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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Frederick J. Sadler RN d. 1911

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Frederick J. SADLER, Able Seaman, H.M.S.'Waterwitch', who died at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong on 1st June 1911 after falling from aloft, aged 22 years. Erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Waterwitch

People

Sadler, Frederick J.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/6/1911
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988
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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Memorial at Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent commemorating George Henry Cotton Stapleton RN d. 1944

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of / CONSTANCE CHARLOTTE / ELIZABETH COTTON STAPLETON / entered life 7th June / aged 72 / also her beloved husband / G.H. COTTON STAPLETON R.N. / passed away 24th Dec 1944 / in his 95th year'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth and base, with kerbs
Type: Gravestone
Position: No 546 G10
Materials: Marble

People

Cotton Stapleton, G. H.
Age: 94
Date of Death: 24/12/1944
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: E.R. Stage 1982
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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to Daniel Edwards d. 1917

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'DANIEL EDWARDS / (MASTER MARINER) / WHO DIED OCTR 22ND 1917 / AGED 84 YEARS / RESTING IN PEACE / ALSO DANIEL EDWARDS. JUNR. / GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED IN HOSPITAL AT SALIBURY / AND WAS INTERRED THERE / NOVR. 4TH 1917 / AGED 24 YEARS / UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS / FLEE AWAY R.I.P / ALSO DANIEL EDWARDS / (MASTER MARINER) / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / DANIEL EDWARDS JUNR. / WHO PASSED AWAY / MARCH 2ND 1925 / AGED 67 YEARS / THY WILL BE DONE'

Details

Description: Marble headstone with lead letters, carved above the inscription with a rose, thistle and daffodils.


Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble

People

Edwards, Daniel
Age: 84
Date of Death: 22/10/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Edwards, Daniel
Age: 67
Date of Death: 2/3/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating Ling Ying, To Wan, Hang Tam, Lan Ki, Ling Sang, Chan Yee, Ho Hee, and Lin Choy, d. 1941

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'Ling Ying, Engine Room Hand, 6th April 1941 aged 30 / To Wan, Greaser 32 / Hang Tam, Engine Room Hand 22 / Lan Ki Engine Room Hand 21 / Ling Sang Fireman 21 / Chan Yee Fireman 40 / Ho Hee Engine Room Hand 40 / Ling Choy Engine Room Hand 23'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Glenfinlas

People

Choy, Ling
Age: 23
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Hee, Ho
Age: 40
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Ki, Lan
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Sang, Ling
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Tam, Hang
Age: 22
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Wan, To
Age: 32
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greaser
Organisation:
Yee, Chan
Age: 40
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Ying, Ling
Age: 30
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain George James Hay RN d. 1862

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / COLONEL WILLIAM HAY / ELDEST SON OF / GENERAL SIR JAMES HAY K.C.H. / DIED 11TH APRIL 1844 AGED 54 / ALSO / IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / SECOND SON / DIED 21ST OCTOBER 1862 AGED 66 / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD' REV XIV 13 / AND GEORGINA MIDDLETON WHITEFORD / WIDOW OF / CAPT GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1887. / 'THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM' 1ST THESS. IV 14'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of church
Materials: Sandstone

People

Hay, George James
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988
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St Osyth's Priory, St Osyth, Essex, England

Wall plaque in St Osyth’s Priory, Essex, commemorating Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair d. 1958

Location

St Osyth's Priory, St Osyth, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY RAWSON / STRATFORD DE CHAIR KCB KCMG MVO / 1864-1958'

Details

Description: Profile portrait with inscription plaque below.
Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Bronze

People

de Chair, Dudley Rawson Stratford
Age:
Date of Death: 17/8/1958
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Who Was Who 1951-1960'.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1984
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St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral of the White Edward Vernon d. 1757

Location

St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Vernon, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/10/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P. Clissold 1981
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St Matthias's Church, Poplar, London, England

Wall tablet at St Matthias’s Church, Poplar commemorating Philip Worth HEIC d. 1843

Location

St Matthias's Church, Poplar, London, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East end of south aisle

People

Worth, Philip
Age:
Date of Death: 1743
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Buried 30/3/1743.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 282.
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St Andrew's church, Charmouth, Dorset, England

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

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

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).
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