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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'

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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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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
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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:

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Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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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

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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
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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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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Simpson, d.1848

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SIMPSON, / (MASTER MARINER), SON OF JOHN AND / LYDIA SIMPSON / WHO DIED NOV. 20 1848 / AGED 42 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Simpson, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 20/11/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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Memorial, Gray's Inn, London, England

Memorial at Gray’s in, London commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Michael Harrington Matthews RN d. 1940

Location

Memorial, Gray's Inn, London, England

Transcript

'Michael Harrington Matthews, Sub-Lieutenant R.N.V.R., who was killed on board H.M.S. Greyhound at Dunkirk, 28 May 1940. He was the eldest son of the very Revd W.R. Matthews, former Dean of St Paul's, mentioned in his book "Memories and Meanings"'

Details

Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Greyhound

Event

Dunkirk

Event Date

1940

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Matthews, Michael Harrington
Age:
Date of Death: 28/5/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1971
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St Alban's Church, Earsdon, Tyne and Wear, England

Gravestone at St Alban’s Church, Earsdon commemorating Thomas Turner d. 1810 and Robert Turner d. 1819

Location

St Alban's Church, Earsdon, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'Thomas son of John Turner Pilot of HM Navy died 10 Oct 1810 aged 43. Robert son of above master mariner lost at sea 24 Dec 1819 aged 43 [?]'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Turner, Thomas
Age: 43
Date of Death: 10/10/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Turner, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 24/12/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Miss D.M. Sparks 1981
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Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ledger in Salisbury Cathedral commemorating Captain Robert  Cutts Barton RN d. 1827

Location

Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Robert Cutts Barton a Captain in the Royal Navy and Eldest son of Vice Admiral Robert Barton. He died on the 23rd day of October A.D. 1827 aged 39'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Nave

People

Barton, Robert Cutts
Age: 39
Date of Death: 23/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 26-7.
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