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St Peter's Church, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset commemorating Commander Robert Adams Wadham RN d. 1840

Location

St Peter's Church, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England

Transcript

'COMM. ROBERT ADAMS WADHAM R.N. / 12FEB 1778 - 23rd NOV. 1840'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Path

Event

Diamond Rock 1804-5

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Wadham, Robert Adams
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER (Wadham's career). Acting 1st Lieutenant during occupation of Diamond Rock.
Recorder: Mrs H. Jagers
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating James Norman, d.1840

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of / JAMES NORMAN / Master Mariner / who departed this life / March 20 1840 / Aged 52 years / Affliction sore long time I bore / Physicians came in vain / Til God did please my soul to ease / and rest me of my pain / also of / ELIZABETH his wife / who died Sept 8 1841 / Aged 4? years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Norman, James
Age: 54
Date of Death: 20/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Henry Hutchinson d 1839

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In memory of / Henry HUTCHINSON / born at Penrith, Cumberland / 14th June 1769 / At an early age he entered / upon a seafaring life / in the course of which / being of thoughtful mind, he attained / great skill, and knowledge / of his profession, & endured / in all climates severe / hardships with exemplary / courage and fortitude. The / latter part of his life was / passed with a beloved sister / upon this Island. He died at Douglas the 23rd May 1839 / much lamented by his kindred / & friends who have erected / this stone to testify their sense of his mild virtues /& humble piety'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Hutchinson, Henry
Age: 70
Date of Death: 23/5/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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

Wall tablet in Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander Thomas Rogers RN d. 1868

Location

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

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ANNE, / ONLY CHILD OF THE LATE JOHN AND ELEANOR HOW, / AND THE AFFECTIONATE WIFE
OF / LIEUT. THOMAS ROGERS, R.N / WHO DIED 6TH SEPTEMBER 1854, AGED 61 YEARS. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THE ABOVE NAMED / THOMAS ROGERS, WHO LIVED TO BE A COMMANDER / AND DIED ON THE 5TH MAY 1868, IN HIS 75TH YEAR. / He was the founder of the / How Charity'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel, south wall
Materials: White marble, slate

People

Rogers, Thomas
Age: 74
Date of Death: 5/5/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Munro d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'George MUNRO of Invergordon, Scotland, Chief Engineer S.S.'Meiji Maru', died 4th May 1875...'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Meiji Maru

People

Munro, George
Age:
Date of Death: 4/5/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Japanese Lighthouse Service

Extra

Notes: Screw steamer 'Meiji Maru' owned by the Japanese Government, built 1874 at Glasgow, 463 tons. Now a museum ship.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Thomas George Shortland RN d. 1827

Location

St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Thomas George Shortland, Esq., Post-Captain in the Navy & H.M.'s Commissioner at Port Royal, OB 23rd Novr. 1827 aet 57. Also his daughter Elizabeth SHORTLAND, OB 25th Novr., aet 25'

Details

Description: With arms.
Type: Ledger
Position: Nave, south aisle

Event

First Fleet 1788

Event Category

British Colonization of Australia

People

Shortland, Thomas George
Age: 57
Date of Death: 23/11/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Officer in First Fleet to Australia 1788.
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral dedicated to Captain Bridges Taylor RN d. 1814

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN BRIDGES WATKINSON TAYLOR / OF THE ROYAL NAVY / FIFTH SON OF THE REVEREND EDWARD TAYLOR OF BIFRONS IN THE COUNTY OF KENT / AND LATE COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP APOLLO / WHO WAS UNFORTUNATELY DROWNED IN THE 35TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / TOGETHER WITH SEVEN OTHER PERSONS BY THE UPSETTING OF A BOAT/OFF THE PORT OF BRINDISI, IN THE ADRIATIC ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY 1814 / HE WAS AN OFFICER OF DISTINGUISHED MERIT, HIGHLY AND UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED / IN THE PROFESSION TO WHICH HE HAD BELONGED FROM HIS EARLIEST YOUTH, AND / TO THE ACTIVE DUTIES OF WHICH THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE WAS, WITH LITTLE / INTERMISSION DEVOTED / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY HE WAS EVER ZEALOUS, ENTERPRIZING / AND PERSEVERING, OF UNSHAKEN COURAGE AND FIRMNESS BLENDED WITH MILDNESS / AND MODESTY OF DISPOSITION; WHICH SECURED TO HIM THE AFFECTION OF ALL WHO / APPROACHED HIM / HIS BENEVOLENCE WAS ACTIVE YET UNASSUMING, AND HIS HUMANITY / THE NATURAL ATTRIBUTE OF SUCH A CHARACTER, WAS PARTICULARLY EVINCED / BY HIS HAVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES SAVED THREE OF HIS FELLOW CREATURES / FROM DROWNING AT THE IMMINENT RISQUE OF HIS OWN LIFE, NOR WAS HIS / UNREMITTING ATTENTION TO THE DUTIES OF RELIGION LESS EXEMPLARY / TO HIS SHIP'S COMPANY HE BEHAVED WITH THE KINDNESS AND ATTENTION / OF A FATHER AND FRIEND, AS SUCH HE WAS CONSTITUTED BY THEM, AND HIS/SOLICITUDE FOR THEIR WELFARE AND COMFORT AND FOR THEIR CREDIT, WAS/MET BY A CHEERFUL AND ATTENTIVE DISCHARGE OF EVERY DUTY. / DESIROUS OF RECORDING THEIR HIGH SENSE OF HIS MERITS / AND THEIR AFFECTIONATE REGARD FOR HIS CHARACTER / THE OFFICERS OF THE APOLLO HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT / TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR LAMENTED COMMANDER' [On apron] 'THE BODY OF CAPTAIN TAYLOR / WAS FOUND SOME WEEKS AFTER THE FATAL ACCIDENT / AND WAS DEPOSITED IN A HANDSOME MONUMENT / ERECTED TO HIM AND HIS FELLOW SUFFERERS IN THE GREAT SQUARE OF THE TOWN OF BRINDISI / BY THE INHABITANTS / WHO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE KINDNESS / WHICH THEY INVARIABLY EXPERIENCED FROM HIM / WHILE EMPLOYED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / OFF THEIR COAST / BY THIS WELL MERITED TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY'

Details

Description: Gun anchor and shot carved above inscription tablet. Snake biting its tail within rays below.


Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Apollo

People

Taylor, Bridges Watkinson
Age: 35
Date of Death: 24/2/1814
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: B. Tomlinson
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert McDonald d. 1883

Location

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

Transcript

‘IN MEMORY / OF / ROBERT MCDONALD / LATE CHIEF ENGINEER / OF THE / SPANISH STEAMER / 'LUZON' / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG / 11TH MARCH 1888 / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE HAS BEEN ERECTED / AS A TRIBUTE / OF RESPECT AND ESTEEM / BY THE OTHER ENGINEERS’

Details

Description: Headstone, a cross forming the trunk of a tree is carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Luzon

People

McDonald, Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 11/3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce commemorating George Carter Pulsford FRAS d. 1899

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of George Carter Pulsford FRAS. Headmaster of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich. Born 4th November 1842. Died 1st Aug 1899'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Pulsford, George Carter
Age:
Date of Death: 1/8/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
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St Leonard's Church, Butleigh, Somerset, England

Wall tablet in Butleigh, Somerset to Admiral Sir Arthur William Acland Hood d. 1901,

Location

St Leonard's Church, Butleigh, Somerset, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL / SIR ARTHUR WILLIAM ACLAND HOOD / BARON HOOD OF AVALON G.C.B. / THIRD SON OF SIR ALEXANDER HOOD / OF WOOTON HOUSE IN THIS PARISH / BARONET. BY AMELIA ANNE HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF SIR HUGH BATEMAN OF / HARTINGTON HALL CO. DERBY. BARONET / HE SERVED IN SYRIA, THE CRIMEA AND CHINA / AND WAS SOMETIME A.D.C. TO H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA / DIRECTOR OF NAVAL ORDNANCE, COMMANDER / OF THE CHANNEL SQUADRON AND A LORD / COMMISSIONER OF THE ADMIRALTY. HE / RAISED AND COMMANDED THE GLASTONBURY / VOLUNTEERS IN 1859. BORN AT BATH JULY 14TH / 1824. DIED AT WOOTON HOUSE NOV. 16TH 1901. / I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME: / WRITE: FROM HENCEFORTH BLESSED ARE THE / DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD. EVEN SO SAITH THE / SPIRIT - FOR THEY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS. / ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW LADY HOOD OF AVALON.'

Details

Description: The Hood arms and supporters above the inscription. This is placed within a border of oak leaves, with roundels of angel musicians in the corners and an anchor below. The names of Hood's ships are inscribed on ribbons as follows: 'HMS EXCELLENT 1800 HMS PYLADES 1802, HMS ACORN 1850, HMS MINOTAUR 1870, HMS MONARCH 1874.'


Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Acorn

Event

Second Opium War

Event Date

1856 - 1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Hood, Arthur William Acland
Age: 77
Date of Death: 16/11/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Anne Michell
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