the Nile.
Materials: Trees

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

Extra

Bibliography: Alison Reijman 'Club Members visit the Nile Clumps', 'The Kedge Anchor' Autumn 2018 pp. 35-36

JSON

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All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Ledger commemorating Admiral Sir William Cornwallis d. 1819 and Captain John Whitby d. 1806

Location

All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Transcript

[Information plaque] 'Admiral Sir William Cornwallis GCB / 20 February 1744 - 5 July 1819 / Captain John Whitby / 7 October 1774 - 7 April 1806 / Mary Anne Theresa Whitby / 18 December 1783 - 5 August 1850 / Erected by / Milford on Sea Historical Record Society / and the 1805 Club'. [Ledger] In Memory of / JOHN WHITBY Esq. / Son of the REV. THOS. WHITBY of Cresswell Hall / STAFFORDSHIRE / [Born 7th October 1774] / He was promoted to the rank of / POST CAPTAIN IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / [on the 29 April 1793 ] and departed this life / on the 7th of April 1806.'

Details

Description: Ledger on brick plinth.
Type: Ledger
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone, brick

People

Cornwallis, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 5/7/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Whitby, John
Age: 32
Date of Death: 7/4/1806
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cornwallis requested that his grave should not be marked. Whitby's tomb restored by the 1805 Club 2019.
Bibliography: 'The Kedge Anchor' Autumn 2018 p. 31.
Photographer: Patricia Barber

JSON

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Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Memorial at Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers, Devon commemorating Samuel Brokensha RN d. 1839

Location

Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / SAMUEL BROKENSHA / MASTER IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 30TH DECEMBER 1839 / Thy flesh shall slumber in the ground / Till the last trumpet's joyful sound:n/ Then burst the chains with sweet surprize, / And in thy saviour's image rise / ERECTED BY HIS ONLY SURVIVING SON'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War; 1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Brokensha, Samuel
Age: 68
Date of Death: 30/12/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: 'The Kedge Anchor' p. 15 (Autumn 2018); Nigel Hughes 'Samuel Brokensha, Master RN', 'Trafalgar Chronicle' 2016 pp.196-217
Recorder: Nigel Hughes; Pat Barber

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  "location": "Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / SAMUEL BROKENSHA / MASTER IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 30TH DECEMBER 1839 / Thy flesh shall slumber in the ground / Till the last trumpet's joyful sound:n/ Then burst the chains with sweet surprize, / And in thy saviour's image rise / ERECTED BY HIS ONLY SURVIVING SON'",
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St Michael’s Parish Church, Rendham, Suffolk

Memorial gravestone at St Michael’s Parish Church, Rendham, Suffolk commemorating Margaret Godefroy, RN d.1970 and Captain Jack Godefroy, RN d. 1989

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St Michael’s Parish Church, Rendham, Suffolk

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TO / THE MEMORY OF / MARGARET ROSINA / GODEFROY / DIED 17TH JUNE 1975 / AGED 62 YEARS. / WAR-TIME NAVAL OFFICER / LOCAL HISTORIAN / COMMUNITY WORKER / SHE SAW THE WORK OF GOD IN HER FELLOW MEN AND SO SERVED THEM / AND OF HER HUSBAND / CAPTAIN JACK GODEFROY / M.B.E. / DIED 13TH MARCH 1989 / AGED 76 YEARS. HE CARED ABOUT PEOPLE

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Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

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Godefroy, Margaret Rosina
Age: 62
Date of Death: 17/06/1975
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Officer, Naval Historian
Organisation: Royal Navy
Godefroy, Jack McLellan
Age: 76
Date of Death: 13/03/1989
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Photographer: Helen Payne, 2018

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  "content": "<p>Memorial gravestone at St Michael’s Parish Church, Rendham, Suffolk commemorating Margaret Godefroy, RN d.1970  and Captain Jack Godefroy, RN d. 1989</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26290\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Godefroy-Rendham-HP-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Godefroy-Rendham-HP-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Godefroy-Rendham-HP.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" /></p>",
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    "event":"World War II",
    "date": "",
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