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St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Alfred Cox, d. 1854

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Alfred, husband of Adelaide Cox, who was unfortunately killed by an engine belonging to the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company, on 20 November 1854 aged 24 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Cox, Alfred
Age: 24
Date of Death: 20/11/1854
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: North of Europe Steam Navigation Co

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1967

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  "transcript": "'Alfred, husband of Adelaide Cox, who was unfortunately killed by an engine belonging to the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company, on 20 November 1854 aged 24 years'",
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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Memorial in Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Richard Lee d. 1837

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of Sir Richard Lee, K.C.B., Admiral of the Blue Squadron: who died 5 August,1837, aged 73 yrs. Also of Dame Elizabeth Honora Lee, widow of the above: who died at Walmer, May 8th,1860, aged 92 yrs'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave

People

Lee, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also hatchment. DOSSIER

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  "location": "Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'S.M. of Sir Richard Lee, K.C.B., Admiral of the Blue Squadron: who died 5 August,1837, aged 73 yrs. Also of Dame Elizabeth Honora Lee, widow of the above: who died at Walmer, May 8th,1860, aged 92 yrs'",
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    "notes": "Also hatchment. DOSSIER",
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All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Memorial in All Hallows by the Tower, London commemorating the loss of HMS ‘Hood’ in 1941

Location

All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Transcript

'In Memoriam'.

Details

Description: Ship's badge of HMS 'Hood' depicting a Cornish chough proper holding a gold anchor.
Type: Ship's badge
Vessel: HMS Hood, Bismark

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Hood' sunk 24/5/1941 in action with 'Bismarck'.

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  "location": "All Hallows by the Tower, London, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memoriam'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in All Hallows by the Tower, London commemorating the loss of HMS ‘Hood’ in 1941</p>",
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    "description": "Ship's badge of HMS 'Hood' depicting a Cornish chough proper holding a gold anchor.",
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    "notes": "HMS 'Hood' sunk 24/5/1941 in action with 'Bismarck'.",
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Naval and military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Sidney Bording d. 1909

Location

Naval and military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ARTHUR SIDNEY BORDING / st'kr 2nd cl. H.M.S. Implacable / died / 21 Feb 1909 aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 274
Vessel: HMS Implacable

People

Bording, Arthur Sidney
Age: 19
Date of Death: 21/2/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 2nd Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

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  "location": "Naval and military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'ARTHUR SIDNEY BORDING / st'kr 2nd cl. H.M.S. Implacable / died / 21 Feb 1909 aged 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Sidney Bording d. 1909</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Implacable"  },
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    "recorder": "R & J H Perry, 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Commander George Harper RN d. 1850

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET / HAS BEEN PLACED HERE BY THE DESIRE / OF A BROTHER OFFICER TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER GEORGE HARPER RN / WHOSE REMAINS LIE INTERRED IN THE / PROTESTANT CEMETERY OF PERA DE CONSTANTINOPLE / HE DIED WITH THE RANK OF MIR ALLAL (CAPTAIN OF A LINE OF BATTLE SHIP) IN / THE SERVICE OF SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID THE SOVEREIGN OF TURKEY / NOVEMBER THE 2ND 1850 AGED 37. / HIS DEATH WAS FELT BY ALL WHO KNEW HIS PROFESSIONAL / MERITS AND NOBLE CHARACTER AS A LOSS TO BOTH THE / ENGLISH AND TURKISH SERVICES.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Harper, George
Age: 37
Date of Death: 2/11/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy, Turkish Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'THIS TABLET / HAS BEEN PLACED HERE BY THE DESIRE / OF A BROTHER OFFICER TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER GEORGE HARPER RN / WHOSE REMAINS LIE INTERRED IN THE / PROTESTANT CEMETERY OF PERA DE CONSTANTINOPLE / HE DIED WITH THE RANK OF MIR ALLAL (CAPTAIN OF A LINE OF BATTLE SHIP) IN / THE SERVICE OF SULTAN ABDUL MEDJID THE SOVEREIGN OF TURKEY / NOVEMBER THE 2ND 1850 AGED 37. / HIS DEATH WAS FELT BY ALL WHO KNEW HIS PROFESSIONAL / MERITS AND NOBLE CHARACTER AS A LOSS TO BOTH THE / ENGLISH AND TURKISH SERVICES.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Commander George Harper RN d. 1850</p>",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Abraham Lloyd d. 1816

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Abraham Lloyd died Antwerp 28 August 1816 age 33'

Details

People

Lloyd, Abraham
Age: 33
Date of Death: 28/8/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.803.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Capt. Abraham Lloyd died Antwerp 28 August 1816 age 33'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Abraham Lloyd d. 1816</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.803.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Gilbert Laird d. 1879

Location

All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of GILBERT LAIRD, Master Mariner, born 14 January 1844 at St. Margaret's Hope Orkney Scotland. Died 25th March 1879 on board the 'Jeanie Louttit' and is interred here. The barque was used on 29 March 1879 to bury the Master. She belonged to Mr. D. Louttit of Wick, Caithness'

Details

Vessel: Jeanie Louttit

People

Laird, Gilbert
Age:
Date of Death: 25/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "4993",
  "id": "M2247",
  "location": "All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of GILBERT LAIRD, Master Mariner, born 14 January 1844 at St. Margaret's Hope Orkney Scotland. Died 25th March 1879 on board the 'Jeanie Louttit' and is interred here. The barque was used on 29 March 1879 to bury the Master. She belonged to Mr. D. Louttit of Wick, Caithness'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Gilbert Laird d. 1879</p>",
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  "details": {
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Laurence's Church, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Headstone in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire of David Newton, d. 1878

Location

St Laurence's Church, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

Sacred to the memory of David Newton, in his youth a Royal Marine who fought in the ship Revenge at the Battle of Trafalgar. In his old age a faithful soldier and servant of Jesus Christ. He departed this life 31 July 1878 in his 99th year, changing an earthly pension fr a crown of glory that fadeth not away. ' Well done good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joy of the Lord'.

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Revenge

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars

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  "id": "M5082",
  "location": "St Laurence's Church, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "Sacred to the memory of David Newton, in his youth a Royal Marine who fought in the ship Revenge at the Battle of Trafalgar. In his old age a faithful soldier and servant of Jesus Christ. He departed this life 31 July 1878 in his 99th year, changing an earthly pension fr a crown of glory that fadeth not away. ' Well done good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joy of the Lord'.",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire of David Newton, d. 1878</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Revenge"  },
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars"  },
  "people": "",
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Plaque in Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Rear-Admiral Hamilton Earle d. 1902

Location

Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Rear Admiral / Hamilton Edward George Earle, / who died at Lymington, / May 26th 1902' [Greek cross] 'Aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Sanctuary south wall
Materials: Brass

People

Earle, Hamilton Edward George
Age: 72
Date of Death: 26/5/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 213, (Greenwich, 1972).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson , 2019

JSON

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  "id": "M3065",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Rear Admiral / Hamilton Edward George Earle, / who died at Lymington, / May 26th 1902' [Greek cross] 'Aged 72 years'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/P1000568-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35609\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/P1000568-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/P1000568-300x225.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/P1000568-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Plaque in Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Rear-Admiral Hamilton Earle d. 1902</p>",
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St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating George Vere, Master, d. 1755

Location

St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / GEORGE VERE / Master and Mariner / who departed this life / 27 March 1755 / Aged 66.'

Details

Position: Exterior

People

Vere, George
Age: 66
Date of Death: 27/3/1755
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters