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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Williams d. 1892

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of / John Williams / a native of Carnavon, Wales / late 2nd / officer of S.S. 'TAIYUAN' / died 8th June 1892 / aged 25 years / erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Taiyuan

People

Williams, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 8/6/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation: China Navigation Co

Extra

Notes: 'Taiyuan' built by Scotts & Co, Greenock in 1886 for the Australia - Far East trade.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / John Williams / a native of Carnavon, Wales / late 2nd / officer of S.S. 'TAIYUAN' / died 8th June 1892 / aged 25 years / erected by his shipmates'",
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    "notes": "'Taiyuan' built by Scotts & Co, Greenock in 1886 for the Australia - Far East trade.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Captain William Stewart RN d. 1814

Location

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

Transcript

'IN the Church Yard near / these hallowed walls, lie buried the remains of / WILLIAM STEWART, Esquire, / a Captain of the Royal Navy / who died in the Command of / His Majesty's Ship San Josef / on the 24th Day of July 1814 / Aged 39 Years / To the Memory of / a brave and accomplished Seaman / in whose Character the brightest Military virtues, / were blended with the rarest moral excellence. / This Tablet is dedicated / by an affectionate Brother'

Details

Description: An urn above the inscription
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS San Josef

People

Stewart, William
Age: 39
Date of Death: 24/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Catty

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'IN the Church Yard near / these hallowed walls, lie buried the remains of / WILLIAM STEWART, Esquire, / a Captain of the Royal Navy / who died in the Command of / His Majesty's Ship San Josef / on the 24th Day of July 1814 / Aged 39 Years / To the Memory of / a brave and accomplished Seaman / in whose Character the brightest Military virtues, / were blended with the rarest moral excellence. / This Tablet is dedicated / by an affectionate Brother'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Captain William Stewart RN d. 1814</p>",
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    "recorder": "Mrs M. Catty",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating George Thomas RN d. 1820

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Mr GEORGE THOMAS midshipman of his Majesty's Ship Leander, eldest son of Sir GEORGE THOMAS Bart, Dale Park Sussex, died July 11th 1820 in the sixteenth year of his age much respected and regretted by all who knew him'

Details

Vessel: HMS Leander

People

Thomas, George
Age: 15
Date of Death: 11/7/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Mr GEORGE THOMAS midshipman of his Majesty's Ship Leander, eldest son of Sir GEORGE THOMAS Bart, Dale Park Sussex, died July 11th 1820 in the sixteenth year of his age much respected and regretted by all who knew him'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating George Thomas RN d. 1820</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, Swansea, Wales

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Swansea commemorating Lieutenant Lewis Roteley RM d. 1861

Location

St Mary's Church, Swansea, Wales

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LEWIS ROTELEY / MAJOR IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE / FIRST LIEUTENANT ROYAL MARINES / WHO DIED APRIL 21st 1861 AGED 76 YEARS / HE SERVED IN THE FLAG SHIP 'VICTORY' / UNDER LORD NELSON AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / AND WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED BUT KEPT THE DECK / AND SUCCEEDED TO THE COMMAND OF THE REMNANT / OF THE DETACHMENT OF MARINES LEFT ALIVE IN / THE SHIP ON THAT DAY. / ENGAGED IN ACTIVE SERVICE DURING THE WAR / OF 1805 AND FOR FIVE SUCCEEDING YEARS / A SOLDIER WHO WITH NELSON FOUGHT / THE VICTORY SO DEARLY BOUGHT / NOW THE RACE OF LIFE HAS RUN / WITH HIM MAY HOPE HIS "DUTY'S DONE". ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF HIS WIFE ELIZABETH DUNCOMBE ROTELEY / AND OF ELIZABETH ROTELEY, HIS MOTHER ALSO JANE DOUGLAS ROTELEY / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED FEBY. 28th 1896'

Details

Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Roteley, Lewis
Age: 76
Date of Death: 21/4/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp.130-1.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LEWIS ROTELEY / MAJOR IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE / FIRST LIEUTENANT ROYAL MARINES / WHO DIED APRIL 21st 1861 AGED 76 YEARS / HE SERVED IN THE FLAG SHIP 'VICTORY' / UNDER LORD NELSON AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / AND WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED BUT KEPT THE DECK / AND SUCCEEDED TO THE COMMAND OF THE REMNANT / OF THE DETACHMENT OF MARINES LEFT ALIVE IN / THE SHIP ON THAT DAY. / ENGAGED IN ACTIVE SERVICE DURING THE WAR / OF 1805 AND FOR FIVE SUCCEEDING YEARS / A SOLDIER WHO WITH NELSON FOUGHT / THE VICTORY SO DEARLY BOUGHT / NOW THE RACE OF LIFE HAS RUN / WITH HIM MAY HOPE HIS \"DUTY'S DONE\". ALSO IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF HIS WIFE ELIZABETH DUNCOMBE ROTELEY / AND OF ELIZABETH ROTELEY, HIS MOTHER ALSO JANE DOUGLAS ROTELEY / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED FEBY. 28th 1896'",
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    "date": "1805",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Edward Creer d. 1838

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Erected by his / widow / in memory of the later / Edward CREER master of / the smack Fame of Douglas / who was unfortunately / drowned by falling over / board on passage to Liverpool Sunday August 5th / 1838 in the 43rd year of / his age greatly respected / Here lie the remains of / Frances Rigley daughter / of Philip CAIN of Douglas / and Sarah his wife who / departed this life the / 14th Octr 1847 aged 1 year / and 4 months'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Fame

People

Creer, Edward
Age: 43
Date of Death: 5/8/1838
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'Erected by his / widow / in memory of the later / Edward CREER master of / the smack Fame of Douglas / who was unfortunately / drowned by falling over / board on passage to Liverpool Sunday August 5th / 1838 in the 43rd year of / his age greatly respected / Here lie the remains of / Frances Rigley daughter / of Philip CAIN of Douglas / and Sarah his wife who / departed this life the / 14th Octr 1847 aged 1 year / and 4 months'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating  Edward Creer d. 1838</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, commemorating John Stover, HEIC d. 1815

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / I. STROVER ESQ. / FORMERLY COMMR OF THE ESSEX E.I.S. & SUPR OF THE WEST I.D. EST AT BLACKWALL / OB: 27 OCT 1815 AET.63 / HE WAS LORD OF THE MANOR OF WEST-COURT IN THIS PARISH / ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE / MARY DUDLEY / WHO ONLY SURVIVED HIM 16 DAYS; / THEIR REMAINS ARE DEPOSIT'D IN THE FAMILY VAULT / BENEATH THIS STONE / ERECTED BY THEIR ONLY SURVIVING SON / COLONEL S R STROVER E.I.S.'

Details

Description: Urn with willow branches.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HEIC Essex

People

Strover, John
Age: 63
Date of Death: 27/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / I. STROVER ESQ. / FORMERLY COMMR OF THE ESSEX E.I.S. & SUPR OF THE WEST I.D. EST AT BLACKWALL / OB: 27 OCT 1815 AET.63 / HE WAS LORD OF THE MANOR OF WEST-COURT IN THIS PARISH / ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE / MARY DUDLEY / WHO ONLY SURVIVED HIM 16 DAYS; / THEIR REMAINS ARE DEPOSIT'D IN THE FAMILY VAULT / BENEATH THIS STONE / ERECTED BY THEIR ONLY SURVIVING SON / COLONEL S R STROVER E.I.S.'",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Thomas Purvis d. 1869

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Purvis, Thomas
Age: 26
Date of Death: 18/2/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at Amsterdam. Son of Thomas Purvis d.11.11.1845.

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  "id": "M4024",
  "location": "Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Thomas Purvis d. 1869</p>",
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    "notes": "Died at Amsterdam. Son of Thomas Purvis d.11.11.1845.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial in the North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating W. Hurrell RN d. 1898

Location

North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Details

Position: Grave 3292
Vessel: HMS Illustrious

People

Hurrell, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/8/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B.D. & G.L. Metherell

JSON

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  "location": "North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial in the North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating W. Hurrell RN d. 1898</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "B.D. & G.L. Metherell",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, commemorating Commander Henry Hoghton RN d. 1845

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY HOGHTON. COMMANDER R.N. / ELDEST SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM HOGHTON ESQr OF CHINGFORD HALL ESSEX / DIED 15TH NOVEMBER 1835 AGED 47 / ALSO OF MATILDA YARDLEY, / SISTER-IN-LAW OF AUBREY ALEXANDER HOGHTON ESQr / OF 7 ABBEY ROAD ST JOHNS WOOD LONDON / DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1846 AGED 30. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH HOGHTON / RELICT OF WILLIAM HOGHTON ESQr OF CHINGFORD HALL ESSEX / DIED 20TH DECEMBER 1854 AGED 89. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH PEMBER, / THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR PEMBER ESQr / OF 26 CARLTON RD MAIDA VALE LONDON / SECOND DAUGHTER OF AUBREY ALEXANDER HOGHTON ESQr / OF 7 ABBEY RD ST JOHNS WOOD LONDON / DIED 16TH DEC 1860 AGED 26. / ALSO OF JEMIMA ELIZABETH HOGHTON / THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF AUBREY ALEXANDER HOGHTON ESQ / DIED 29TH OF JULY 1870 AGED, 68 YEARS / ALSO OF / CHARLES HOGHTON. / DIED 21ST OF JAN 1873 IN HIS 84TH YEAR. / ALSO OF / AUBREY ALEXANDER HOGHTON. / DIED 15th OF DEC 1873, IN HIS 71ST YEAR.'[Base] 'FATHER INTO THY HANDS WE COMMEND OUR SPIRITS.'

Details

Description: Flat crypt ledger over family vault.
Type: Ledger
Position: 441/170 North Avenue
Materials: Pink Granite

People

Hoghton, Henry
Age: 47
Date of Death: 15/11/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Charles Hopper RN d. 1906

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William Charles HOPPER, A.B., aged 19, who was drowned at Mirs Bay in the execution of his duty 5th. March 1906 while serving...H.M.S.'Hecla'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Hecla

People

Hopper, William Charles
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/3/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters