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St Giles Church, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Headstone at St Giles Church, Copmanthorpe commemorating Stephen  Foster RN d. 1808

Location

St Giles Church, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / STEPHEN FOSTER, / (Formerly of Gosport Hants:) many Years Gunner of / the Somerset Man of War, / and the Oldest Seaman in / his MAJESTY'S Service; / died March 17th: 1808: / in the 94th: Year of his Age.

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Somerset

People

Foster, Stephen
Age: 94
Date of Death: 17/3/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Cross in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to John Hamilton d. 1889

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN JOSEPH HAMILTON. Boy / H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 9 June (1889) / aged 17'

Details

Type: Cross
Position: Church of England (old) 252
Materials: Wood
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Hamilton, John Joseph
Age: 17
Date of Death: 9/6/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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St James Church, Cooling, Kent, England

Memorial at St James’ Church, Cooling, Kent commemorating John William Murton d. 1852

Location

St James Church, Cooling, Kent, England

Transcript

IN MEMORY OF / JOHN WILLIAM / ELDEST SON OF JOHN MURTON / OF COOLING CASTLE / WHO ON HIS PASSAGE TO CALCUTTA / IN THE SHIP MONARCH / FELL OVERBOARD AND WAS DROWNED / WHEN OFF RIO DE JANEIRO / IN THE EVENING 22nd SEPTEMBER 1852 / IN THE 28th YEAR OF HIS AGE / "and so perished / one of the finest and / best hearted seamen / who ever trod a ship's deck - I have lost / a trustworthy officer, and a valued friend - / peace be to his remains" / Extract from Capt. Arrow's Log

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People

Murton, John William
Age: 27 yrs
Date of Death: 22/9/1852
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Fell overboard and drowned on voyage.
Recorder: John Physick 1995
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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Tomb in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain Thomas Pierre Dobrée RN d. 1860

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'THOMAS PIERRE DOBREE / Capitaine Marine Royale / fils des susdits / mort le 18 Juillet 1860 / Age de 66 ans'

Details

Description: Carved with Dobree arms with large spread eagle SPES VIRTUTE.
Type: Chest-tomb

People

Dobrée, Thomas Pierre
Age: 66
Date of Death: 18/71860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On tomb of Harry Dobrée fils Nicholas and Dame Applecarth Budd his wife.
Recorder: J. Le Pelley, 1981
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Hollybrook Cemetery, Tremona Road, Southampton, England

Headstone at Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton commemorating Engineer Commander Anthony Ferguson RNR d. 1929

Location

Hollybrook Cemetery, Tremona Road, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / ENGINEER COMMANDER / ANTHONY FERGUSON, O.B.E. / (LATE R.N.R.) / WHO PASSED AWAY AT GENOA, MARCH 22ND 1929, / AGED 72 YEARS. / IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE, / ARE MANY MANSIONS. / Also of / MARY FERGUSON, / HIS WIFE / WHO DIED 31ST MAY 1938, / AGED 82 YEARS. / REST IN THE LORD / And of THEIR SON / ANTHONY, / (LT. R.C.A. WORLD WAR 1) / BORN 10.8.1889 / DIED 11.11.1970.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Ferguson, Anthony
Age: 72
Date of Death: 22/3/1929
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer Commander RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

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Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating Admiral Charles Napier d. 1860

Location

Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'CHARLES NAPIER / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE K.C.B. / BORN 1786 / DIED 1860', 'TO COMMEMORATE THE UNTIRING EFFORTS / OF / A GALLANT OFFICER AND TRUE-HEARTED / MAN / IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF THE / BRITISH SAILOR / THIS COLUMN IS ERECTED BY / PETTY OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS / SEAMAN AND MARINES OF / HER MAJESTY'S NAVY/1868', 'CAPE ST.VINCENT', 'MARTINIQUE', 'ACRE', 'READY AYE READY'.

Details

Description: Illustrated London News, Dec 1863 'The design consists of what is called a rustic basement; supporting a triangular pedestal, with three narrower alternate faces. The mouldings are solid and handsome; and from the sloping cornice rises a column of red-coloured stone 2 1/2 feet in diameter on the capital of which stands a spirited figure of a lion in a defiant attitude, his paw resting on a bombshell. The carved capital is allusive in design, the Napier crest, seamen's cutlasses and the anchor being introduced. On the lower portion of the shaft of the column is a cartouche enclosing a medallion in bronze - a lifelike portrait by Phyffer, representing the gallant Admiral in the latter part of his life.'
Type: Memorial
Materials: sandstone, bronze
Artists: Wilson and Nicholl, Theodore Phyffers

People

Napier, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 6/11/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: 'Ready Aye Ready' is the Napier family motto. The monument was originally sited at the junction between Lion-gate and Commercial roads, Landport. It was moved to Victoria Park in 1878, to improve traffic flow.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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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 John Bristol, d. 1841

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of my dear husband / John Daniel Bristow / late Commander of the Bark 'Will Watch' / Died November 15th 1841 / J.C.B.'

Details

Vessel: Will Watch

People

Bristow, John Daniel
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/11/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.130.
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St Peter's Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Broadstairs, Kent commemorating Robert Matthew Isacke, Commander HEIC, d.1896

Location

St Peter's Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT MATTHEW ISACKE, / LATE COMMANDER H.E.I.C. MARITIME SERVICE / WHO DIED AT NORTH FORELAND LODGE / ST PETER, / ON 6TH MARCH 1896, / IN HIS 93RD YEAR. / "SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE"'

Details

Materials: Marble

People

Isacke, Robert
Age: 93
Date of Death: 6/3/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary the Virgin, Old Clee, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at the Church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary the Virgin, Old Clee, Grimsby commemorating Commander Edmund Fanning Thomas RN d. 1842

Location

Church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary the Virgin, Old Clee, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'EDMUND FANNING THOMAS / COMMANDER R.N. / born 4th Sept. 1778 died 28th April 1842 / and of his widow Francis Thomas / born 24th April 1782 died 30 March 1858'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Thomas, Edmund Fanning
Age: 63
Date of Death: 28/4/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 139.
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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Lieutenant Charles Coventry, RN, d. 1855

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / CHARLES FARMER COVENTRY / Late 1st Lieutenant of / Her Majesty's Sloop Rapid / who departed this life / 12th March 1855 / Aged 30 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: West wall C11
Vessel: HMS Rapid

People

Coventry, Charles Farmer
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/3/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 172.
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