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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

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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:

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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

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
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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

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Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985
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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
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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
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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
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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
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St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

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

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Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

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

Extra

Recorder: Mrs Penelope Chitty, Talbots, Rope Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hants, SO41 8NE
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