Wall tablet in St Andrew’s church, Charmouth, dedicated to Captain Matthew Liddon RN d. 1864
Location
St Andrew's church, Charmouth, Dorset, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / CAPT. MATTHEW JOHN LIDDON R.N. / WHO DIED MAY 3RD 1864 / AGED 63 YEARS. / WE CANNOT LORD THY PURPOSE SEE / BUT ALL IS WELL THAT'S DONE BY THEE.'
Details
Description: Black base with coat of arms in white marble with motto 'EX . FIDE . VIVIMUS.' The inscription on a white marble scroll. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Artists: H.W. Pryer
People
Liddon, Matthew John Age: 63 Date of Death: 3/5/1864 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Charles Hogan, d. 1889
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Chief Engineer, Colonial Steamer Pei Ho. Died 1 Jan 1889. Aged 35 years'
Details
Vessel: Pei Ho
People
Hogan, Charles Theophilus Age: 35 Date of Death: 1/1/1889 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).
Memorial in St Pancras Old Church, London commemorating Captain Thomas Cole RN d. 1822
Location
St Pancras Old Church, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain THOMAS COLE / of the Royal Navy / Who died Feby 3rd, 1822, aged 40 years / He lost his left leg in gallantly / storming the battery at Martinique / in 1804, being then First Lieutenant of / His Majesty's Ship Blenheim, of 74 guns / Also Lieutenant RICHARD COLE / of the Royal Navy / Brother of the above Commander / of the H.C. Ship James Sibbald, / Who died May 30th, 1832, aged 40 years'.
Details
Vessel: HMS Blenheim, James Sibbald
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Cole, Thomas Age: 30 Date of Death: 3/2/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy Cole, Richard Age: 40 Date of Death: 30/5/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol i, p. 132
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Wing d. 1853?
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory / of / James Wing / late fireman of the / P & O Co steamer Lady / Mary Wood who departed this life / July 21st 1853 aged 17 ? / years. This stone is erected / by his brother ship / mates as a tribute of esteem'
Details
Description: Carving above inscription. Type: Headstone Vessel: Lady Mary Wood
People
Wing, James Age: 17 Date of Death: 21/7/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: P & O Line
Gravestone at the Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick commemorating William Crisp d. 1842 Purser RN
Location
Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Transcript
'William Crisp, Purser Royal Navy, son of Captain Robert Crisp and Jane, his wife, who died 12 Nov 1842 aged 52. Also, Eleanor, wife of the above William Crisp, who died 30 Sept 1830 aged 48'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Crisp, William Age: 52 Date of Death: 12/11/1842 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Purser RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood d. 1810
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE MEMORY OF CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / WHO DIED IN THE COMMAND OF THE FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ON BOARD OF THE VILLE-DE-PARIS / VII MARCH MDCCCX AND THE LXI YEAR OF HIS AGE / WHEREVER HE SERVED HE WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR CONDUCT, SKILL AND COURAGE; PARTICULARLY / IN THE ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FLEET 1 JUNE MDCCXCIV, AS CAPTAIN OF THE BARFLEUR / IN THE ACTION WITH THE SPANISH FLEET XIV FEBRUARY MDCCXCVII AS CAPTAIN OF THE EXCELLENT / BUT MOST CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE DECISIVE VICTORY OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR, OBTAINED OVER / THE COMBINED FLEETS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN / TO WHICH HE EMINENTLY CONTRIBUTED, AS VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, COMMANDING LARBOARD DIVISION / XXI OCTOBER MDCCCV' [On tomb in crypt] 'CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / DIED 7TH MARCH 1810 / AGED 61'
Details
Description: The draped body of the admiral recumbent on the hull of a classical galley attended by Victory and the River Thames and his tributaries. The side of the galley is carved with reliefs of putti in boats emblematic of the progress of navigation. Type: Monument Position: South transept Materials: White marble Date Erected: 1813 Artists: Richard Westmacott
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Collingwood, Cuthbert Age: 61 Date of Death: 7/3/1810 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Voted by Parliament, date of contract 2/9/1811, value £4, 200. Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946). Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa commemorating William Froude d. 1879
Location
Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘R.I.P. / WILLIAM FROUDE / who died 4 May 1878 / Aged 68 // ‘Lord who shall dwell in thy / tabernacle even he that leadeth / an uncorrupt life.''
Details
Description: Large white marble celtic cross carved with flower at the centre, surrounded by a circle of thorns. The cross is decorated with oak leaves.
Materials: white marble
People
Froude, William Age: 68 Date of Death: 4/5/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Naval architect Organisation: Heenan & Froude Ltd
Extra
Notes: Froude invited the first hydraulic dynamometer, which measures the power of naval engines. He died while an official guest of the Royal Navy in Simonstown, South Africa and was given naval honours.