Memorial in Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent commemorating Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN, d. 1830
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England
Transcript
'Le mort est inevitable. / Sacred to the memory of / SIR THOMAS STAINES, / of Dent de Lion in this parish: / A Post Captain in His Majesty's Navy, / Knight Commander of the Most Honourable the Military Order of the Bath, / Knight Commander of the Royal Sicilian Order of St Ferdinand and Merit / and Knight of the Imperial Ottoman Order of the Crescent / who died 18th July 1830 aged 56 years'
Details
Description: Carved short obelisk with relief carving of a ship on a stormy sea with sails and masts gone, except for one sagging. Military coat of arms above with wreathed arms, medals and motto. Further coat of arms at the base. Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior of church Artists: John Bacon, Junior (1777 - 1859), Bacon & Manning of London Vessel: HMS Peterel
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Staines, Thomas Age: 56 Date of Death: 18/7/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall plaque dedicated to Commander George Cawley RNR d. 1910, in St Nicholas Church, Bristol.
Location
St Nicholas Church, Bristol, England
Transcript
'To the Glory of God and in memory of / Commander George Cawley, R.D., R.N.R. / President of the United Kingdom Pilots Association / From its formation in the year 1884 until his death in 1910 / This tablet was placed here by the members of the Association / as a token of admiration and respect and to record their / appreciation of his devotion to their interests which brought / great benefit to the pilots of the United Kingdom. / His tireless energy through troublous years his wise counsel / and sometimes his restraining influence guided the members / of the Association into closer bonds of brotherhood'
Details
Description: The brass has a Tudor Crown at the base with the U.K.P.A. motto on a red Maltese Cross at the top 'United we stand, divided we fall'.
Cawley, George Age: Date of Death: 1910 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve, United Kingdom Pilots Association
Extra
Notes: Removed to St Nicholas from The Missions to Seamen Institute in 1981. Bibliography: Josephine Teague 'The Missions to Seamen Church and Institute Bristol'.
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Morris Pritchard Roberts d. 1923
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / loving memory / of / Morris / Beloved husband of / Alice Roberts / Who died March 9th 1923 / Aged 59 years / "At Rest" / (Late Pier Master, Cardiff Docks) / Also the above / Alice / Who died Jan 21st 1940 / Aged 81 years / In loving memory of / John Morris Roberts / son of the late / Morris Pritchard Roberts / 61, Pomeroy Street, Cardiff / who died November 24th 1950 / 61 years of age.'
Details
Type: Gravestone
People
Roberts, Morris Age: 59 Date of Death: 9/3/1923 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pier master Organisation:
Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Bryer RN d. 1798
Location
St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Thomas Bryer, late Purser in His Majesty's Navy died 30th October 1798 aged 67'
Details
People
Bryer, Thomas Age: 67 Date of Death: 30/10/1798 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Purser RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p.481. Church demolished in 1898. Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum
Monument in Cornwall dedicated to Captain Stephen Hutchens RN d. 1709
Location
St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In memory of / CAPT. STEPHEN HUTCHENS / of this Parish, who departed this life / at Port Royal, Jamaica, the 24th day / of August 1709, & was buried by the / Communion Table in Kingston Church / in the forty first year of his age / Psalm cxii, 89 / His heart was established and did not shrink / until he saw his desire upon his enemies. / He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor; and his righteousness remaineth for / ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. / He hathe given one hundred pounds towards / the repairing and beautifying of this Church / and six hundred pounds for building a house / for six poor men, and six poor women, born in / this Parish to live in and towards their / maintainance. / Anglia me genuit corpus Jamaica sepulto / jam tenet. Ao animam possidet ipse Deus / B ounus heb dueth, Eu poes Karens wei / tha Poble Bohodzhak Paull han Eles nei. / HeroicK actions eternize his fame / and pious ones with glory crown his name.'
Details
Description: In an architectural surround surmounted by a flaming urn and two weeping cherubs holding cartouche. The inscription tablet is flanked by corinthian columns and military trophies. On the apron a naval action in relief.
Type: Monument Position: South side of nave Materials: Marble
People
Hutchens, Stephen Age: 41 Date of Death: 24/8/1709 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: The Cornish inscription translates 'Eternal life be his whose loving care gave Paul an alms house and the church repair.'
Gravestone at Church of the Transfiguration, Pycombe, West Sussex commemorating George Barchard RN d. 1816
Location
Church of the Transfiguration, Pycombe, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'George Barchard late of the Royal Navy. Died January 6th 1816 aged 18 years'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Barchard, George Age: 18 Date of Death: 6/1/1816 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Born Little Bookham, Surrey, baptised 23 Nov 1797. Son of Joseph Barchard and Jane Royle of Southwark, Surrey. 3rd of 4 sons. Recorder: Mrs Asallaby. 1998
Memorial in Highgate Cemetery commemorating John Dinnen, Chief Inspector of Machinery afloat d. 1866
Location
Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / JOHN DINNEN, Esq., / of the Admiralty / Whitehall / Chief Inspector of / Steam Machinery afloat, / of Her Majesty's Fleets and Dockyards / Captain R.N., / Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, / Member of the Institution of Naval Architects, / Born 25th January 1807 / Died 4th January 1866 / A good and affectionate son and a kind brother / “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord†Rev. XIV 13 / A man of / multifarious knowledge / A profound scholar / of bountiful charity, / of faithful integrity, / An ornament to the profession he chose; / It is to be deplored that this gentleman / Should have met his death / by accident in the midst of his hard labours, / Having devoted a life of 39 years in bringing / Her Majesty's Steam Navy / to its present important position amongst nations'
Details
People
Dinnen, John Age: 39 Date of Death: 4/1/1866 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN; engineer Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Dinnen died of a cerebral haemorrhage after being knocked down by a cab horse at Charing Cross. 'The coroner ... stated that several eminent men who were wrapped up in thought had met with similar deaths', 'The Times' 9 January 1866 Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 144.
Plaque at St Michael and All Angels Church, Pirbright commemorating Lieutenant Patrick Charles Annesley Brownrigg RNVR d. 1842
Location
St Michael and All Angels Church, Pirbright, Surrey, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF / PATRICK CHARLES ANNESLEY / BROWNRIGG / LIEUT R.N.V.R. / WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE ON MAY 6TH 1942 / AGED 27 YEARS
Details
Type: Plaque Vessel: HMS Dolphin
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Brownrigg, Pat. Charles Annesley Age: 27 Date of Death: 6/5/1942 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Extra
Notes: Died during diving training. Recorder: Mrs Saunders, September 1983
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