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Holy Trinity Church, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Jersey commemorating  Captain John Butel d. 1901

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In affectionate Remembrance of Capt. JOHN BUTEL who departed this life on the Barquentine 'Glenville' on Dec. 18th 1901 whilst on a voyage from Paspebiac to Santos age 59 years. Rocks and storms I fear no more, when on that eternal shore. Drop the anchor, furl the sail, I am safe within the vale'. And also of his widow ELIZABETH A BISSON who died on April 6th 1927 in her 87th year. 'I have fought the good fight; I have finished my course' both deeply regretted.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 209
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Glenville

People

Butel, John
Age: 59
Date of Death: 18/12/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Behind the headstone on the curb 'E.A. BUTEL'.
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Henry Fage Belson RN d. 1849

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Henry Fage Belson, Commander in the R.N. born 23rd Dec. 1788, died 30 September 1849, aged 71 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: O6

People

Belson, Henry Fage
Age: 71
Date of Death: 30/9/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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Frari Church, Venice, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Frari Church, Venice commemorating Benedetto Pesaro d. 1503

Location

Frari Church, Venice, Italy, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Deceased stands above a triumphal arch flanked by Mars and Neptune, on his tomb chest, the front of which is decorated with reliefs of fortresses in Greece that he captured.

People

Pesaro, Benedetto
Age:
Date of Death: 1503
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Capitano da Mar
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Eva Firth Wolsdorff 'The Image of Admirals in tomb sculpture c.1600 and after'. (International Society for the study of Church Monuments Symposium 1980).
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Newtimber, West Sussex, England

Commemorative window at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Newtimber, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant W.H. Gordon RN d. 1893

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Newtimber, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God and in loving memory of W.H. Gordon Lieut. R.N. H.M.S. Calypso who died of typhoid fever in hospital at Gibraltar Nov. 1 1893 / aged 22. Buried in the cemetery at Gibraltar where a memorial is erected to him by his brother Officers / Dedicated by his father A.P. Gordon, Rector'

Details

Type: Window; brass plate
Position: South wall
Vessel: HMS Calypso

People

Gordon, William Hunter
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/11/1893
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Gravestone at St Andrews Cathedral, Fife commemorating David Berwick d. 1855

Location

St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET BERWICK / DAUGHTER OF GEO BERWICK WRIGHT / St ANDREWS WHO DIED 3RD JULY 1831. / AGED 11 / ALSO ELIZABETH WHO DIED / IN INFANCY / HEAVEN OFT TEARS THE BOSOM CHORDS / THAT NATURE FINEST STRANG / AND OF / CHRISTEAN MURRAY GLOAG / HIS WIFE WHO DIED THE 14TH APRIL 1849 / AGED 51. / ALSO OF DAVID BERWICK / WHO PERISHED AT SEA, / ON THE 8TH MARCH 1855, AGED 16 YEARS, / AND OF GEORGE BERWICK WRIGHT / WHO DIED ON THE 16TH DECR 1855. / AGED 61'

Details

Description: Headstone with wavy top edge and an incised line running around all edges. Circular motif carved at top, in relief, depicting a flower. Lettering is incised.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Berwick, David
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/3/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Benjamin Mercer d. 1879

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of / BENJAMIN MERCER / seaman of H.M.S. Warrior / who was killed by accident / during ... / June 18th 1879 / ...years / the... / This tablet was erected / by his shipmates as a token of respect / and regret at his untimely end'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 79
Vessel: HMS Warrior

People

Mercer, Benjamin
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/6/1879
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born Brighton 9 April 1859.
Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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St Peter's Church, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Wall monument at St Peter’s Church, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire commemorating Captain Alexander Dixie RN d. 1857

Location

St Peter's Church, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Capt. Sir Alexander Dixie Bart. / who departed this life / on the 20th day of December A.D. 1857 / in the 78th year of his age. / "Be ye ready for in such an hour as ye think not the son of man cometh" Matthew. "What man is he that liveth and shall not see death'''

Details

Description: Sacophagus, anchor entwined with rope.
Type: Wall monument

People

Dixie, Alexander
Age: 77
Date of Death: 20/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another wall memorial in All Saints Church, Cadeby.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 84.
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Commander Philip Deane d. 1806, and his son Commander Philip Deane d. 1807

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Philip Deane, Late Commander of His Majesty's Packet 'King George' and one of the capital Burgesses of this borough, who died 29 April 1806 in the 55 year of his age. Also of his son Philip Deane, who succeeded him in the command of this packet. He was detained at Helvoet Sluys at the commencement of hostilities in 1803[?] and marched as prisoner of war to Verdun in France where he died on the 5th Sept 1807 aged 32 years. Also to Bridget Rachel Deane, relict of Captain Philip Deane Senr she died 29 May 1837 aged 82'

Details

Vessel: King George

People

Deane, Philip
Age: 54
Date of Death: 29/4/1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Deane, Philip
Age: 32
Date of Death: 5/9/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1969
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Fieldhouse d. 1893

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / HENRY BENJAMIN FIELDHOUSE / aged 16 1/2 years / who was accidentally killed in the / execution of his duty on board / H.M.S. BOSCAWEN / May 3rd 1893 / This stone was erected by the boys / of the ship to mark their regret / at his untimely death and is / a token of sympathy with his sorrowing parents / in the midst of life we are in death'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 387
Artists: W. J. Miller, Portland
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Fieldhouse, Henry Benjamin
Age: 16 1/2
Date of Death: 3/5/1893
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Williams RN d. 1826, Commander Richard Williams RN d. 1835 and George Williams, naval surgeon d. 1836

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In front of this stone are deposited / the remains of / WILLIAM son of Lieut THOMAS WILLIAMS / of the Royal Hospital and ANN his Wife / Obiit 13th Oct 1805 Aet 6 / also ANN their daughter/Ob 9 Dec 1805 Aet 21 / Also of the above Lieut THOMAS WILLIAMS / Ob 18 Aug 1826 Aet 69 / Also ANN relict of the above Lieut / THOMAS WILLIAMS who died at Gosport 21 Dec / 1832 aged 70 years / where her remains are deposited / also Commander RICHARD WILLIAMS / Ob.12 Jan 1835 Aet 49 / Also GEORGE WILLIAMS Surgeon R.N. / Ob 1st April 1835 Aet 33 / also BLANCHE WILLIAMS Ob 9th Jan 1836 Aet 43'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum (rear wall)

People

Williams, Richard
Age: 49
Date of Death: 12/1/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Williams, Thomas
Age: 69
Date of Death: 18/8/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Williams, George
Age: 33
Date of Death: 1/4/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981
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