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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Plaque at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames commemorating Commander Edward John Brooks RN d. 1870

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God And in Memory of / Edward John Brooks R.N. Commander of H.M.S. Ringdove / Who Was Accidentally Drowned In Yedo Bay 7th Dec. 1870, / And Was Buried At Yokohama, Japan, Aged 36 Years. / "Thy Judgements Are Like the Great Deep"'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Jesus Chapel
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Ringdove

People

Brooks, Edward John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 7/12/1870
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P M Blackett Barber, 3 July 1998

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  "transcript": "'To the Glory of God And in Memory of / Edward John Brooks R.N. Commander of H.M.S. Ringdove / Who Was Accidentally Drowned In Yedo Bay 7th Dec. 1870, / And Was Buried At Yokohama, Japan, Aged 36 Years. / \"Thy Judgements Are Like the Great Deep\"'",
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    "recorder": "P M Blackett Barber, 3 July 1998",
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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Cross at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating Harold Sidney Watson RNR d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'Harold Sidney Watson R.N.R., who gave his life at sea in the Great War 20 January 1918 aged 43 years'

Details

Description: Large celtic cross.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Watson, Harold Sidney
Age: 43
Date of Death: 20/1/1918
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Harold Sidney Watson R.N.R., who gave his life at sea in the Great War 20 January 1918 aged 43 years'",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Francis Overman d. 1867

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Overman, Francis
Age: 29
Date of Death: 24/6/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at sea off Cape of Good Hope.

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Francis Overman d. 1867</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain William Simpson of Liverpool d. 1890

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Captain / William Simpson / of Liverpool / Who died April 18th 1890 / Aged 66 years / To live in the hearts we leave behind / is not to die / R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Simpson, William
Age: 66
Date of Death: 18/4/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Captain / William Simpson / of Liverpool / Who died April 18th 1890 / Aged 66 years / To live in the hearts we leave behind / is not to die / R.I.P.'",
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    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
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St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon, commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SCHANK ESQ ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET, FILLED BY HIS ABILITY ZEAL AND INTEGRITY, RAISED HIMSELF TO THE HIGHEST RANK IN HIS PROFESSION AND CLOSED AN HONOURABLE LIFE AFTER A SERVICE OF SIXTY YEARS ON 6TH FEBRUARY 1823 AGED 83 [?]. ALSO OF MARGARET HIS WIDOW WHO DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1843 AGED 83'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: North transept
Materials: Portland stone

People

Schank, John
Age: 83
Date of Death: 6/2/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Council for Christian Care 1994

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SCHANK ESQ ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET, FILLED BY HIS ABILITY ZEAL AND INTEGRITY, RAISED HIMSELF TO THE HIGHEST RANK IN HIS PROFESSION AND CLOSED AN HONOURABLE LIFE AFTER A SERVICE OF SIXTY YEARS ON 6TH FEBRUARY 1823 AGED 83 [?]. ALSO OF MARGARET HIS WIDOW WHO DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1843 AGED 83'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon, commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Council for Christian Care 1994",
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}

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Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Headstone in the Memorial Garden next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, commemorating John Thomas Maybank d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'IHS / John Thomas Maybank / Ordinary seaman / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 19 years'

Details

Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines.
Type: War Graves Commission headstone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Maybank, John Thomas
Age: 19
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

JSON

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  "id": "M4665",
  "location": "Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'IHS / John Thomas Maybank / Ordinary seaman / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 19 years'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in the Memorial Garden next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, commemorating John Thomas Maybank d. 1916</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain M.T. Morton 1981",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World

Tomb in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, Australia commemorating Captain Everard Home RN d. 1853

Location

Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Senior Officer Australian Station, died on board H.M.S. Calliope' [Inscription barely legible]

Details

Description: Flat topped tomb.
Type: Tomb
Vessel: HMS Calliope

People

Home, Everard James
Age: 55
Date of Death: 1/11/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Andrew F.C. David 'British Naval Officers commemorated in a Sydney churchyard', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 76, p. 226, (Greenwich, 1990).

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  "id": "M3229",
  "location": "Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Senior Officer Australian Station, died on board H.M.S. Calliope' [Inscription barely legible]",
  "content": "<p>Tomb in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, Australia commemorating Captain Everard Home RN d. 1853</p>",
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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

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.

Details

Vessel: Bengal

People

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

Extra

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

JSON

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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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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Memorial gravestone at Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall commemorating James Thorrington d. 1881

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM NOALL, / WHO DIED MARCH 1ST / 1900 / AGED 82 YEARS. / ALSO OF JAMES THORRINGTON HIS SON / WHO WAS DROWNED ON A VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDIES / 10TH JANUARY 1881, / AGED 17 YEARS / BRIGHT IS THEIR GLORY NOW, / BOUNDLESS THEIR JOY ABOVE / WHERE ON THE BOSOM OF THEIR GOD / THEY REST IN PERFECT LOVE / ALSO OF ELIZABETH, HIS WIDOW / WHO DIED 4TH NOVEMBER, 1902 / AGED 74 YEARS. / THE LIFE THAT KNOWS NO ENDING THE TEARLESS LIFE IS THERE. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH THEIR DAUGHTER / WHO DIED DECR. 29 1928 / AGED 71 YEARS / PEACE PERFECT PEACE'

Details

Description: Anthemion motif carved above the inscription.

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate

People

Noall, James Thorrington
Age: 17
Date of Death: 10/1/1881
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Also of his wife Elizabeth and father Willaim. d. 1902 and d. 1900.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "5498",
  "id": "M5697",
  "location": "Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM NOALL, / WHO DIED MARCH 1ST / 1900 / AGED 82 YEARS. / ALSO OF JAMES THORRINGTON HIS SON / WHO WAS DROWNED ON A VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDIES / 10TH JANUARY 1881, / AGED 17 YEARS / BRIGHT IS THEIR GLORY NOW, / BOUNDLESS THEIR JOY ABOVE / WHERE ON THE BOSOM OF THEIR GOD / THEY REST IN PERFECT LOVE / ALSO OF ELIZABETH, HIS WIDOW / WHO DIED 4TH NOVEMBER, 1902 / AGED 74 YEARS. / THE LIFE THAT KNOWS NO ENDING THE TEARLESS LIFE IS THERE. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH THEIR DAUGHTER / WHO DIED DECR. 29 1928 / AGED 71 YEARS / PEACE PERFECT PEACE'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5697Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7439\" width=\"300\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5697Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5697Large-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial gravestone at Barnoon Cemetery,  St Ives, Cornwall commemorating James Thorrington d. 1881</p>",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating David Morris d. 1887

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of David Morris, chief engineer of S.S. Dale, died August 5th 1887, aged 38 years ...'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Dale

People

Morris, David
Age: 38
Date of Death: 5/8/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M77",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of David Morris, chief engineer of S.S. Dale, died August 5th 1887, aged 38 years ...'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters