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.
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:
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
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
Gravestone in Rame, Cornwall dedicated to George White d. 1843
Location
St German's Church, Rame, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE / Son of THO. and JUDITH / WHITE, of Cawsand / LATE OF H.M. SLOOP LEVERET / AND WAS UNFORTUNATELY / DROWN'D IN THE RIVER TAGUS / LISBON. JUNE 4TH 1843 AGED 17 / YEARS / Also ELIZABETH their / daughter died Nov. 4th 1812 / Aged 11 Years'
Details
Description: Gravestone in Cornwall dedicated to George White. d. 1843 Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Leveret
People
White, George Age: 17 Date of Death: 4/6/1843 Cause of Death: Maritime Accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Headstone at St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Captain Matthew Le Geyt RN d. 1807
Location
St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'SACRED / To the Memory of / CAPT MATTHEW LE GEYT / of His Majesty's Royal Navy / Who died the 28 of April 1807 / In the 79th Year of his Age / Also of his Grandson Philip / son of Mattw. & Rachel Le Geyt / Who died on the 8th Novr 1816 / Aged 7 Years and 4 Months [illegible verse]'.
Details
Description: Headstone with an oval inscription panel. Carved above, an oval shield bearing a cross, naval trophies behind, the whole flanked by drapes. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Limetaone
People
Le Geyt, Matthew Age: 79 Date of Death: 28/4/1807 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Robert Hockings RN d. 1849
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / MAGDELENA, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT HOCKINGS, ESQR. / CAPTAIN, ROYAL NAVY, / AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / GERARD MONTAGU, ESQRE. OF BURLINGTON HALL, NORFOLK, / WHO DIED 5TH DECEMBER 1848, AGED 61 YEARS. / ALSO OF / ROBERT HOCKINGS, ESQRE. / CAPTAIN, ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1849, AGED 73 YEARS. / ALSO TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN: / GEORGE MONTAGU, DIED 10TH MARCH 1824, AGED 11 MONTHS. / ARTHUR MONTAGU, DIED 25TH MAY 1826, AGED 11 MONTHS.'
Details
Description: Rectangular white marble tablet with a moulded cornice surmounted by a triangular pediment and mounted on black slate of conforming shape on two bracket feet. Type: Wall tablet Position: North chapel, north wall Materials: Marble, slate
People
Hockings, Robert Age: 73 Date of Death: 13/10/1849 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy