Wall tablet in St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Holdsworth RN d. 1802
Location
St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory / of THOMAS WESTON HOLDSWORTH, / Lieutenant in HIS MAJESTY'S Navy, / Son of ARTHUR and ELIZABETH HOLDSWORTH, / of Widdicombe, / who departed this Life the 22.d Day of October, 1802; / in the nineteenth Year of his Age.'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus-shaped tablet of white marble on a dark grey slate ground. The pediment rests on a fluted cornice; below it is a bolection moulding which runs all round the sarcophagus, including the feet. The ground is supported on two white marble discs.
Wall tablet in the Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth commemorating Major Thomas Oldfield RM d. 1799
Location
Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory of / Major THOMAS OLDFIELD / of the Marines / who from early youth distinguished himself / under several Commanders and especially / in AMERICA and LORD CORNWALLIS / until / honored even by his Enemies in whose Front he fell / he sacrificed that Life / which he had so ofter hazarded in the Service of / his country / at the siege of ACRE in SYRIA / April VII A.D. MDCCXXCIX / AET XLIII / This Monument / was erected as a testimony / of sincere Affection and Gratitude / by the Widow and Son of / Lieutenant JOHN NICHOLS OLDFIELD / of the Marines / the loving and beloved brother of the above / who died April IX A.D. MDCCXCIII / AET XLII / and was interred at ALVERSTOKE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Oldfield, John Nichols Age: 42 Date of Death: 9/4/1793 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM Organisation: Royal Marines Oldfield, Thomas Age: 43 Date of Death: 7/4/1799 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Major RM Organisation: Royal Marines
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Notes: Thomas Oldfield served in the attack on Teneriffe in 1797, and the battle of the Nile 1798. Buried with military honours by the French having died as a prisoner of war. Died of wounds received at St Jean d'Acre. John Nichols Oldfield is buried at Alverstoke. Bibliography: 'Antiques Trade Gazette' 6 March 1999. (sale of profile portrait of Thomas Oldfield). Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno, Italy commemorating Thomas Oddy and Charles Stewart d. 1793
Location
Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Thomas Oddy / and Charles Stewart / This monument / is erected / the British Factory / to commemorate the/death of two English / sailors, who lost their / lives by the bursting of / a cannon on board the Constantine, Captain St Barbe / in celebrating the birth-day of our Royal Sovereign George / the third, the 4th June; A.D. 1793'
Details
People
Oddy, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 4/6/1793 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Stewart, Charles Age: Date of Death: 4/6/1793 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation:
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Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p. 88.
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
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:
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.
Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes d. 1945
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'ADMIRAL / OF THE FLEET / SIR ROGER KEYES BT MP / FIRST BARON KEYES / OF ZEEBRUGGE AND DOVER / 1872-1945. / FIRST CHIEF OF COMBINED OPERATIONS / ALSO HIS ELDEST SON / LT COL. GEOFFREY KEYES V.C. M.C. / CROIX DE GUERRE / THE ROYAL SCOTS GREYS / AND 11TH (SCOTTISH) COMMANDO / 1917-1941 / KILLED LEADING THE RAID / ON ENEMY H.Q. LIBYA / THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'
Details
Description: Carved with a coloured coat of arms, the supporters a Second World War period soldier and sailor. Type: Wall tablet Position: Crypt Materials: Limestone
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War, 1939-1945 Second World War
People
Keyes, Roger Age: 73 Date of Death: 1945 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Buried Zeebrugge corner of St James, Cemetery, Dover. Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Wall tablet in the Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Keeler RN d. 1810
Location
Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England
Transcript
'In a grave near the Desk are deposited the remains of Rear Admiral Robert Keeler, who died Nov. 4th, 1810, aged 76 years. Also those of Revd. Thomas Timms, who was curate of this parish for 23 years; He died August 3rd, 1811, aged 65 years. Likewise of Judith, wife of the Revd, Thomas Timms, and daughter of the above Admiral Keeler; she died April 29th, 1846, aged 81 years'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South abutment nave arch
People
Keeler, Robert Age: 76 Date of Death: 4/11/1810 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: DOSSIER.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters