Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Ellis RN d. 1854
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAW [sic] ELLIS / AB / LATE OF BMS WINCHESTER [sic] / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECR 1st / AGED 25 / DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS SHIPMATES WHO / HAVE ERECTED THIS STONE / AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR REGARD'
Details
Description: With carved flowers in a Chinese style above the inscription. Seems to have been carved by a local mason. Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS Winchester
People
Ellis, William Age: 25 Date of Death: 1/12/1854 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Captain Henry Windham RN d. 1868
Location
Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England
Transcript
'To the Memory of / Captain HENRY WINDHAM, R.N. / 4th son of Admiral Windham, / Of Felbrigg, in the county of Norfolk / Born 22 Oct, 1809, died 10th Nov., 1868'
Details
People
Windham, Henry Age: 59 Date of Death: 10/11/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 154.
Monument in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Commander Edward Bremer RN d. 1847
Location
Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD GORDON BREMER / COMMANDER R.N. / ELDEST SON OF / SIR J. J. GORDON BREMER / K.C.B., K.C.H., / PRIORY, COMPTON, DEVON / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / AT EDINBURGH CASTLE / APRIL 8th 1847 / AGED 26 YEARS'
Details
Description: Square pedestal surmounted by an urn Type: Monument Position: South west area of churchyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Bremer, Edward Gordon Age: 26 Date of Death: 8/4/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Stone badly affected by lichen, in shadow of large trees. Recorder: John Steele, 13/6/1988
Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Wingfield, Suffolk commemorating Herbert Jollye, RN d. 1877
Location
St Andrew's Church, Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'In memory of Herbert Hotson Jollye RN Son of the Revd H Jollye Vicar of this parish. Secretary to Rear Admiral Rice. Born May 2nd 1845. Died at Malta April 14th 1877 where he lies buried... This tablet is erected by the Admirals and Officers of the Mediterranean Fleet and his family'
Details
Description: Carved with an anchor and cross. Type: Wall tablet Position: Chancel, north side Materials: Marble
People
Jollye, Herbert Hotson Age: 31 Date of Death: 1877 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Secretary RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Keay d. 1895
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Edward KEAY; late Chief Officer of the SS. EVANDALE who died at Hong Kong June 12th 1895, aged 28 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Evandale
People
Keay, Edward Age: 28 Date of Death: 12/6/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation: Occidental and Oriental SS Co
Extra
Notes: SS 'Evandale' chartered by the Occidental and Oriental SS Co from Robert Mackill & Co in 1895. Recorder: Christine Thomas
Memorial at the Church of St John The Baptist, Pilton commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Cecil Alexander Clerk RND d. 1917
Location
Church of St John The Baptist, Pilton, Somerset, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of / CECIL ALEXANDER CLERK / Sub Lt. Nelson Batt. Royal Naval Division, / who died of wounds at Manan Court / on the 31st Dec 1917 / Aged 28 years / Deeply regretted by his brother officers / and loved by his men / and all who knew him / 'Until the day break and the shadows flee away'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
People
Clerk, Cecil Alexander Age: 28 Date of Death: 31/12/1917 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RND Organisation: Royal Naval Division
Memorial Wall tablet Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating Christopher Airey. RN d. 1847 and Lieutenant Edward Matthews RN d. 1846
Location
Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory / of I. C. RAIVEY [sic] EQR / Master of HMS IRIS / who departed this / life at / Singapore 22nd Janry 1847 / Aged 55 years / Also, / Lieutenant [sic] MATTHEWS / of the same ship / who departed this / life on the coast of BORNEO / Oct 18th 1846'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South east wall SE29 Vessel: HMS Iris (1840)
People
Airey, Christopher R. Age: 55 Date of Death: 22/1/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster Organisation: Royal Navy Matthews, Edward M. Age: Unknown Date of Death: 18/10/1846 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Also in memory of Lieutenant Matthew of HMS Iris. d. 1846 Bibliography: 'Navy list' 1846; Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 236.
Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating John Bullard, Master HM Yacht ‘Chatham’ d. 1795
Location
St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England
Transcript
'HERE LIETH THE BODY OF JOHN BULLARD 20 YEARS A PILOT AND LATE MASTER OF HIS MAJESTY’S YACHT THE ‘CHATHAM’ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JANY. THE 6th 1795 AGED 63 YEARS
“Dear wife and children be content / For unto you I was but lent / The debt is paid, [the] Grave you see, / Prepare [therefore?] to follow me” / ALSO ELIZABETH THE WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN BULLARD WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE THE 13th? 1816 / AGED 80 YEARS / JOHN BULLARD / LATE PRINCIPAL CLARK / IN H.M. VICTUALLING OFFICE / CHATHAM / DIED 2nd OCTOBER 1833 / AGED 67 YEARS / AND ELIZABETH / HIS WIFE / DIED [ ] [JUNE] 1851 / AGED 8[2] YEARS'
'...Pilot 20 years and Master of HM Yatch [sic] CHATHAM'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Western Boundary Wall Vessel: HMY ‘Chatham'
People
Bullard, John Age: 63 Date of Death: 6/1/1795 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master pilot Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: www.kentarchaeology.org.uk
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters