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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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  "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.",
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St Peter's Church, Durham & Hinton, Bath, England

Memorial in Bath, England, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Douglas Robinson RN, d. 1864

Location

St Peter's Church, Durham & Hinton, Bath, 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 APRIL 1864 AGED 36 YEARS / HE BROUGHT DOWN MY STRENGTH IN MY JOURNEY: AND / SHORTENED MY DAYS. PSALM 23'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Robinson, Charles Douglas
Age: 36
Date of Death: 18/4/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Elizabeth Fisher

JSON

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Durham & Hinton, Bath, 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 APRIL 1864 AGED 36 YEARS / HE BROUGHT DOWN MY STRENGTH IN MY JOURNEY: AND / SHORTENED MY DAYS. PSALM 23'",
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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Captain Temple Hardy RN d. 1814

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Temple Hardy Esq of Eastly End House in the County of Surrey. A Captain in the Royal Navy and youngest son of Admiral Sir Charles Hardy. He died 29 March 1814 aged 47 years and his remains are deposited near this spot'

Details

Position: South transept

People

Hardy, Temple
Age: 47
Date of Death: 29/3/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

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  "id": "M2139",
  "location": "Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Temple Hardy Esq of Eastly End House in the County of Surrey. A Captain in the Royal Navy and youngest son of Admiral Sir Charles Hardy. He died 29 March 1814 aged 47 years and his remains are deposited near this spot'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Captain Temple Hardy RN d. 1814</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial at St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Captain Rundle Burges Watson RN, d. 1860

Location

St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'HERE LYETH / THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN RUNDLE BURGES WATSON / R.N. C.B. AND A.D.C. / DIED AT SHEERNESS JULY 6th 1860 / AGED 51 YEARS / THEN THEY SHALL BE ... / THEM INTO HEAVEN THEY WOULD BE / AND / ELIZABETH SUSANA GEORGENA / RELICT OF THE LATE / JOHN BETTINGTON ESQ. / OF CHELTENHAM / DIED AT DAWLISH MARCH 5th 1862 / AGED 82 YEARS / I WILL RANSOM THEM FROM THE / POWER OF THE GRAVE, I WILL REDEEM / THEM FROM DEATH. / HOS. XIII. XIV'

Details

Description: Gravestone with kerbstones.

People

Watson, Rundle Burges
Age: 51
Date of Death: 6/7/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society

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  "transcript": "'HERE LYETH / THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN RUNDLE BURGES WATSON / R.N. C.B. AND A.D.C. / DIED AT SHEERNESS JULY 6th 1860 / AGED 51 YEARS / THEN THEY SHALL BE ... / THEM INTO HEAVEN THEY WOULD BE / AND / ELIZABETH SUSANA GEORGENA / RELICT OF THE LATE / JOHN BETTINGTON ESQ. / OF CHELTENHAM / DIED AT DAWLISH MARCH 5th 1862 / AGED 82 YEARS / I WILL RANSOM THEM FROM THE / POWER OF THE GRAVE, I WILL REDEEM / THEM FROM DEATH. / HOS. XIII. XIV'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Captain Rundle Burges Watson RN, d. 1860</p>",
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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell, RN d. 1952

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Admiral Sir Henry Daniel / Pridham-Wippell KCB CVO / 1885-1952 / De Patria bene meritus'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Slate
Vessel: HMS Campbell; HMS Enterprise; 6th Destroyer Flotilla

Event

World War I; World War II; Gallipoli

People

Pridham-Wippell, Henry Daniel
Age: 66
Date of Death: 1952
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: After WWII, Pridham-Wippell was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth until 1948.

Recorder: David Saunders; Alex Chatwin

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / Admiral Sir Henry Daniel / Pridham-Wippell KCB CVO / 1885-1952 / De Patria bene meritus'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell, RN d. 1952</p>",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders; Alex Chatwin",
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St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England

Window in Paul, Cornwall dedicated to Vice-Admiral Henry Leah d. 1926

Location

St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'To the glory of GOD and in memory of Henry Leah Vice Admiral Royal Navy and of / Clara his wife who after 40 years of happy married life died on the 26 June 1926 / & of Lieut Colonel Thomas Coulson Leah D.S.O. R.A. their only son who died 20 Oct 1927'

Details

Type: Window
Position: North side of Nave

People

Leah, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 26/6/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Obituary 'The Times' (30 June 1926) p. 18. Mrs Clara Leah died on 28 June 1926.

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  "location": "St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'To the glory of GOD and in memory of Henry Leah Vice Admiral Royal Navy and of / Clara his wife who after 40 years of happy married life died on the 26 June 1926 / & of Lieut Colonel Thomas Coulson Leah D.S.O. R.A. their only son who died 20 Oct 1927'",
  "content": "<p>Window in Paul, Cornwall dedicated to Vice-Admiral Henry Leah d. 1926</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "notes": "Obituary 'The Times' (30 June 1926) p. 18. Mrs Clara Leah died on 28 June 1926.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Lieutenant John Allan RN d. 1854

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Allen, Lieut RN died 2nd June 1854 age 50'

Details

People

Allen, John
Age: 50
Date of Death: 2/6/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 1, p. 478. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "location": "St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'John Allen, Lieut RN died 2nd June 1854 age 50'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Lieutenant John Allan RN d. 1854</p>",
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    "notes": "From MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 1, p. 478. Church demolished in 1898.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, England

Wall tablet in St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon commemorating Vice Admiral Samuel Hood Linzie, RN d. 1820

Location

St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Vice Admiral Samuel Hood Linzie who died the first of September 1820 aged forty six years the greater number of which were devoted to the active service of his country. He has left a widow and five children to mourn his irreparable loss'

Details

Description: Carved with a draped urn
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Barfleur; HMS Dreadnought; HMS Triumph HMS Zelous

Event

Battle of Copenhagen 1801; Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805

Event Date

1801

People

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Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon commemorating Vice Admiral Samuel Hood Linzie, RN d. 1820</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Barfleur; HMS Dreadnought; HMS Triumph HMS Zelous"  },
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    "event":"Battle of Copenhagen 1801; Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805",
    "date": "1801",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": null,
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander Nice d. 1912

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Alexander NICE, native of London, England and of the Victualling Department, H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, died 10th. July, 1912, aged 39 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with kerbs.
Type: Headstone

People

Nice, Alexander
Age: 39
Date of Death: 10/7/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Naval Yard, Hong Kong

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Alexander NICE, native of London, England and of the Victualling Department, H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, died 10th. July, 1912, aged 39 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander Nice d. 1912</p>",
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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Tomb at St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir John Leake d. 1720

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Transcript

'To the memory of the Honourable Sir John Leake, Knt, Rear Admiral of Great Britain, Admiral and Commander in Chief of her late Majesty Queen Anne's fleet and one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; departed this life the 21st August 1720, aetat 64 years, one month seventeen days; who anno 1689 in the Dartmouth by engaging Kilmore Castle, relieved the city of Londonderry in Ireland, also anno 1702, with a squadron at New Foundland, he took and destroyed fifty-one sail of French, together with all their settlements. Anno 1704 he forced the van of the French fleet at the Malaga engagement; relieved Gibraltar twice, burning and taking thirteen sail of French men of war; likewise; anno 1706, relieved Barcelona, the present Emperor of Germany besieged therein by Phillip of Spain, and took ninety sail of corn ships, the same year taking the cities of Carthagena and Alicant, with the islands of Ivica, Majorca, Sardinia and Minorca'

Details

Description: Chest-tomb with curved ends. Curved ends, carved scrolls at the end of the sides. The sides are now plain.
Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Leake, John
Age: 64
Date of Death: 21/8/1720
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral. Commissioner of the Admiralty
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: See NMM 400/2/38 notes, tomb in poor repair.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 269.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "content": "<p><a href=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5189.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8247\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5189-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"M4248\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5189-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5189.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" /></a></p>\n<p>Tomb at St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir John Leake d. 1720</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_5189.jpg\"></a></p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters