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).
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
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
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).
