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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Claude Charles Went d. 1928

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Claude Charles Went / aged 17 / Lost from the Barge / 'Excelsior’ / Near Southend / Jan 10 1928'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Excelsior

People

Went, Claude Charles
Age: 17
Date of Death: 10/1/1928
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

JSON

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  "id": "M1467",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Claude Charles Went / aged 17 / Lost from the Barge / 'Excelsior’ / Near Southend / Jan 10 1928'",
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Brecon Cathedral, Brecon, Powys, Wales

Plaque at Brecon Cathedral commemorating Commander Thomas Frederick Thomas RN d. 1902

Location

Brecon Cathedral, Brecon, Powys, Wales

Transcript

'To the Glory of God and to the Beloved Memory of Thomas Frederick Thomas, Commander Royal Navy 4th son of the late David Thomas of Wooton House, Brecon born January 18th 1849 died October 7th 1902. I look for the resurrection of the dead and life in the world to come'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Right hand side approaching south transept
Materials: Brass

People

Thomas, Thomas Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 7/10/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2000

JSON

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  "id": "M1427",
  "location": "Brecon Cathedral, Brecon, Powys, Wales",
  "transcript": "'To the Glory of God and to the Beloved Memory of Thomas Frederick Thomas, Commander Royal Navy 4th son of the late David Thomas of Wooton House, Brecon born January 18th 1849 died October 7th 1902. I look for the resurrection of the dead and life in the world to come'",
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    "materials": "Brass",
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    "artists": "",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2000",
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}

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating David Young d. 1900, Cardiff Pilot

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / David Young / (Cardiff Pilot) Died June 2nd 1900 aged 79 / Also Margaret his wife / died an 16th 1910, aged 84.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Young, David
Age: 79
Date of Death: 2/6/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "id": "M6303",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / David Young / (Cardiff Pilot) Died June 2nd 1900 aged 79 / Also Margaret his wife / died an 16th 1910, aged 84.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating David Young d. 1900, Cardiff Pilot</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Morgan of Cardigan d. 1881

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of / John Morgan of Cardigan / (Master Mariner) / Interred at Quebeck Cemetery 1881 / Aged 58 years / Also Sarah Morgan widow of the above / Died at Marlborough Road Sept 14 1903 / Aged 80 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Morgan, John
Age: 58
Date of Death: 1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "id": "M6298",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of / John Morgan of Cardigan / (Master Mariner) / Interred at Quebeck Cemetery 1881 / Aged 58 years / Also Sarah Morgan widow of the above / Died at Marlborough Road Sept 14 1903 / Aged 80 years.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Morgan of Cardigan d. 1881</p>",
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}

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St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

Window in Newcastle Cathedral dedicated to Charles Algernon Parsons d. 1931

Location

St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES ALGERNON / PARSONS / BORN JUNE 9TH 1854 / DIED FEBRUARY 11TH 1931'

Details

Description: Three-light window depicting St Aidan, St Christopher and St Columba. Above are St Barbara the patron saint of miners and St Catherine, patron saint of wheelwrights. An angel in the centre, holds a model of 'Turbinia', the first turbine-driven steam yacht.
Type: Window
Position: St George's Chapel
Materials: Glass, lead
Vessel: 'Turbinia'

People

Parsons, Charles
Age: 86
Date of Death: 11/2/1931
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

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  "id": "M5790",
  "location": "St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES ALGERNON / PARSONS / BORN JUNE 9TH 1854 / DIED FEBRUARY 11TH 1931'",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Three-light window depicting St Aidan, St Christopher and St Columba. Above are St Barbara the patron saint of miners and St Catherine, patron saint of wheelwrights. An angel in the centre, holds a model of 'Turbinia', the first turbine-driven steam yacht.",
    "type": "Window",
    "position": "St George's Chapel",
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Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka commemorating Captain George Fleming, Indian Navy, d. 1838

Location

Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of George Fleming Esq of the Indian Navy who departed this life on 15 Dec 1838 aged 23 years. Midshipman Fleming I.N. was in command of H.C.S. Maldiva engaged with the surveying schooner 'Royal Tiger' which was employed on the coast of India, Ceylon and the Malay Archipelago in 1837-8. The 'Maldiva' left Galle for Cochin 9 Nov 1838 with Fleming in command'

Details

Vessel: HEIC Maldiva

People

Fleming, George
Age: 23
Date of Death: 15/12/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "4915",
  "id": "M2255",
  "location": "Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of George Fleming Esq of the Indian Navy who departed this life on 15 Dec 1838 aged 23 years. Midshipman Fleming I.N. was in command of H.C.S. Maldiva engaged with the surveying schooner 'Royal Tiger' which was employed on the coast of India, Ceylon and the Malay Archipelago in 1837-8. The 'Maldiva' left Galle for Cochin 9 Nov 1838 with Fleming in command'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Galle Face Burial Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka commemorating Captain George Fleming, Indian Navy, d. 1838</p>",
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  "details": {
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Church, Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Donhead St Andrew commemorating Captain John Cooke RN d. 1805 in the Battle of Trafalgar

Location

St Andrew's Church, Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED to the Memory of / JOHN COOKE, Esqr late Captain of / His Majesty's ship BELLEROPHON, / Who in the Battle / OF TRAFALGAR / on the 21st of Oct'r 1805 / Having evinced the most consummate skill, / And Bravery, / In the conflict of that eventful day, / Fell / In a moment, glorious indeed to his COUNTRY, / But marked by individual tears / of all who knew him. / His inconsolable widow, / Places this tablet to record / His virtues and His Fate, / Near the spot which he had chosen / as his favourite retirement / And to which, / Having left it at the call of his Country, / He returned no more. / Peruit Anno Aetatis 43 / Be merciful to her O God who bends, / And mourns the best of Husbands, Fathers, Friends, / Oh "When she wakes at midnight" but to shed / Fresh tears of anguish on her lonely bed, / "Thinking on Him who IS NOT," -then restrain / Her bitter thoughts and her sad heart sustain. / FATHER of MERCIES she remembers still / Thy chast'ning hand, and to thy Sov'reign will / Bows silent, but not HOPELESS whilst her eye, / she raises to a bright FUTURITY, / And Trusts in better worlds thou will restore ,/ The Happiness she here can meet no more / Louisa, Relict of the above / Departed this life at Cheltenham Feby 5th, 1853 / Aged 96 Years'

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Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cooke, John
Age: 43
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: N.M. Assheton 1984

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  "id": "M2040",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED to the Memory of / JOHN COOKE, Esqr late Captain of / His Majesty's ship BELLEROPHON, / Who in the Battle / OF TRAFALGAR / on the 21st of Oct'r 1805 / Having evinced the most consummate skill, / And Bravery, / In the conflict of that eventful day, / Fell / In a moment, glorious indeed to his COUNTRY, / But marked by individual tears / of all who knew him. / His inconsolable widow, / Places this tablet to record / His virtues and His Fate, / Near the spot which he had chosen / as his favourite retirement / And to which, / Having left it at the call of his Country, / He returned no more. / Peruit Anno Aetatis 43 / Be merciful to her O God who bends, / And mourns the best of Husbands, Fathers, Friends, / Oh \"When she wakes at midnight\" but to shed / Fresh tears of anguish on her lonely bed, / \"Thinking on Him who IS NOT,\" -then restrain / Her bitter thoughts and her sad heart sustain. / FATHER of MERCIES she remembers still / Thy chast'ning hand, and to thy Sov'reign will / Bows silent, but not HOPELESS whilst her eye, / she raises to a bright FUTURITY, / And Trusts in better worlds thou will restore ,/ The Happiness she here can meet no more / Louisa, Relict of the above / Departed this life at Cheltenham Feby 5th, 1853 / Aged 96 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Donhead St Andrew commemorating Captain John Cooke RN d. 1805 in the Battle of Trafalgar</p>",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating George Thompson Harrison d. 1834

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'George Thompson Harrison, formerly of Workington unfortunately lost on his passage to Sydney 6th July 1834 age 62'

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People

Harrison, George Thompson
Age: 62
Date of Death: 6/7/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 51.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'George Thompson Harrison, formerly of Workington unfortunately lost on his passage to Sydney 6th July 1834 age 62'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating George Thompson Harrison d. 1834</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Peter Robinson d. 1790

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'PETER / ROBINSON / ESQR. / late Master / Attendant of his / Majesty's Yard / PLYMOUTH / died 4th April 1790 / Aged 65 / Whose remains are deposited / in a Vault Near this'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Robinson, Peter
Age: 65
Date of Death: 4/4/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Attendant
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Plymouth

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Catty

JSON

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  "post_id": "4899",
  "id": "M4260",
  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'PETER / ROBINSON / ESQR. / late Master / Attendant of his / Majesty's Yard / PLYMOUTH / died 4th April 1790 / Aged 65 / Whose remains are deposited / in a Vault Near this'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Peter Robinson d. 1790</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "recorder": "Mrs M. Catty",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating John Keymer, HEIC, d. 1819

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr John Keymer / of the H.C. Marine / who departed this life 24th June 1819 aged 34 years. / This Monument is erected as a lasting / testimony of his virtues by his affectionate / brother James Keymer. / Adieu my friend, a long and sad farewell / No thought can utter, nor no tongue can tell, / the pangs I fell at the dear word farewell.'

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People

Keymer, John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 24/6/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.153.

JSON

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr John Keymer / of the H.C. Marine / who departed this life 24th June 1819 aged 34 years. / This Monument is erected as a lasting / testimony of his virtues by his affectionate / brother James Keymer. / Adieu my friend, a long and sad farewell / No thought can utter, nor no tongue can tell, / the pangs I fell at the dear word farewell.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters