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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Horace Baker RN d. 1843

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Horace Mann Baker Esq / Lieut RN / Son of the Late Admiral Sir Thomas Baker / and of Sophia Augusta Baker / died July 5th 1843 / aged 28'

Details

People

Baker, Horace Mann
Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/7/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman

Location

S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman

Transcript

'[TO THE MEMORY OF]/STAFF SURGEON WM. ALGEO. R.N./OF H.M.S. WOODLARK./DIED AT MUSCAT/11TH AUGUST 1881/AGED 31 YEARS/ALSO TO/HENRY WEAVER. R.N./ASSISTANT PAYMASTER/IN CHARGE OF THE SAME SHIP/WHO DIED AT ADEN/15TH JUNE 1880/AGED 32 YEARS.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

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Vessel: HMS Woodlark

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People

Algeo, William
Age: 31
Date of Death: 11/8/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Waver, Henry
Age: 32
Date of Death: 15/6/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Top broken off.

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Church of St Martin of Tours, Exminster, Devon, England

Chest-tomb in Church of St Martin of Tours, Exminster, Devon commemorating Commander George Peard RN, d. 1837

Location

Church of St Martin of Tours, Exminster, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE PEARD ESQRE COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY WHO DIED 16TH FEBRY 1837 AGED 44. HE WAS THE ELDEST SON OF SHULDHAM PEARD ESQRE (VICE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON). POSSESSING A NOBLE AND GENEROUS HEART, FIRM RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND A KINDNESS OF MANNER WHICH ENDEARED HIM TO ALL, HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN HUMBLE HOPE THROUGH THE MERITS OF OUR BLESSED REDEEMER OF RECEIVING AN INHERITANCE INCORRUPTIBLE IN HEAVEN. ONE IN WHOSE MEMORY HIS MATCHLESS VIRTUES WILL EVER LIVE, HAS PLACED THIS TABLET-AN INADEQUATE TESTIMENT OF HIS WORTH AND AFFECTION. IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANCES COOKE PEARD WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WHO WAS TAKEN TO HER REST AT TORQUAY MARCH 11TH 1895 AGED 90. LET ME NOT BE DISAPPOINTED OF MY HOPE. AND THEIR DAUGHTER FRANCES MARY PEARD AUTHORESS BORN MAY 16TH 1835 DIED OCTOBER 1ST 1923'

Details

Description: Crest of dragon transfixed by a spear above the inscription
Type: Chest-tomb
Position: North wall churchyard by path

People

Peard, George
Age: 44
Date of Death: 16/2/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes 1997

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British Cemetery, Lisbon Portugal

Location

British Cemetery, Lisbon Portugal

Details

Position: B 1 4

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People

Francillon, Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 27/7/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Purser RN for 44 years.
Bibliography: 'British Naval Graves in Lisbon', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 27, p. 340, (Cambridge, 1941).

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Collingwood d. 1878

Location

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

Transcript

Sacred to the memory of Edward COLLINGWOOD, Carpenter British Ship 'Dharwar'. Born at Blackwall. Died at Hong Kong 24th October 1878. Aged 61 years. This stone is erected by his shipmates as a token of esteem'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Dharwar

People

Collingwood, Edward
Age: 61
Date of Death: 24/10/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Steamer 'Dharwar' J. Willis and Son, built at Belfast 1864 1300 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

“Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating William Dixon Purser RN d. 1764, Lieutenant William Moulden RN d. 1778, Richard Hughes RN d. 1792

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'W.D. 1764 W.M. 1778 R.H. 1792 / "The boisterous winds and Neptune's waves, / Have toss'd us to and fro, / Yet by God's sacred decree, / We harbour here below, / At anchor here we safely lie, / With many of our Fleet, / But once again we must set sail, / Our Admiral Christ to meet'

Details

Description: Coffin shaped stone
Type: Coffin stone
Position: West end nave passage

People

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Extra

Bibliography: Canon S.W. Wheatley 'Historical Notes: Rochester St Margaret' (Rochester, 1996)

JSON

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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Thomas Kneale d. 1847

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

This stone is erected / in memory of MARGARET KNEALE daughter of Daniel / KNEALE and Jane KNEALE alias CORKILL his wife who / departed this life the 6th day of / Oct 1820 aged 11 months / also in memory of Jane KNEALE son of the above named Daniel / and Jane KNEALE who departed this life on the 3rd March 1829 aged 2 years and 11 months / In memory of Thos KNEALE who died at sea on board the schooner Malibran / on his voyage home from central America / July 8th 1847 / aged 29 years / also in memory of Jane KNEALE / wife of Daniel KNEALE & mother of / the above named children / who died May 12th 1852 aged 58 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Malibran

People

Kneale, Thomas
Age: 29
Date of Death: 8/7/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Old Mortlake Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Old Mortlake Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral Lord William Fitzroy d. 1851

Location

Old Mortlake Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL / LORD WILLIAM FITZROY, K.C.B. / 2ND SON OF AUGUSTUS HENRY, 3RD DUKE OF GRAFTON / FOR 13 YEARS AN INHABITANT OF THIS PARISH / BORN 1ST JUNE 1782, DIED 13TH MAY 1857 / “BLESSED BE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD” REV. 13.14 / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF /CHARLOTTE LOUIS FITZROY…’

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Description: Obelisk on plinth.
Type: Obelisk

People

Fitzroy, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral Lord William Fitzroy 1782-1851.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 229.

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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating James Spencer d. 1904

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of JAMES SPENCER for 22 years an instructor in Greenwich R.H. School who fell asleep 21 May 1904 aged 52 years. Call it not death it is life begun, for the waters are passed the home is won, his ransomed spirit has reached the shore where it weeps and suffers and fears no more. Safely anchored. Erected by his family and friends'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble, lead letters

People

Spencer, James
Age:
Date of Death: 21/5/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Instructor
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Jones d. 1853

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory / of / JOHN JONES / AGED 40 YEARS LATE / ENGINEER OF THE P & O CO / STEAMSHIP FORMOSA WHO / DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 5TH / OF JUNE 1853. THIS STONE IS ERECTED / BY A FEW OF HIS BROTHER OFFICERS / AS A TRIBUTE OF ESTEEM'

Details

Description: Headstone carved with flowers and foliage above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Formosa

People

Jones, John
Age: 40
Date of Death: 5/6/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: 'Formosa' Iron passenger liner built 1852, Smirk & Son, Govan, 637 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters