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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Memorial in Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Flag-Lieutenant William Harvey RN d. 1879

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'M of William Harvey, Priest, M.A. Oxon. Youngest son of Sir Thomas Harvey K.C.B. Vice Admiral of the White, died March 18th 1865 aged 41 years and of Jane his wife, died December 7th 1891 aged 66 years. Both are buried in this churchyard and also of their children William, Flag Lieutenant H.M.S. Bellerophon, died at Halifax N.S. October 13th 1879 aged 28 years. Henry Nowell, Barrister at Law, Middle Temple. Died December 22nd 1828 aged 76 years. Helen Jane died April 1st 1877 aged 23 years. Alice Maude wife of John Richard Statham died January 30th 1945 aged 87 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

People

Harvey, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 13/10/1879
Cause of Death: heart disease
Rank / Occupation: Flag Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant William Harvey was serving as a watch keeping Lieutenant in HMS Bellerophon, then the flagship of the North America and West Indies station.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'M of William Harvey, Priest, M.A. Oxon. Youngest son of Sir Thomas Harvey K.C.B. Vice Admiral of the White, died March 18th 1865 aged 41 years and of Jane his wife, died December 7th 1891 aged 66 years. Both are buried in this churchyard and also of their children William, Flag Lieutenant H.M.S. Bellerophon, died at Halifax N.S. October 13th 1879 aged 28 years. Henry Nowell, Barrister at Law, Middle Temple. Died December 22nd 1828 aged 76 years. Helen Jane died April 1st 1877 aged 23 years. Alice Maude wife of John Richard Statham died January 30th 1945 aged 87 years'",
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Headstone in Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Captain W.H. Hill d. 1846

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In Affectionate Remembrance / of / CAPTAIN W.H. HILL / OF FLUSHING, CORNWALL / WHO DIED AT BELIZE, HONDURAS / OF YELLOW FEVER / 25th OCTR 1846 AGED 48 YEARS / Also / SUSAN RELICT OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 8th DECR 1871 / AGED 73 Years'

Details

Description: The remaining section of a badly damaged headstone is semi-circular with the top section missing. It has a wide outer border, cut lower than the central area where the inscription is located. The words 'IN Affectionate Remembrance' follow the curve of the stone, with the remaining inscription in a vertical position. An oblong section with two short ends sits in front of the remaining section of the Headstone.
Type: Headstone
Position: Church of England Section L 765

People

Hill, W.H.
Age: 48
Date of Death: 25/10/1846
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Also buried in the grave are Peter T. Hill son of the above who died 10 Feb 1875, aged 49 Years, Ships Carpenter and his wife Elizabeth Hill nee Gyles who died 1 July 1902 Age 68 years.
Recorder: Sandra Elizabeth Geddes 2009

JSON

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    "recorder": "Sandra Elizabeth Geddes 2009",
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Langley, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in Church of St John the Evangelist, Langley, Buckinghamshire commemorating Robert King d. 1654.

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Langley, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'ROBERT KING descended from the Saxon Kings in Devonshire 3d Son of JOHN Bishop of London, brought up at Winchester School, and Christ Church in Oxford where he proceeded Mr of Arts. After changing his Course he went to the Wars in Holland, then to some Service by Sea. Lastly he engaged in a Voyage to the Amazons in the West Indies, which Success to his Fortune and Health gave him a lingring preparation for his last Voyage of his Life, finished November 4th in the 48 yeare of his Age. Anno Domini 1654'

Details

People

King, Robert
Age: 47
Date of Death: 4/11/1654
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.ii, p.31, (London, 1718).

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  "transcript": "'ROBERT KING descended from the Saxon Kings in Devonshire 3d Son of JOHN Bishop of London, brought up at Winchester School, and Christ Church in Oxford where he proceeded Mr of Arts. After changing his Course he went to the Wars in Holland, then to some Service by Sea. Lastly he engaged in a Voyage to the Amazons in the West Indies, which Success to his Fortune and Health gave him a lingring preparation for his last Voyage of his Life, finished November 4th in the 48 yeare of his Age. Anno Domini 1654'",
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St Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Fordcombe, Kent commemorating Captain George Arthur Hardinge RN d. 1910

Location

St Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / GEORGE ARTHUR HARDINGE / Captain of H M Royal Navy / Born Sept 1864. Died Aug 1910 / Nearer my God to thee - Nearer to thee.'

Details

Description: Cruciform coped stone on stepped plinth. West side: Text, East side: Carved Anchor
Type: Cruciform coped stone
Position: Churchyard left of path near church door
Materials: Stone

People

Hardinge, George Arthur
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 8/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs J. Quarmby

JSON

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St Mary's Church, Ulverston, Cumbria, England

Gravestone in Ulverston, Cumbria dedicated to Philip Priest d. 1859

Location

St Mary's Church, Ulverston, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PHILIP PRIEST / Master Mariner of this town / who died 25th March 1859 / aged 76 Years / And of his DAUGHTERS / MARY who died 10th May 1857, Aged 36 Years / And JANE who died 1st may 1860 / Aged 21 Years / Also of JANE the Wife of ABRAHAM Son of the Above / PHILIP PRIEST who died the 24th April 1853 Aged 59 Years...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Priest, Philip
Age: 76
Date of Death: 25/3/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PHILIP PRIEST / Master Mariner of this town / who died 25th March 1859 / aged 76 Years / And of his DAUGHTERS / MARY who died 10th May 1857, Aged 36 Years / And JANE who died 1st may 1860 / Aged 21 Years / Also of JANE the Wife of ABRAHAM Son of the Above / PHILIP PRIEST who died the 24th April 1853 Aged 59 Years...'",
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Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down commemorating John Booth, RN, d. 1892

Location

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In Memory of / John William Booth/ Engineer Royal Navy / Who died at Sea / On August 9th 1892, / Aged 29 Years. / This stone is erected / by the Ward-Room officers of / H.M.S. Audacious, as a token of / esteem and respect for their / late comrade'

Details

Description: Flat top headstone with triangular central feature. Vertical rectangular text panel, with round top. Decorative motif at top, depicting an anchor. Inscription is incised.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Artists: Purdy & Millard
Vessel: HMS Audacious

People

Booth, John William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/8/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / John William Booth/ Engineer Royal Navy / Who died at Sea / On August 9th 1892, / Aged 29 Years. / This stone is erected / by the Ward-Room officers of / H.M.S. Audacious, as a token of / esteem and respect for their / late comrade'",
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York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial in York Minister commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Medley d. 1747

Location

York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / the Honbl. HENRY MEDLEY Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue / and Commander-in-Chief in the MEDITERRANEAN / who died at Savona Aug 5th 1747. / He was Son to ROBERT MEDLEY Esqr. by DOROTHY Daughter / to WILLIAM GRIMSTON of Grimston Garth Esqr. / He Married ANN Daughter and Heiress to / Mr NATHANIEL GOCHE Merchant in HULL by Dorothy / sister to THOMAS GRIMSTON Esq. Grandson to the / Above named WILLIAM and has issue by her / One Daughter who Died Young'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus carved with naval battle relief, flanked by weeping cherubs, one with a crown, the other with an inverted torch. Portrait bust and trophies above.
Type: Monument
Position: North wall of chancel
Date Erected: 1749
Artists: Henry Cheere

People

Medley, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1747
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cost £262.10.0. Had iron railings not replaced after 1829. Photo- see Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Ed. G.E. Aylmer & Reginald Cant 'A History of York Minster' (Oxford, 1977); 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); Matthew Craske 'The Silent Rhetoric of the Body: A history of monumental sculpture and commemorative art in England 1720-1770' (Yale, 2008) pp. 222-224.
Photographer: Amy Miller

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / the Honbl. HENRY MEDLEY Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue / and Commander-in-Chief in the MEDITERRANEAN / who died at Savona Aug 5th 1747. / He was Son to ROBERT MEDLEY Esqr. by DOROTHY Daughter / to WILLIAM GRIMSTON of Grimston Garth Esqr. / He Married ANN Daughter and Heiress to / Mr NATHANIEL GOCHE Merchant in HULL by Dorothy / sister to THOMAS GRIMSTON Esq. Grandson to the / Above named WILLIAM and has issue by her / One Daughter who Died Young'",
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Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at Selby Abbey commemorating William Staniland d. 1852

Location

Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Beneath lay interred the remains of Hannah the wife of William Staniland Shipowner Selby who died 13th August 1848 aged 67 years. Heaven rejoices Nature Weeps. Also of the above named William Staniland who died the 4th day of April 1852 aged 78 years ...'

Details

Position: North wall of nave

People

Staniland, William
Age: 78
Date of Death: 4/4/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

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  "transcript": "'Beneath lay interred the remains of Hannah the wife of William Staniland Shipowner Selby who died 13th August 1848 aged 67 years. Heaven rejoices Nature Weeps. Also of the above named William Staniland who died the 4th day of April 1852 aged 78 years ...'",
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St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, RN d. 1864

Location

St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sir William Hall Gage G.B.B & G.C.H. Admiral of the Fleet. Third son of General the Honble Thomas Gage died at Thurston 4 Jan 1864 aged 87'

Details

Type: Monument
Position: Sanctuary
Materials: Marble

People

Gage, William Hall
Age: 87
Date of Death: 4/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

JSON

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Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World

Memorial to British naval casualties during the Crimea War 1854-1856 atCathcart’s Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Location

Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World

Transcript

'THE ROYAL NAVY / IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE / ROYAL NAVY WHO / DIED AT SEA IN / BATTLE WHILST / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / AS PART OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADE / AND DIED OF DISEASE / 1854 - 1856', 'HM SHIPS AGAMEMNON / ALBION / ALGIERS / ARDENT / ARETHUSA / ARROW / BANSHEE / BEAGLE / BELLEROPHON / BRITANNIA / CARADOC', 'HM SHIPS / CURACOA / CURLEW / CYCLOPS / DAUNTLESS / DIAMOND / FIREBRAND / FURIO / FURY / GLADIATOR / HANNIBAL / HIGHFLYER', 'HM SHIPS / INFLEXIBLE / LEANDER / LEOPARD / LONDON / LYNX / MIRANDA / NIGER / QUEEN / RETRIBUTION / RODNEY / ROYAL ALBERT ', ' HM SHIPS / SAMPSON / SANSPARIEL / SIDON / SNAKE / SPHINX / SPITEFUL / SPITFIRE / STROMBOLI / SWALLOW / TERRIBLE / TIGER', 'HM SHIPS / TRAFALGAR / TRIBUNE / TRITON / VALORIOUS / VENGEANCE / VESUVIUS / VIPER / VULCAN / WASP / WRANGLER' [other panels commemorate the Cavalry 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, 8th Kings Royal Irish (light) Dragoons (hussars); Infantry 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers); Infantry 18th Regiment of foot (Royal Irish Regiment); Cavalry 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers); Infantry 97th Regiment of Foot (Ulster Regiment).'

Details

Description: Metal plaques on cemetery railings.
Type: Cemetery
Materials: Metal
Vessel: Agamemnon, Albion; Algiers; Ardent; Arethusa; Arrow; Banshee; Beagle; Bellerophon; Britannia; Caradoc; Curacoa ; Curlew; Cyclops; Dauntless; Diamond; Firebrand; Furious; Fury; Gladiator; Hannibal; Highflyer; Inflexible; Leander; Leopard; London; Lynx; Miranda; Niger; Queen; Retribution; Rodney; Royal Albert; Sampson; Sans Pareil; Sidon; Snake; Sphinx; Spiteful; Spitfire; Stromboli; Swallow; Terrible; Tiger; Trafalgar; Tribune; Triton; Valorous; Vengeance; Vesuvius; Viper; Vulcan; Wasp; Wrangler

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

Extra

Notes: The cemetery was destroyed in World War II, since then some remains, including those of Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854,) have been gathered in a railed enclosure with memorial plaques.

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  "post_id": "5291",
  "id": "M5884",
  "location": "Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'THE ROYAL NAVY / IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE / ROYAL NAVY WHO / DIED AT SEA IN / BATTLE WHILST / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / AS PART OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADE / AND DIED OF DISEASE / 1854 - 1856', 'HM SHIPS AGAMEMNON / ALBION / ALGIERS / ARDENT / ARETHUSA / ARROW / BANSHEE / BEAGLE / BELLEROPHON / BRITANNIA / CARADOC', 'HM SHIPS / CURACOA / CURLEW / CYCLOPS / DAUNTLESS / DIAMOND / FIREBRAND / FURIO / FURY / GLADIATOR / HANNIBAL / HIGHFLYER', 'HM SHIPS / INFLEXIBLE / LEANDER / LEOPARD / LONDON / LYNX / MIRANDA / NIGER / QUEEN / RETRIBUTION / RODNEY / ROYAL ALBERT ', ' HM SHIPS / SAMPSON / SANSPARIEL / SIDON / SNAKE / SPHINX / SPITEFUL / SPITFIRE / STROMBOLI / SWALLOW / TERRIBLE / TIGER', 'HM SHIPS / TRAFALGAR / TRIBUNE / TRITON / VALORIOUS / VENGEANCE / VESUVIUS / VIPER / VULCAN / WASP / WRANGLER' [other panels commemorate the Cavalry 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, 8th Kings Royal Irish (light) Dragoons (hussars); Infantry 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers); Infantry 18th Regiment of foot (Royal Irish Regiment); Cavalry 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers); Infantry 97th Regiment of Foot (Ulster Regiment).'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial to British naval casualties during the Crimea War 1854-1856 atCathcart’s Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Metal plaques on cemetery railings.",
    "type": "Cemetery",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Metal",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Agamemnon, Albion; Algiers; Ardent; Arethusa; Arrow; Banshee; Beagle; Bellerophon; Britannia; Caradoc; Curacoa ; Curlew; Cyclops; Dauntless; Diamond; Firebrand; Furious; Fury; Gladiator; Hannibal; Highflyer; Inflexible; Leander; Leopard; London; Lynx; Miranda; Niger; Queen; Retribution; Rodney; Royal Albert; Sampson; Sans Pareil; Sidon; Snake; Sphinx; Spiteful; Spitfire; Stromboli; Swallow; Terrible; Tiger; Trafalgar; Tribune; Triton; Valorous; Vengeance; Vesuvius; Viper; Vulcan; Wasp; Wrangler"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Crimea War",
    "date": "1853-1856",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": "",
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The cemetery was destroyed in World War II, since then some remains, including those of Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854,) have been gathered in a railed enclosure with memorial plaques.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters