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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

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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.

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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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Swansea commemorating Lieutenant Lewis Roteley RM d. 1861</p>",
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    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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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'",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Commander Henry Lewis RN d. 1880

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / HENRY LEWIS / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN FEBRUARY 2ND 1786 / DIED AUGUST 31ST 1880. [bottom] 'He that believeth in me / hath everlasting life'

Details

Description: Slab tomb and curbs with evidence of once having rails.
Type: Tomb
Position: Section 137
Materials: Stone

People

Lewis, Henry
Age: 94
Date of Death: 31/08/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / HENRY LEWIS / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN FEBRUARY 2ND 1786 / DIED AUGUST 31ST 1880. [bottom] 'He that believeth in me / hath everlasting life'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Commander Henry Lewis RN d. 1880</p>",
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    "recorder": "Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Clark d. 1828

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain James Clark, late of Liverpool, died on board the 'Jane' 12th May 1828 aged 32'

Details

Vessel: Jane

People

Clark, James
Age: 32
Date of Death: 12/5/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 623.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain James Clark, late of Liverpool, died on board the 'Jane' 12th May 1828 aged 32'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Clark d. 1828</p>",
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    "notes": "From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 623.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England

Memorial at St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London commemorating Rear-Admiral John William Pike d. 1894

Location

St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England

Transcript

'John William Pike, Rear Admiral of her Majesty's fleet Born 25th August 1827 Died 21st July 1894'

Details

Description: On two levels with pillars, and with the remains of iron railings including anchors.
Type: Gravestone
Position: South side of churchyard

People

Pike, John William
Age:
Date of Death: 21/7/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription continues and covers other family members.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1990

JSON

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  "location": "St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London, England",
  "transcript": "'John William Pike, Rear Admiral of her Majesty's fleet Born 25th August 1827 Died 21st July 1894'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Lawrence Whitchurch, Stanmore, London commemorating Rear-Admiral John William Pike d. 1894</p>",
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    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "Inscription continues and covers other family members.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1990",
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}

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West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kimberley, South Africa commemorating the men of the Naval Brigade who fell in the battle of Graspan in 1899

Location

West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of the Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of the Naval Brigade who fell at the battle of Graspan, 25 November 1899, Commander A.P. Ethelston, R.N. H.M.S. 'Powerful' Major J.H. Plumbe, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Doris' Captain G. Senior, R.M.A. H.M.S. 'Monarch''

Details

Vessel: HMS Doris, HMS Monarch, HMS Powerful

Event

Boer War 1899-1902

People

Ethelston, A. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Plumbe, J. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Major RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Senior, G.
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Bibliography: J.R. Williams 'Some Naval Memorials in the West End Cemetery Kimberley, Cape Province' , 'Orders and Medals Research Society Journal' vol. 23, pp. 264-265, (Winter 1984).

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  "id": "M2824",
  "location": "West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of the Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines of the Naval Brigade who fell at the battle of Graspan, 25 November 1899, Commander A.P. Ethelston, R.N. H.M.S. 'Powerful' Major J.H. Plumbe, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Doris' Captain G. Senior, R.M.A. H.M.S. 'Monarch''",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kimberley, South Africa commemorating  the men of the Naval Brigade who fell in the battle of Graspan in 1899</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "event":"Boer War 1899-1902",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating William Stokes, RN d. 1873

Location

Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'William Henry Stokes Boy 1st Class killed by accident March 25 1873 aged 17 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Challenger

People

Stokes, William Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 25/3/1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "id": "M2767",
  "location": "Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'William Henry Stokes Boy 1st Class killed by accident March 25 1873 aged 17 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating William Stokes, RN d. 1873</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating James Carter RN d. 1899

Location

North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James Carter late stoker H.M.S. Griffon d. at Gibraltar 9.4.1899 aged 24'

Details

Vessel: HMS Griffon

People

Carter, James
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/4/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B.D. & G.L. Metherell, 1985

JSON

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  "location": "North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'James Carter late stoker H.M.S. Griffon d. at Gibraltar 9.4.1899 aged 24'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating James Carter RN d. 1899</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "B.D. & G.L. Metherell, 1985",
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Christ Church, Worthing, Sussex, England

Memorial at Christ Church, Worthing commemorating Commander Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon RN d. 1860

Location

Christ Church, Worthing, Sussex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon Commander in the Royal Navy. Died at Worthing July 23 1860 aged 82 years'

Details

People

Bacon, Edmund Ker Cranstoun
Age:
Date of Death: 23/7/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C.Q. Funtham.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon Commander in the Royal Navy. Died at Worthing July 23 1860 aged 82 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Christ Church, Worthing commemorating Commander Edmund Ker Cranstoun Bacon RN d. 1860</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "C.Q. Funtham.",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters