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S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial at S’a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating Lieutenant Harry H.L.Veitch RN d. 1871

Location

S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / LIEUT HARRY H.L. VEITCH RN...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Magpie

People

Veitch, Harry
Age:
Date of Death: 31/10/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Partly buried in sand.
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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'.

Details

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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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'

Details

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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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'

Details

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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St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk commemorating Captain Richard Woodget, Master of Cutty Sark, d. 1928

Location

St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / RICHARD WOODGET / MASTER OF THE WOOL CLIPPER / CUTTY SARK / BORN NOVR 21ST 1846 / PASSED ON MARCH 5TH 1928 / R.I.P. / SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO / THEIR DESIRED HAVEN ’

Details

Description: With a foul anchor
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Cutty Sark

People

Woodget, Richard
Age: 82
Date of Death: 5/3/1928
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: John Willis & Son

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Notes: Born 21st November 1845 in Docking Norfolk. Son of a farmer, Woodget, made a career in merchant ships.

There is a commemorative plaque on his house in East Harbour Way, Burnham Overy Staithe.
Recorder: C. J. Isaacson 1970
Photographer: P. Lacey
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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'

Details

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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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Captain Joseph Skillicorn d. 1877, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance / of / CAPTAIN JOSEPH SKILLICORN / who died April 14th 1877 / aged 66 years / For many years in the service of the / Isle of Man Steam Packet Company / Here at anchor I do lay / with many of our fleet / In hope again forth to set sail / Our Admiral Christ to meet / Also of ISABELLA wife of the above / who died October 20th 1883 / aged 73 years / All the pain and griefs are over / every restless tossing passed / Perfect joy and peace for ever / safely home in heaven at last / Also in memory of EMILY CAIN / youngest daughter of / CAPT JOSEPH SKILLICORN and of Jane his wife / who died in London Oct 16th 1884 / aged 32 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Skillicorn, Joseph
Age: 66
Date of Death: 14/4/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

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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"'

Details

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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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Birtie Rendle d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'BIRTIE W. RENDLE. / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Falmouth' / died / 8th May 1913 Aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 408
Vessel: HMS Falmouth

People

Rendle, Birtie W.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 8/5/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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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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