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St Margaret's Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England

Chest tomb at St Margaret’s Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk commemorating Captain James Greeve RN d. 1686

Location

St Margaret's Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England

Transcript

Here lyeth the Body of / JAMES GREEVE who was an / Assistant of Sr CLOUDISLEY / SHOVEL in burning ye ships / in ye port of Tripoly in Barbary / Jan.ry 14th 1675/6, and for his good / service Pform'd was made / Capt. of the Ship called the / Orange Tree of Algeir in / 1677 and presented with A Medal / of Gold by King CHARLES / ye 2nd he Died April 14th 1686 / Aged 48 years / Also MARTHA his wife died / Feb 19th 1722 Aged 71 Years / And JAMES their Son Died Sept 26th 1728 Aged 45 Years / Also ELIZABETH their daughter / Died July 28th 1743 Aged 57 Years

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Description:
Type: Chest-tomb
Position: c. 20 metres south outside transept window
Vessel: HMS 'Orange Tree'

People

Greeve, James
Age: 48
Date of Death: 14/4/1686
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell was born in Cockthorpe Norfolk and joined the Navy in 1664. In 1676, Cloudesley launched several successful attacks against Barbary pirates at Tripoli, North Africa, sinking several of their ships and was rewarded with a gold metal by King Charles II.

Monument was listed as Grade II by Historic England in 1987.

HMS 'Orange Tree' was a 30-gun warship captured from the Algerians in 1677.
Photographer: Pippa Lacey
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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Lawrence Howard d. 1811

Location

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

Transcript

'Lawrence Howard, Shipwright, died 21st February 1811 aged 56. Henry son of Lawrence Howard, Pilot died 21st June 1828 age 44'

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People

Howard, Lawrence
Age: 56
Date of Death: 21/2/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:
Howard, Henry
Age: 44
Date of Death: 21/6/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 599. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating Ernest Tranter, d.1906

Location

St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Ernest Tranter H.M.S. Boscawen, 21 Jan 1906 age 17'

Details

Position: Naval cemetery
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Tranter, Ernest
Age: 17
Date of Death: 21/1/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Elias Arnaud d. 1860

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Elias Arnaud for 32 years collector of HM Customs of the Port of Liverpool died 29 September 1860 age 74'

Details

People

Arnaud, Elias
Age:
Date of Death: 29/9/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation:

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Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 621.
Recorder: J.P. Brand
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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating William Robert Thorndick, d. 1849

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / to the Memory of / WM ROBT THORNDICK / of UXBRIDGE / Apprentice on Board the / Ship 'RAFAEL' where he / was much esteemed / by all who knew him / and is now deeply / regretted. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE / ON THE / 8th of MARCH 1849 / Aged 17 Years. // In the midst of life we / are in death.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: West wall C22
Materials: granite
Vessel: Rafael

People

Thorndick, William Robert
Age: 17
Date of Death: 8/3/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation: Unknown

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Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 171.
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating William Dent d. 1874

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'William F Dent / age 23 / washed overboard from the / S.S. Lanarkshire, / in the Gulf of Lyons / Dec 28 1874'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS Lanarkshire

People

Dent, William F.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 28/12/1874
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Wall tablet in Falmouth, Cornwall dedicated to Christopher Saverland d. 1824

Location

Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'INSCRIBED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / CHRISTOPHER SAVERLAND ESQ. / AGENT / FOR HIS MAJESTY'S PACKETS / AT THE / PORT OF FALMOUTH / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / ON THE / 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY / 1824 / BY THE COMMANDERS / IN THE / PACKET SERVICE / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM / AND HIGH SENSE OF / HIS PUBLIC CHARACTER.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end
Materials: Marble

People

Saverland, Christopher
Age:
Date of Death: 15/2/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Packet agent
Organisation:

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St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Michael’s Cathedral, Barbados commemorating Robert Elder Kerr d. 1859 naval surgeon

Location

St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Robert Elder Kerr, assistant surgeon on H.M.S. Atlanta, died Feb 4th 1859. Aged 26 years. Born Campbeltown, Argylshire'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Atlanta

People

Kerr, Robert Elder
Age: 26
Date of Death: 4/2/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles John Tanner d. 1919

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Charles John Tanner / (Late Docks Police) / The beloved husband of Catherine Tanner / Who died Jan 3rd 1919 / aged 51 years / Gone but not forgotten / Also Alfred John their son / Who died April 11th 1931 / Aged 30 years / In the midst of life we are in death'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

anner, Charles John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 3/1/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Docks Police
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Commander Samuel Sparshott RN d. 1851

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / SAMUEL SPARSHOTT Esq., Commander Royal Navy, / for nearly Twenty-five years / Deputy Comptroller general of the Coastguard, / London who died 10th November, 1851 / Aged 68 years'

Details

People

Sparshott, Samuel
Age: 68
Date of Death: 10/11/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation:

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Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 128.
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