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St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Vice-Admiral James Mighells, RN d.1733,

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / JAMES MIGHELLS ESQ / Late Vice Admiral and Comptroller / of the Royal Navy / whose publick and private character / justly deserves remembrance / of courage and conduct in a commander / Fidelity and diligence in a commissioner / Sincerity in a Friend / usefulness in a relation / love and affection in a husband / care and indulgence in a parent / And the strictness in Justice & honesty to all men / Deserves to be remembered / He dyed March 21st 1733 / Aged 69 years'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet flanked by trophies, cherubs heads below, cartouche of arms above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Aisle
Materials: Purbeck marble
Artists: T. Shippe

People

Mighells, James
Age: 69
Date of Death: 21/3/1733
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral. Comptroler of the Royal Navy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Memorial to wife and children in West Ham Parish Church. Signed: T: Shippe Yarm: Fecit.
Bibliography: Hugh D.W. Lees 'Chronicles of a Suffolk Parish Church: Lowestoft St Margaret' (Lowestoft, 1949).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of / JAMES MIGHELLS ESQ / Late Vice Admiral and Comptroller / of the Royal Navy / whose publick and private character / justly deserves remembrance / of courage and conduct in a commander / Fidelity and diligence in a commissioner / Sincerity in a Friend / usefulness in a relation / love and affection in a husband / care and indulgence in a parent / And the strictness in Justice & honesty to all men / Deserves to be remembered / He dyed March 21st 1733 / Aged 69 years'",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Arthur Birch, RN, d. 1871

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / Arthur Birch / Boy 1 Cl. H.M.S. Griffon / born 6th August 1871 / died of fever at Zanzibar / 2nd April 1889 / R.I.P.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Griffon

People

Birch, Arthur
Age: 17
Date of Death: 2/4/1889
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St-Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St-Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Vice Admiral Benjamin Page, Admiral of the Blue d.1843

Location

St-Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / ELIZA HERBERT / 38 YEARS THE BELOVED WIFE OF / VICE ADMIRAL B.W. PAGE / SHE DIED AT IPSWICH / NOV. 30, 1834 / ALSO OF / BENJAMIN WILLIAM PAGE / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE / WHO DIED IN THIS HIS NATIVE PARISH / OCT: 3RD 1843 AGED 80 / DURING A LONG PUBLIC LIFE, HE / HONORABLY & SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED / EVERY APPOINTED SERVICE / TWICE RECEIVED THE THANKS OF / BRITISH MERCHANTS IN THE EAST INDIES / AND BY GOD'S BLESSING / IN THE ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTIES / REACHED THE SUMMIT OF HIS PROFESSION & ACQUIRED THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD SAILOR / A KIND FRIEND, A BOUNTEOUS MASTER / & A MUNIFICENT RELATION.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of the Nave
Materials: Stone

People

Page, Benjamin William
Age: 80
Date of Death: 3/10/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The memorial was reinstated after the rebuilding of the church in 1850 but placed low down in a corner. Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) pp. 67.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / ELIZA HERBERT / 38 YEARS THE BELOVED WIFE OF / VICE ADMIRAL B.W. PAGE / SHE DIED AT IPSWICH / NOV. 30, 1834 / ALSO OF / BENJAMIN WILLIAM PAGE / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE / WHO DIED IN THIS HIS NATIVE PARISH / OCT: 3RD 1843 AGED 80 / DURING A LONG PUBLIC LIFE, HE / HONORABLY & SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED / EVERY APPOINTED SERVICE / TWICE RECEIVED THE THANKS OF / BRITISH MERCHANTS IN THE EAST INDIES / AND BY GOD'S BLESSING / IN THE ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTIES / REACHED THE SUMMIT OF HIS PROFESSION & ACQUIRED THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD SAILOR / A KIND FRIEND, A BOUNTEOUS MASTER / & A MUNIFICENT RELATION.'",
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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'

Details

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

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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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  "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>",
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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.'

Details

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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    "recorder": "",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Jewell d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'GEORGE JEWELL / Able seaman H.M.S. 'Cochrane' / died 12 Aug 1911 aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 298
Vessel: HMS Cochrane

People

Jewell, George
Age: 25
Date of Death: 12/8/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'GEORGE JEWELL / Able seaman H.M.S. 'Cochrane' / died 12 Aug 1911 aged 25'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Jewell d. 1911</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Richard Sykes Syer d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / RICHARD SYKES SYER / Admiralty Clerk / of H.M. Hospital Ship 'Melville’ / Second and beloved son / of the / Rev. Wm. H. SYER / of Kedington Rectory / Suffolk, England / who died on the 27th of August 1867 / in the 25th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: US Navy Melville (Hospital Ship)

People

Syer, Richard Sykes
Age: 24 years
Date of Death: 27/08/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiralty clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also a memorial on the south wall of chancel, St Peter and Paul Church, Kedington, Suffolk
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory / of / RICHARD SYKES SYER / Admiralty Clerk / of H.M. Hospital Ship 'Melville’ / Second and beloved son / of the / Rev. Wm. H. SYER / of Kedington Rectory / Suffolk, England / who died on the 27th of August 1867 / in the 25th year of his age.'",
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Central Library, Southampton, England

Plaque at the Central Lbrary, Southampton commemorating the reception of refugee children fleeing the Spanish Civil War in 1937

Location

Central Library, Southampton, England

Transcript

'1937 / To commemorate the arrival / aboard the "Habana" of 4,000 refugee / children from the Basque region of Spain / in May 1937 following the destruction of / Guernica during the Spanish Civil War and / to thank the people of Southampton and / Britain who volunteered to care for them / 2007'

Details

Description: A painted cast oval metal plaque, bearing raised text painted blue on a turquoise background. The plaque has a blue border and beneath the text is a brown-and-white depiction of the ship, whilst above it is an oak (a symbol of Southampton).
Type: Plaque
Materials: Metal
Vessel: Habana

Extra

Notes: The children were shipped from Bilbao, which was held by the Republicans, to avoid Nationalist bombing.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'1937 / To commemorate the arrival / aboard the \"Habana\" of 4,000 refugee / children from the Basque region of Spain / in May 1937 following the destruction of / Guernica during the Spanish Civil War and / to thank the people of Southampton and / Britain who volunteered to care for them / 2007'",
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St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Inveresk commemorating Admiral Sir David Milne d. 1845, Admiral of the Fleet Alexander Milne d. 1896 and Admiral Sir Alexander Berkeley Milne d. 1838

Location

St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'HERE ALSO LIE INTERRED / DAVID MILNE OF CAMPIE HOUSE / DIED 4TH JUNE 1818 AGED 84 YEARS / FATHER OF THOMAS MILNE / ADMIRAL SIR DAVID G.C.B., K.S.J., K.W.N. / DIED AT SEA 5TH MAY 1845 AGED 82 YEARS / 66 YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY / AGNES STEPHEN HIS SECOND WIFE / DIED AT INVERESK 27TH JAN. 1862 AGED 84 YEARS / DAUGHTER OF / GEORGE STEPHEN ESQ. OF GRENADA / ALEXANDER DAVID MILNE / ELDER SON OF / REAR ADMIRAL SIR ALEXANDER MILNE K.C.B. / DIED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1860 AGED 9 YEARS / EUPHEMIA BELOVED WIFE OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET SIR ALEXANDER MILNE / BARONET G.C.B., K.C.B. / DIED 17 OCT. 1899 AGED 81 YEARS / DAUGHTER OF ARCHIBALD COCHRAN OF ASHKIRK / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR ALEXANDER MILNE BART. G.C.B., K.C.B. / SECOND SON OF ADMIRAL SIR DAVID MILNE G.C.B. / DIED AT INVERESK 29TH DEC. 1896 AGED 90 YEARS / 60 YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY / HIS YOUNGER SON / ADMIRAL SIR ARCHIBALD BERKELEY MILNE / BART. G.C.V.O., K.C.B. / DIED 4TH JULY 1938 AGED 83 YEARS / HIS DAUGHTER / GRACE ALICE MILNE / DIED 17TH APRIL 1945 AGED 91 YEARS'

Details

Description: Three panel headstone. Canopy and urn over central panel.
Type: Headstone
Position: North west corner of churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Milne, David
Age: 82
Date of Death: 5/5/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Milne, Alexander
Age: 90
Date of Death: 29/12/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Milne, Archibald Berkeley
Age: 83
Date of Death: 4/7/1938
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: David Steele 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M2701",
  "location": "St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'HERE ALSO LIE INTERRED / DAVID MILNE OF CAMPIE HOUSE / DIED 4TH JUNE 1818 AGED 84 YEARS / FATHER OF THOMAS MILNE / ADMIRAL SIR DAVID G.C.B., K.S.J., K.W.N. / DIED AT SEA 5TH MAY 1845 AGED 82 YEARS / 66 YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY / AGNES STEPHEN HIS SECOND WIFE / DIED AT INVERESK 27TH JAN. 1862 AGED 84 YEARS / DAUGHTER OF / GEORGE STEPHEN ESQ. OF GRENADA / ALEXANDER DAVID MILNE / ELDER SON OF / REAR ADMIRAL SIR ALEXANDER MILNE K.C.B. / DIED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1860 AGED 9 YEARS / EUPHEMIA BELOVED WIFE OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET SIR ALEXANDER MILNE / BARONET G.C.B., K.C.B. / DIED 17 OCT. 1899 AGED 81 YEARS / DAUGHTER OF ARCHIBALD COCHRAN OF ASHKIRK / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR ALEXANDER MILNE BART. G.C.B., K.C.B. / SECOND SON OF ADMIRAL SIR DAVID MILNE G.C.B. / DIED AT INVERESK 29TH DEC. 1896 AGED 90 YEARS / 60 YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAVY / HIS YOUNGER SON / ADMIRAL SIR ARCHIBALD BERKELEY MILNE / BART. G.C.V.O., K.C.B. / DIED 4TH JULY 1938 AGED 83 YEARS / HIS DAUGHTER / GRACE ALICE MILNE / DIED 17TH APRIL 1945 AGED 91 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Inveresk commemorating  Admiral Sir David Milne d. 1845,  Admiral of the Fleet Alexander Milne d. 1896 and Admiral Sir Alexander Berkeley Milne d. 1838</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Three panel headstone. Canopy and urn over central panel.",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "North west corner of churchyard",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Milne, David","age":"82","dateofdeath":"5/5/1845","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Milne, Alexander","age":"90","dateofdeath":"29/12/1896","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral of the Fleet","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Milne, Archibald Berkeley","age":"83","dateofdeath":"4/7/1938","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Steele 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters