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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating James Crawford Cloak d. 1865

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

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People

Cloak, James Crawford
Age: 30
Date of Death: 1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost on voyage to Swinemunde.

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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 Lieutenant William Forbes, RN, d. 1820

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Lieut. William Forbes R.N. Aged 25 years, son of Sir William Forbes of / Craigivar, Baronet, Calcutta 4th October 1820.

Details

People

Forbes, William
Age: 25
Date of Death: 4/10/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.145.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / Lieut. William Forbes R.N. Aged 25 years, son of Sir William Forbes of / Craigivar, Baronet, Calcutta 4th October 1820.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Lieutenant William Forbes, RN, d. 1820</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Watson RN d. 1883

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of George Watson, Ship's Steward, H.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL d. 14/7/1883 age 41'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Watson, George
Age: 41
Date of Death: 14/7/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of George Watson, Ship's Steward, H.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL d. 14/7/1883 age 41'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Watson RN d. 1883</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1985",
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating James Little RN, d. 1848

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES LITTLE, SURGEON R.N. / WHO DIED JANY. 29TH 1848 / AGED 76 YEARS / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED / IN A VAULT NEAR THIS / AND HIS MEMORY WILL BE LONG / AND SINCERELY REVERED / BY THOSE WHO KNEW HIM / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD / ALSO TO / MARY, RELICT OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUGUST 3RD 1851 / AET: 70'

Details

Description: Scroll-shaped inscription tablet
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Little, James
Age: 76
Date of Death: 29/1/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Record in Central Library, Drake Circus, Plymouth.
Recorder: Mrs M. Catty

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  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES LITTLE, SURGEON R.N. / WHO DIED JANY. 29TH 1848 / AGED 76 YEARS / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED / IN A VAULT NEAR THIS / AND HIS MEMORY WILL BE LONG / AND SINCERELY REVERED / BY THOSE WHO KNEW HIM / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD / ALSO TO / MARY, RELICT OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUGUST 3RD 1851 / AET: 70'",
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    "notes": "Record in Central Library, Drake Circus, Plymouth.",
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    "recorder": "Mrs M. Catty",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Memorial in Ledbury, Hertfordshire commemorating Captain Evan Martin RN d. 1945

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'Evan Hamilton MARTIN Captain RN JP. 4th son of Waldyre Alexander Hamilton Martin, born 8 Dec 1883 died 13 Nov 1945'

Details

Position: Chancel south side

People

Martin, Evan Hamilton
Age:
Date of Death: 13/11/1945
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rosemary Morgan 1982

JSON

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  "id": "M2934",
  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Evan Hamilton MARTIN Captain RN JP. 4th son of Waldyre Alexander Hamilton Martin, born 8 Dec 1883 died 13 Nov 1945'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Ledbury, Hertfordshire commemorating Captain Evan Martin RN d. 1945</p>",
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    "recorder": "Rosemary Morgan 1982",
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}

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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

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  "id": "M2079",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial  in Bath, England, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Douglas Robinson RN, d. 1864</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Elizabeth Fisher",
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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

JSON

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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

JSON

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  "id": "M1968",
  "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'",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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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

JSON

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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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    "vessel": "HMS Campbell; HMS Enterprise; 6th Destroyer Flotilla"  },
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    "notes": "After WWII, Pridham-Wippell was appointed as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth until 1948.<br />",
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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.

JSON

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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'",
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    "notes": "Obituary 'The Times' (30 June 1926) p. 18. Mrs Clara Leah died on 28 June 1926.",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters