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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Joseph Shapter d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Joseph Wm. Shapter / Ch. Stoker 'HMS Talbot' died / 13th Nov 1909 Aged 38'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 241
Vessel: HMS Talbot

People

Shapter, Joseph William
Age: 38
Date of Death: 13/11/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Rest of the World

Stone column, Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, RN, d. 1805

Location

Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / The Right Honourable / Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson / Duke of Bronte / Who terminated his career / Of naval glory / In the memorable battle of Trafalgar / On the 21st of Oct'r 1805 / After inculcating by signal / a maxim that can never be forgotten / By his country / England expects every man will do his duty. / This monumental pillar. / was erected by public subscription / On [sic] the inhabitants of Montreal / In the year 1809' [West side below relief of Trafalgar] 'On the 21st Oct'r 1805 the British fleet / of 27 sail of the line commanded by / the Right Honourable Admiral / Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte / Attacked off Trafalgar the combined fleet / of France and Spain / of 33 sail of the line commanded by / Admirals Villeneuve and Gravina / When the latter was defeated with the / loss 19 sail Captured / And destroyed. / In this memorable action his country / has to lament the loss of / her greatest naval hero / but not a single ship' [Harbour side] 'On the 2nd April 1801 a British fleet / of 10 sail of the / Line and two ships of 50 / Guns under the immediate command of / the Right Honourable Vice Admiral / Lord Viscount Nelson / Duke of Bronte attacked the Danish / line moored for the / Defence of Copenhagen consisting / of 6 sail of the line and 11 large / Ship batteries besides bomb and gun / vessels supported by the ground / And land batteries when after a severe / contest of four hours the / Whole line of defence was sunk, taken / or destroyed without / The loss of a British ship' [East side] 'On the 1st and 2nd August 1798 / Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson K.B. / With a British fleet of 12 sail of the line / And a ship of 50 guns / Defeated in Aboukir Bay a French Fleet / of 13 sail of the line / And 4 frigates under Admiral Bruyers / Taking and destroying the whole / Except 2 sail of the line and 2 frigates / without the loss / of a British ship'

Details

Description: Statue of Nelson on a pillar. Reliefs of battles on the base.
Type: Column
Materials: Coade stone
Date Erected: 1809
Artists: Robert Mitchell, Joseph Panzetta

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Renovated in 1900, the panels round the base replaced by granite replicas. The statue was replaced by a replica in Indiana limestone by Lawrence Voaides Cajban, a Torono artist in 1999.

Bibliography: Alison Kelly 'Mrs Coade's stone' (Upton-upon-Severn, 1990); 'Alongside: Bulletin of the Friends of the Royal Naval Museum and HMS Victory' (Dec, 1998); Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189.
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Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester, commemorating John Lowdham Brett d. 1881

Location

Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory Of / John Lowdham Brett / Late Of Corfe Lodge Dorset / Who Was Accidently Drowned / By The Capsizing Of His Boat / Off Ryde Pier / November 30th 1881 / Aged 77 Years / Resting on Jesus'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Brett, John Lowdham
Age: 77
Date of Death: 30/11/1881
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Headstone on SW side of the church, it has been cleaned but the inscription is weathered.
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St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England

Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Addington, Kent commemorating Admiral William Parry RN d. 1779

Location

St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England

Transcript

'Near this Place / are deposited the Remains of / WILLIAM PARRY Esqr / ADMIRAL of ye BLUE SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET. / Obit 29th April / Aetatis 74.'

Details

Description: Oval marble tablet
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Parry, William
Age: 74
Date of Death: 29/4/1779
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2007
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Dulverton Cemetery, Dulverton, Somerset, England

Headstone in Dulverton Cemetery commemorating Commander John Dudley Freeman RN d. 1983

Location

Dulverton Cemetery, Dulverton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / John Richard Dudley / Freeman / Commander R.N. / 1895-1983.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Dudley, John Richard
Age: 87
Date of Death: 1983
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George Davies d. 1866

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In memory of / George Davies / Of Cardiff / Shipbuilder / Who died Sept 22 1866 / Aged 63 years.'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Sandstone

People

Davies, George
Age: 63
Date of Death: 22/9/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William McNicol RMA  d. 1900

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William McNICOL, Gunner R.M.A., who was accidentally suffocated on board H.M.S. 'Goliath' at Hong Kong July 27th 1900, aged 27 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, crown carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Goliath

People

McNicol, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 27/7/1900
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985
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St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England

Memorial headstone at St Martin’s Church, Canterbury, Kent commemorating Thomas Moor First Officer HEIC & RN d. 1867

Location

St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / Thomas Moor / late First Officer in the / Hon'ble East India Company's / Maritime Service / who with other brother Officers when it was / abolished had Naval Rank / conferred by King William the 4th / born 4th August 1782 / died 10th January 1867'

Details

Description: Headstone and bodystone on plinth


Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Moor, Thomas
Age: 84
Date of Death: 10/1/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: First Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company & Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: East India Company was dissolved in 1858
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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Wall tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Harbord Harbord d. 1858

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HARBORD HARBORD / LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS, AT THIS PORT / AND FOR MANY YEARS / ONE OF THE SIDESMEN OF THIS CHURCH; / BORN AT GREAT YARMOUTH, 15TH APRIL, 1808 / DIED AT HULL, 4TH JUNE 1858 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW, / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND AND FATHER / ALSO ELIZABETH / BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE NAMED / HARBORD HARBORD / BORN AT HULL, 1ST AUGUST, 1809, / DIED AT HULL, 30TH JANUARY 1907. / ALSO ELIZABETH, / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / HARBORD AND ELIZABETH HARBORD, / BORN 4TH JANUARY, 1833/DIED 28TH NOVR 1905 / The memory of the Just is blessed'

Details

Description: A leaf-shape inscription tablet placed on a square. Oak foliage is carved in the corners.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Harbord, Harbord
Age:
Date of Death: 4/6/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Customs Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Jamie Scott d. 1980

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'JAMIE A SCOTT / aged 20 / killed accidentally aboard / M.F.V. 'Seabien’ / at Penrhyn / Nov 30 1980'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Seabien

People

Scott, Jamie A.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 30/11/1980
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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