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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating James Burnett d. 1875

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Details

Position: Grave A600

People

Burnett, James
Age: 87
Date of Death: 22/2/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright. Ship's carpenter
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: W R Burnett, 23/6/1981

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St Martin's Church, Pratt Street, London, England

Tomb at St Martin’s Church, Pratt Street, London commemorating George Frederick HEIC d. 1822

Location

St Martin's Church, Pratt Street, London, England

Transcript

'GEORGE FREDERICK / 4th officer H.E.I.C ship 'Earl of Balcarres', died at WHAMPOA , CHINA November 20th 1822 / Aged 20 years'

Details

Description: Tomb with railings.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HEIC Earl of Balcarres

People

Frederick, George
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/11/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 4th Officer HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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  "transcript": "'GEORGE FREDERICK / 4th officer H.E.I.C ship 'Earl of Balcarres', died at WHAMPOA , CHINA November 20th 1822 / Aged 20 years'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Samuel Jones d. 1845

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Samuel Jones of St Johns NB who came to an untimely death on board the ship 'Emerald' in the Brunswick Dock 27 July 1845 age 16'

Details

Vessel: Emerald

People

Jones, Samuel
Age: 16
Date of Death: 27/7/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 173.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Samuel Jones of St Johns NB who came to an untimely death on board the ship 'Emerald' in the Brunswick Dock 27 July 1845 age 16'",
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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Herbert Griggs d. 1910

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Herbert Griggs. / Aged 50 / Drowned in the River Crouch / off Burnham, / April 30; 1910. / Buried at Burnham.'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Griggs, Herbert
Age: 50
Date of Death: 30/4/1910
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

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Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Wall tablet in Southwark Cathedral commemorating Charles James Perkins RN d. 1859

Location

Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory /of / Charles James Perkins R.N. / Born 29th May 1815 / Died 11th June 1849 / A tribute to a much loved brother by his sorrowing sisters'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: White marble

People

Perkins, Charles James
Age: 34
Date of Death: 11/6/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory /of / Charles James Perkins R.N. / Born 29th May 1815 / Died 11th June 1849 / A tribute to a much loved brother by his sorrowing sisters'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Southwark Cathedral commemorating Charles James Perkins RN d. 1859</p>",
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Church of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England

Gravestone in Neston, Cheshire commemorating Commander William Snell RN d. 1860

Location

Church of St Mary and St Helen, Neston, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the / memory of / William Snell / Cdr RN / of / Wood Park / who died 8 June 1860 / Aged 70'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Snell, William
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p.135.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the / memory of / William Snell / Cdr RN / of / Wood Park / who died 8 June 1860 / Aged 70'<br />\r\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone  in Neston, Cheshire commemorating Commander William Snell RN d. 1860</p>",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Isaac Myers, HEIC, d. 1821

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the Memory of Mr. Isaac Myers / of the H.C. Bengal Marine, died 10th Jany 1821 / aged 70 years, 8 months and 26 days, / This tablet is erected by his son R. Myers.'

Details

People

Myers, Isaac
Age: 70
Date of Death: 10/1/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.170.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Mr. Isaac Myers / of the H.C. Bengal Marine, died 10th Jany 1821 / aged 70 years, 8 months and 26 days, / This tablet is erected by his son R. Myers.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Isaac Myers, HEIC, d. 1821</p>",
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South Bastion, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Statue South Bastion, Gibraltar depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

South Bastion, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'NELSON / 1805'

Details

Description: Bronze, full-length in uniform on plinth.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 28/10/2006
Artists: John Doubleday

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Statue contains copper from HMS Victory. Unveiled by chief minister, Peter Caruana to celebrate the Trafalgar bicentenary.

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  "transcript": "'NELSON / 1805'",
  "content": "<p>Statue South Bastion, Gibraltar depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805</p>",
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    "recorder": "",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Captain Francis Light, d. 1794

Location

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

Transcript

‘BENEATH THIS STONE / lie the remains of / FRANCIS LIGHT ESQ. / WHO FIRST ESTABLISHED THIS ISLAND / AS A BRITISH SETTLEMENT / DIED 21 OCTOBER 1794', 'RESTORED OCTOBER 1894. / BROWN & CO. SCTS.'

Details

Type: Tomb
Date Erected: Restored 1894
Artists: Brown & Co

People

Light, Francis
Age: 53
Date of Death: 21/10/1794
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN; Master)
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Midshipman in RN 1759-64 also commanded trading vessels in the East Indies. Died of malaria.
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich, 1982).

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  "transcript": "‘BENEATH THIS STONE / lie the remains of / FRANCIS LIGHT ESQ. / WHO FIRST ESTABLISHED THIS ISLAND / AS A BRITISH SETTLEMENT / DIED  21 OCTOBER 1794', 'RESTORED OCTOBER 1894. / BROWN & CO. SCTS.'",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Window in Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, dedicated to Rear-Admiral Henry Aitchison d. 1891

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'This window is dedicated to the glory of God / and in loving memory of Henry Compton Aitchison, / Rear Admiral: he was born vii January / mdcccxliv and died vi September mdxccci. / Remember ye him in the Lord. Remember ye also in the Lord, / Constance Fanny Aitchison wife / of Henry Compton Aitchison, / who was born 16th June 1858 / and died 6th Dec 1924 R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Six lights and eight tracery lights depicting angels.
Type: Window
Artists: Charles Eamer Kempe

People

Aitchison, Henry Compton
Age:
Date of Death: 6/9/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'This window is dedicated to the glory of God / and in loving memory of Henry Compton Aitchison, / Rear Admiral: he was born vii January / mdcccxliv and died vi September mdxccci. / Remember ye him in the Lord. Remember ye also in the Lord, / Constance Fanny Aitchison wife / of Henry Compton Aitchison, / who was born 16th June 1858 / and died 6th Dec 1924 R.I.P.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters