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Holy Cross Church, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Holy Cross Church, Ryton commemorating Lieutenant George Thorp RN d. 1797 in action at Tenerife

Location

Holy Cross Church, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'George Thorp who being first Lieutenant of the 'Terpsichore' frigate of the squadron of Commander Nelson fell with Capt Bowen and many men upon the Mole battery of Santa Cruz, Teneriffe June 24 1797 in his 20th year. Buried in the deep'

Details

Vessel: HMS Terpsichore

Event

Teneriffe

Event Date

1797

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Thorp, George
Age: 19
Date of Death: 24/6/1797
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: This was the action in which Nelson lost his arm.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'George Thorp who being first Lieutenant of the 'Terpsichore' frigate of the squadron of Commander Nelson fell with Capt Bowen and many men upon the Mole battery of Santa Cruz, Teneriffe June 24 1797 in his 20th year. Buried in the deep'",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Old Cemetery, Southampton, England

Headstone at Old Cemetery, Southampton commemorating Andrew Lamb d. 1881

Location

Old Cemetery, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory / of / Andrew Lamb J.P. / for well-nigh forty years / The first Superintendent Engineer / of The Peninsular and Oriental / Steam Navigation Company / Born at Leith 4 April 1803 / Died at Southampton 29 March 1881 / Just as I am without one plea / But that Thy Blood was shed for me / Also of / Ann Aitken Smith / The mother of his wife / Born 12 Feb 1783 Died 20 April 1862 / My flesh and heart doth faint and fail / But God doth fail me never / And of / Christian Smith Lamb / his widow / Born at Glasgow 16 Nov 1808 / Died at Southampton 5 April 1895 / Trust in the Lord for ever trust / And banish all your fears'

Details

Description: Headstone. Grey stone, with engraved text picked out in black.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone

People

Lamb, Andrew
Age: 77
Date of Death: 29/3/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Superintendant engineer
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In / Loving Memory / of / Andrew Lamb J.P. / for well-nigh forty years / The first Superintendent Engineer / of The Peninsular and Oriental / Steam Navigation Company / Born at Leith 4 April 1803 / Died at Southampton 29 March 1881 / Just as I am without one plea / But that Thy Blood was shed for me / Also of / Ann Aitken Smith / The mother of his wife / Born 12 Feb 1783 Died 20 April 1862 / My flesh and heart doth faint and fail / But God doth fail me never / And of / Christian Smith Lamb / his widow / Born at Glasgow 16 Nov 1808 / Died at Southampton 5 April 1895 / Trust in the Lord for ever trust / And banish all your fears'",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating George Cook, RN, 1873

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'George Cook / Bandsman H.M.S. / Glasgow died 1873'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Glasgow

People

Cook, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Bandsman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Beetham, Westmorland, England

Gravestone in Beetham, Westmorland commemorating Robert Greenwood Bush d. 1883

Location

St Michael and All Angels Church, Beetham, Westmorland, England

Transcript

'In loving memory Robert Greenwood Bush, master mariner who died at Stanley Hospital, Liverpool, July 2nd, 1883 aged 38 years. "And so he bringeth them unto the haven, where they would be." Farewell to you, dear one, life`s voyage is o`er, Its storms and its tempests can rend you no more, You have moor`d your frail barque on Eternity`s strand, And are sharing the joys of Emmanuel`s land.'

Details

Description: Gravestone carved with barque in full sail.
Type: Gravestone

People

Bush, Robert Greenwood
Age: 38
Date of Death: 2/7/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael and All Angels Church, Beetham, Westmorland, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory Robert Greenwood Bush, master mariner who died at Stanley Hospital, Liverpool, July 2nd, 1883 aged 38 years. \"And so he bringeth them unto the haven, where they would be.\" Farewell to you, dear one, life`s voyage is o`er, Its storms and its tempests can rend you no more, You have moor`d your frail barque on Eternity`s strand, And are sharing the joys of Emmanuel`s land.'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Woollward, d.1708

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John Woollward, the Master of the Wherry who departed this life the 16th day of July, being struck dead in a moment by the lightning and thunder, aged 36 years. Anno Domini 1708'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Woollward, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 16/7/1708
Cause of Death: Struck by lightning
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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  "location": "St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'John Woollward, the Master of the Wherry who departed this life the 16th day of July, being struck dead in a moment by the lightning and thunder, aged 36 years. Anno Domini 1708'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Woollward, d.1708</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Flying Fish’ who died 1880-1883

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by the officers and crew of H.M.S. FLYING FISH / in remembrance of their departed shipmates / December 1883 / Edwin HOLTON / Captain... Cox... / 28 years / Thomas LAME / Ship's Corporal / aged 25 years / Albert SMITH / Ship's Cook / died suddenly on board / 29th March 1883 / aged 37 years / Frank GILLIATT / Boy... / Fell from aloft / and was killed 5th June 1880 / aged 17 years / Frederick NOYCE, Ord / Drowned at sea / 26 November 1880 / aged 20 years / Jno DAVIES / Engine Room Artificer / died at Yokohama Hospital / 25th September 1882 / aged 37 years'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: HMS Flying Fish

People

Davies, J.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 26/9/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gilliatt, Frank
Age: 17
Date of Death: 5/6/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Holton, Edwin
Age: 28
Date of Death: circa 1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain's coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lame, Thomas
Age: 25
Date of Death: circa 1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal
Organisation: Royal Navy
Noyce, Frederick
Age: 20
Date of Death: 26/9/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, Albert
Age: 37
Date of Death: 29/3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985

JSON

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  "id": "M581",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected by the officers and crew of H.M.S. FLYING FISH / in remembrance of their departed shipmates / December 1883 / Edwin HOLTON / Captain... Cox... / 28 years / Thomas LAME / Ship's Corporal / aged 25 years / Albert SMITH / Ship's Cook / died suddenly on board / 29th March 1883 / aged 37 years / Frank GILLIATT / Boy... / Fell from aloft / and was killed 5th June 1880 / aged 17 years / Frederick NOYCE, Ord / Drowned at sea / 26 November 1880 / aged 20 years / Jno DAVIES / Engine Room Artificer / died at Yokohama Hospital / 25th September 1882 / aged 37 years'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1985",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain John Crockett d. 1837

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Captain John CROCKETT who was born the 1st December 1786 and died at Capsing Moon on the 25th of June 1837 in the 51st year of his age, leaving a wife and five children, to deplore the loss of a kind husband and affectionate father. This monument was erected with the consent of his fond and bereaved widow by those belonging to the Lintin Fleet who deeply lament the death of so sincere and generous a friend'

Details

People

Crockett, John
Age: 50
Date of Death: 25/6/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Capt Crockett was the Commander of the opium store ships which were stationed in the Canton River off Lintin.
Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'.
Recorder: Chirstine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M417",
  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Captain John CROCKETT who was born the 1st December 1786 and died at Capsing Moon on the 25th of June 1837 in the 51st year of his age, leaving a wife and five children, to deplore the loss of a kind husband and affectionate father. This monument was erected with the consent of his fond and bereaved widow by those belonging to the Lintin Fleet who deeply lament the death of so sincere and generous a friend'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain John Crockett d. 1837</p>",
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    "bibliography": "J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'.",
    "recorder": "Chirstine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

John Ross and James Draper d. 1811, HMS ‘Naiad’

Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating John Ross RN and James Draper RN HMS ‘Naiad’ d. 1811

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / John Ross and James Draper / seamen / who were killed on board / of HMS NAIAD / in defeating the French Fleet / off Boulogne in the presence of BUONAPARTE / 21ST Sept 1811. / Their shipmates / caused this monument to / be erected / to the memory of the truly good men, / who so nobly fell / in the just cause of their Country'

Details

Description: In the shape of an obelisk on ball feet
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South wall of the church
Materials: Portland stone
Vessel: HMS ‘Naiad'

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Draper, James
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ross, John
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription rather worn
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917); William Laird Clowes 'The Royal Navy: A History' vol. v, p. 493 (London, 1996). Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 59.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "4711",
  "id": "M1988",
  "location": "St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / John Ross and James Draper / seamen / who were killed on board / of HMS NAIAD / in defeating the French Fleet / off Boulogne in the presence of BUONAPARTE / 21ST Sept 1811. / Their shipmates / caused this monument to / be erected / to the memory of the truly good men, / who so nobly fell / in the just cause of their Country'",
  "content": "<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8096\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/M1988-225x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/M1988-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/M1988.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" /><br />\nJohn Ross and James Draper d. 1811, HMS ‘Naiad’</p>\n<p>Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating John Ross RN and James Draper RN HMS ‘Naiad’ d. 1811</p>",
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    "position": "South wall of the church",
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    "vessel": "HMS ‘Naiad'"  },
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    "notes": "Inscription rather worn",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Robert E Taylor d. 1886

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ROBERT E TAYLOR / aged 57 / Master of the / Ketch 'Antelope’ / drowned in Leith Dock / Jan 24 1886'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Antelope

People

Taylor, Robert E.
Age: 57
Date of Death: 24/1/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'ROBERT E TAYLOR / aged 57 / Master of the / Ketch 'Antelope’ / drowned in Leith Dock / Jan 24 1886'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Robert E Taylor d. 1886</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"992\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4036-1024x992.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45447\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4036-1024x992.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4036-300x291.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4036-768x744.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4036.jpg 2025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" /></figure>",
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St German's Church, Rame, Cornwall, England

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

Extra

Recorder: David Bailey 1994

JSON

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  "id": "M3677",
  "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'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters