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

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

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

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.
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Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

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
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone at Portland, Dorset, commemorating Frederick Stone d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'FREDERICK STONE / Boy H.M.S. 'Boscawen' / died / 6th March 1905. Aged 16'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 352
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Stone, Frederick
Age: 16
Date of Death: 6/3/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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St Andrew's Church, Wingfield, Suffolk, England

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

Extra

Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

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
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Church of St John The Baptist, Pilton, Somerset, England

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

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1989
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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

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

Extra

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.
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Old Town of Bartam, Java Java

Location

Old Town of Bartam, Java Java

Transcript

'Here lies the body of Captain Roger Bennett Commander of the Bombay Merchant on 3rd January 1677'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: 5m from east gateway of the fort

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Vessel: Bombay Merchant

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People

Bennett, Roger
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1/1677
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' (March, 1983).

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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

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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