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St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Gravestone commemorating Admiral Sir John Sutton d. 1825, at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth.

Location

St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Sir John Sutton / Knight Commander / of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath / Admiral of the White Squadron of / His Majesty's Fleet / Departed this Life / the 8th August 1825 / Aged 67 years'

Details

Type: Coffin plate

People

Sutton, John
Age: 67
Date of Death: 8/8/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Angus Sinclair d. 1870

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Angus SINCLAIR of Greenock, Chief Engineer, P. & O.S.N. Co's Service who departed this life 24th July 1870. Aged 48 years'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth with iron railings.
Type: Obelisk

People

Sinclair, Angus
Age: 48
Date of Death: 24/7/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: P & O Line

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Alfred Bowman RN d. 1919

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Alfred Bowman (Late H.M.S. Challenger) / beloved husband of / Ellen Bowman / Died Feb 21st 1919 / Aged 42 years / Also of / Isabella Smith / Died July 5th 1929 / Aged 68 years/ Also her husband / George Smith / Died Sept 17th 1936 / Aged 78 years / Ellen Bowman Died 1st September 197- / Aged 96 / beloved wife of Alfred.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Challenger

People

Bowman, Alfred
Age: 42
Date of Death: 21/2/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Martin's Gardens, Pratt Street, London, England

Cross at St Martin’s Gardens, Pratt Street, London commemorating writer and composer Charles Dibdin d. 1814

Location

St Martin's Gardens, Pratt Street, London, England

Details

Type: Celtic cross
Date Erected: 1889

People

Dibdin, Charles
Age: 69
Date of Death: 25/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Poet; composer
Organisation:

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Notes: Replacement for Dibdin's original tomb.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 72.
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating David Jenkin Davies and James Francis who both died in 1902

Location

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

Transcript

'In loving memory of / David Jenkin DAVIES, Ord. Seaman, / died January 1st 1902 / aged 18 years / Also / James FRANCIS, A.B. / aged 22 years died 17 June 1902. / Buried at R.M. Cemetery Wei Hai Wei [sic]'

Details

Description: Column on plinth.
Type: Monument
Vessel: HMA Argonaut

People

Davies, David Jenkin
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1/1/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Francis, James
Age: 22
Date of Death: 17/6/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

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Notes: David Jenkin Davies b. 20 Jul 1883 Llanon, Cardigan, died of an embolism.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Mary's Church, Somerleyton, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Somerleyton, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Allen, RN, Master of Trinity House d. 1686

Location

St Mary's Church, Somerleyton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Near this Place lies interr’d / Sr. THOMs. ALLEN Bart. / Whose unshaken Fidelity to His Sovereign Charles ye. 2nd / Was rewarded with many Marks of His Royal Favour / Having had the Honour of serving Him, / As Admiral of His Fleets / In the British & Mediterranean Seas / Controller of the Navy, Capt. of Sandgate Castle / And Mastr. of Trinity House. / He died in 1686 in ye 73d. Year of His Age.'

Details

Description: Black marble tablet with a portrait bust in white marble above
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble

People

Allen, Sir Thomas
Age: 72
Date of Death: 1686
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral. Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Royal Navy, Trinity House

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Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'
Recorder: William Donnan. 1967
Photographer: P Lacey
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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 Captain Anthony Hunt, RN, d. 1798

Location

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

Transcript

'Underneath lie the remains / of / Captain Anthony Hunt / late commander of His Britannic Majesty's ship / La Virginie / And Post Captain in the Royal Navy: / who departed this life / At Calcutta in Bengal / on the 10th day of August, 1798 / After a short illness, in the twenty-eighth year of his age / and who at an early age had acquired / great honours in his profession; and the esteem and / regard of all who had the honour of his acquaintance / By his death the Navy has lost / one of its brightest ornaments / and society one of its most valuable members / for he lived greatly beloved and respected / and died universally regretted'

Details

Type: Tomb
Vessel: HMS La Virginie

People

Hunt, Anthony
Age: 27
Date of Death: 10/8/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 9, pp. 26-32, (London, 1803); 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth...' (Calcutta, 1848) p.83.
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St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Rear-Admiral John Leslie Burr d. 1917

Location

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'In constant memory of John Leslie Burr, Rear Admiral Royal Navy, Captain of the Port of Holyhead 1902-1917 who passed away November 13 1917 aged 70'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Burr, John Leslie
Age: 70
Date of Death: 13/11/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Memorial tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent commemorating Thomas Boulden, RN d. 1867

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Thomas Boulden / aged 33 years, boatswain of H.M.S. Perseus / who died December the 20th 1867 from the effects / of a fall received whilst actively assisting / at the fire at Hong Kong on the night of November 23rd. / This tablet is erected by his shipmates. / A tablet has also been erected in Hong Kong / Cathedral by the inhabitants of that city / and a stone placed over his grave / in Happy Valley by the warrant officers / of the squadron'

Details

Position: Inside
Vessel: HMS Perseus

People

Boulden, Thomas
Age: 33
Date of Death: 20/12/1867
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Transcript in Society of Genealogists Library.
Recorder: B B T, 7/1/1987
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Henry Pike d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'HENRY GEORGE PIKE / Boy H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 18th August 1903 Aged 16'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 316
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Pike, Henry George
Age: 16
Date of Death: 18/8/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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