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St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Memorial St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel commemorating Robert James Elliot d. 1849 philanthropist

Location

St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Transcript

'...Deeply imbued with a sense of the evils which beset the social condition of the seaman during his sojourning on shore, more fearful than the direst perils of the great deep, he devoted his time, his energy and his substance to their removal; the Sailors' House and the Destitute Sailors' Asylum were founded through his exertion and remain the memorials to his unremitting and anxious care; the last labour of love in which declining health permitted him to share was the erection of this church to the honour and glory of God for the seaman's special use'

Details

Type: Gothic tabernacle
Artists: B. R. Brown

People

Elliot, Robert James
Age:
Date of Death: 1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Founded the Sailor's House and The Destitute Sailor's Asylum. Maker : R. Brown, 58 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury.
Recorder: R. P. Dulling

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St Nicholas's Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, New Romney, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Charles Cobb RN d. 1811

Location

St Nicholas's Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Transcript

'HERE lies the Body of / ANNE COBB / youngest Daughter of / Benjamin and Catherine Cobb / She died May the 18th / 1794 aged 43 Years. / CHARLES third son of BENJAMIN / COBB Esq., and JANE his Wife / He was FIRST LIEUTENANT of H.M.S. CASTILIAN, / and killed by a Cannon Shot in action with / the French Flotilla off Boulogne, 21st September 1811 / Aged 25 Years.'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Nave
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Castilian

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cobb, Charles
Age: 25
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'HERE lies the Body of / ANNE COBB / youngest Daughter of / Benjamin and Catherine Cobb / She died May the 18th / 1794 aged 43 Years. / CHARLES third son of BENJAMIN / COBB Esq., and JANE his Wife / He was FIRST LIEUTENANT of H.M.S. CASTILIAN, / and killed by a Cannon Shot in action with / the French Flotilla off Boulogne, 21st September 1811 / Aged 25 Years.'",
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Thomas Collister d. 1864 and Edward Craine d. 1867

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In memory of / THE LATE / THOMAS COLLISTER / Chief Mate of the Steam packet / Mona's Queen, of Douglas / who departed this life / on the 28th January 1864 / Aged 39 Years / Farewell dear Friends / a long farewell / for we shall meet no more /Till we are raised with Christ to dwell / on Canaan's peaceful shore / Also in memory of / EDWARD CRAINE / who died in Demerera of Yellow fever the / 19th of August 1867 aged 21 years / also MARGARET wife of the above / THOMAS COLLISTER who died Augt[?] 2nd 1877 aged 60 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Mona's Queen

People

Collister, Thomas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 28/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Mate
Organisation:
Craine, Edward
Age: 21
Date of Death: 9/8/1867
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / THE LATE / THOMAS COLLISTER / Chief Mate of the Steam packet / Mona's Queen, of Douglas / who departed this life / on the 28th January 1864 / Aged 39 Years / Farewell dear Friends / a long farewell / for we shall meet no more /Till we are raised with Christ to dwell / on Canaan's peaceful shore / Also in memory of / EDWARD CRAINE / who died in Demerera of Yellow fever the / 19th of August 1867 aged 21 years / also MARGARET wife of the above / THOMAS COLLISTER who died Augt[?] 2nd 1877 aged 60 years'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Snell RN d. 1892

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of John Snell Ship's Corporal, H.M.S. LEANDER died at Hong Kong 25th June 1892 aged 33 years, gone but not forgotten, erected by his shipmates.'

Details

Description: Carved with branches above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Leander

People

Snell, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 25/6/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1989

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of John Snell Ship's Corporal, H.M.S. LEANDER died at Hong Kong 25th June 1892 aged 33 years, gone but not forgotten, erected by his shipmates.'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1989",
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Mont a L'Abbe Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Mont a L’Abbe Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Captain Charles Haman Langdon d. 1927

Location

Mont a L'Abbe Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In loving memory of my devoted husband Capt. Charles Haman Langdon who died suddenly at sea, whilst in command of the S.S.' St. Julien', G.W.R. on September 23rd 1927, in his 53rd year'

Details

Description: White marble tombstone in shape of an anchor and chain.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: White marble
Vessel: SS St Julien

People

Langdon, Charles Haman
Age: 52
Date of Death: 23/9/1927
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Great Western Railway

Extra

Notes: Died suddenly at sea whilst in command of SS 'St. Julien', G.W.R.
Recorder: La Société Jersiaise

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  "location": "Mont a L'Abbe Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of my devoted husband Capt. Charles Haman Langdon who died suddenly at sea, whilst in command of the S.S.' St. Julien', G.W.R. on September 23rd 1927, in his 53rd year'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Mont a L’Abbe Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Captain Charles Haman Langdon d. 1927</p>",
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Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Memorial in the Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant George Long, RN d. 1782

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / GEORGE LONG / Lieutenant in the Navy / who in the attack by storm, of / TRINCOMALEE / which He led / Fell most honourably before that important fortress / In the moment of victory / He was the seventh son of / BEESTON & Sarah LONG / and lost his life the 11th of Janry 1782 / Aged 21 Years'

Details

Description: Obelisk with naval trophies above the inscription tablet
Type: Monument
Position: South aisle Lady Chapel
Materials: Black and white marble

Event

Trincomalee 1782

People

Long, George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 11/1/1782
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Dr Pieter van der Merwe
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "location": "Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / GEORGE LONG / Lieutenant in the Navy / who in the attack by storm, of / TRINCOMALEE / which He led / Fell most honourably before that important fortress / In the moment of victory / He was the seventh son of / BEESTON & Sarah LONG / and lost his life the 11th of Janry 1782 / Aged 21 Years'",
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St Aidan's church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at St Aidan’s church, South Shields commemorating Stephen Archdale Geary d. 1898

Location

St Aidan's church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: Cromton

People

Geary, Stephen Archdale
Age: 20
Date of Death: 26/7/1898
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Killed in fall from aloft in 'Cromton' South Pacific.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 116.

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Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Gravestone in Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Suffolk commemorating W. G. Day, RNR d.1917

Location

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘W. G. DAY Leading Deckhand on H.M. Trawler 'THOMAS CROFTON' died November 17th 1917 aged 50'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 2
Vessel: Thomas Crofton

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Day, Walter George
Age: 50
Date of Death: 17/11/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Leading Deckhand
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating W.E.R. Cockell, RN, 1855

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Rattler

People

Cockell, W. E. R.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 23/5/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Thomas d. 1879

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Thomas late H M Customs 15 August 1879 age 66'

Details

People

Thomas, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 15/8/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Customs

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 845. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters