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
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Bibliography: John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.ii, p.31, (London, 1718).
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.'
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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
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...'
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'
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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
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'
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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
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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
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 ...'
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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:
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"'
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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
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 [?]'
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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:
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'
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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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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters