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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Oliver d. 1876

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Oliver / Fought on HMS Victory under Lord Nelson / Also a veteran of the Battles of the Nile / Copenhagen and Trafalgar / Died 27.3.1876 aged 102 / Also Jane Oliver died 8.12.1847 aged 61 / Also John Owen Oliver Died 8.12.1903 aged 63'

Details

Type: Headstone

Event

Battle of the Nile; Battle of Copenhagen; Battle of Trafalgar

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War; 1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Oliver, John
Age: 102
Date of Death: 27/3/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Stone now missing.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 109.

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    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Stone now missing.",
    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 109.",
    "recorder": "",
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St Candida's Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon, England

Memorial in St Candida’s Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon commemorating Commander Edgar Cookson VC, RN d. 1915

Location

St Candida's Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson V.C. D.S.O. R.N. of H.M.S. Clio. Killed in action Sept 28th 1915 aged 31. He was shot down while endeavouring single-handed to destroy with an axe the boom placed by the enemy across the River Tigris near Kut el Amara for this act of conspicuous gallantry H.M. King George V conferred on him the Victoria Cross. From his childhood he knew and loved the church. Fitting that his name should be commemorated on these walls'

Details

Type: Brass
Vessel: HMS Clio,

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cookson, Edgar Christopher
Age: 31
Date of Death: 28/9/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 196 (Greenwich,1987).

JSON

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  "location": "St Candida's Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson V.C. D.S.O. R.N. of H.M.S. Clio. Killed in action Sept 28th 1915 aged 31. He was shot down while endeavouring single-handed to destroy with an axe the boom placed by the enemy across the River Tigris near Kut el Amara for this act of conspicuous gallantry H.M. King George V conferred on him the Victoria Cross. From his childhood he knew and loved the church. Fitting that his name should be commemorated on these walls'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Candida’s Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Devon commemorating Commander Edgar Cookson VC, RN d. 1915</p>",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner.",
    "bibliography": "J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 196 (Greenwich,1987).",
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Buckler's Hard Parish Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Brass tablet in Buckler’s Hard Parish Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire, commemorating Henry Adams d. 1805

Location

Buckler's Hard Parish Church, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Chancel floor
Materials: Brass

People

Adams, Henry
Age: 92
Date of Death: 1805
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master builder
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 213 (Greenwich, 1972).

JSON

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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Samuel May d.1923

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / SAMUEL CHARLES / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / HARRIET HANNAH MAY / WHO DIED MAY 18 1923 AGED 63 YEARS / HIS ANCHOR WAS THE HOLY WORD. / HIS RUDDER BLOOMING HOPE. / THE LOVE OF GOD HIS MAINTOPS’LL. / AND FAITH HIS SAILING ROPE. / ALSO HARRIET HANNAH / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / BORN JULY 8TH 1858 DIED FEB 1ST 1924 / AT REST'

Details

Description: Foul anchor on a stormy sea (or rocks). Top of headstone carved with a rope border.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Graveyard

People

May, Samuel Charles
Age: 63
Date of Death: 18/5/1923
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008
Bibliography: David M Wilson 'Awful Ends: the British Museum Book of Epitaphs' (London, 1992) p. 39
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

JSON

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    "notes": "Sighted 2008",
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    "recorder": "",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Emory Over RN d. 1878

Location

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

Transcript

'William Emory OVER, leading stoker H.M.S. VIGILANT who was drowned at Canton d. 27.1.1878 aged 32'

Details

Vessel: HMS Vigilant

People

Over, William Emory
Age: 32
Date of Death: 27/1/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Emory OVER, leading stoker H.M.S. VIGILANT who was drowned at Canton d. 27.1.1878 aged 32'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Emory Over RN d. 1878</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St Peter's Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Broadstairs, Kent commemorating Captain Robert Noble RN d. 1771

Location

St Peter's Church, Broadstairs, Kent, England

Transcript

'[He]re under is deposited the body of FAITH NOBLE, / [wif]e of CAPTn ROBERT NOBLE of this Parish. She was a [vir]tuous wife, a / sincere Friend, and a kind Relation, / ...died much regretted the 9th day of February 1764, / Aged 64 Years, / Here also lieth the Body of the above said / [RO]BERT NOBLE who was Commander of one of the / ...t ships for the Navy above 30 years, & esteemed / of the first and best of his Profession, He died / [univ]ersally respected the 24th day of October 1771 / Aged 83 years. / [wh]ere Faith and Hope, ioin Hand in Hand, / Though buried in the Grave / ... through Faith we hope again to Rise, / Our precious Souls to Save'

Details

People

Noble, Robert
Age: 83
Date of Death: 24/10/1771
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Not listed in 'The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy'.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'[He]re under is deposited the body of FAITH NOBLE, / [wif]e of CAPTn ROBERT NOBLE of this Parish. She was a [vir]tuous wife, a / sincere Friend, and a kind Relation, / ...died much regretted the 9th day of February 1764, / Aged 64 Years, / Here also lieth the Body of the above said / [RO]BERT NOBLE who was Commander of one of the / ...t ships for the Navy above 30 years, & esteemed / of the first and best of his Profession, He died / [univ]ersally respected the 24th day of October 1771 / Aged 83 years. / [wh]ere Faith and Hope, ioin Hand in Hand, / Though buried in the Grave / ... through Faith we hope again to Rise, / Our precious Souls to Save'",
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    "notes": "Not listed in 'The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Bokenham d.1878 and George Bokenham d.1870

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN / affectionate remembrance of / John Bokenham / (Trinity Pilot) / who died August 11 1878 / Aged 66 Years / Also George youngest son / of the above died at Falmouth / December 31 1870 / Aged 15 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with rope twist border
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Bokenham, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 11/8/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House
Bokenham, George
Age: 15
Date of Death: 31/12/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN / affectionate remembrance of / John Bokenham / (Trinity Pilot) / who died August 11 1878 / Aged 66 Years / Also George youngest son / of the above died at Falmouth / December 31 1870 / Aged 15 years'",
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St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith, Swansea, Wales

Memorial at St Cenydd’s Church, Llangennith, Swansea commemorating Harold Rhys Jenkins, HMS ‘India’

Location

St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith, Swansea, Wales

Transcript

'Harold Rhys Jenkins, Midshipman, H.M.S. India, now an interned Prisoner in Norway, July 1916'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Church porch.
Vessel: HMS India

People

Jenkins, Harold Rhys
Age:
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Harold Rhys Jenkins, Midshipman, H.M.S. India, now an interned Prisoner in Norway, July 1916'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Cenydd’s Church, Llangennith, Swansea commemorating Harold Rhys Jenkins, HMS ‘India’</p>",
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St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man

Tomb at St Columba’s Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man commemorating Captain John Quilliam RN d. 1829

Location

St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Interred in this tomb are the remains of / CAPTAIN JOHN QUILLIAM, RN. / 1771-1829 / When First Lieutenant on board HMS Victory / he served with Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at the / Battle of Trafalgar 1805 / Also interred in this Stevenson family tomb is his wife / MARGARET CHRISTIAN QUILLIAM. 1770-1845 / Within Kirk Arbory Church she donated a wall plaque / that pays tribute to his memory and details his heroic / career in the Royal Navy. / This monument was conserved by / THE 1805 CLUB / and / THE MANX HERITAGE FOUNDATION / A.D. 001'

Details

Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Quilliam, John
Age: 58
Date of Death: 10/101829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Interred in this tomb are the remains of / CAPTAIN JOHN QUILLIAM, RN. / 1771-1829 / When First Lieutenant on board HMS Victory / he served with Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at the / Battle of Trafalgar 1805 / Also interred in this Stevenson family tomb is his wife / MARGARET CHRISTIAN QUILLIAM. 1770-1845 / Within Kirk Arbory Church she donated a wall plaque / that pays tribute to his memory and details his heroic / career in the Royal Navy. / This monument was conserved by  / THE 1805 CLUB / and / THE MANX HERITAGE FOUNDATION / A.D. 001'",
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Captain William Gill d. 1858

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In MEMORY of / Captain WILLIAM GILL / who died January 25th 1858 / aged 63 years / He was the first Captain of the Company's steam ships from / Douglas to Liverpool / and the discoverer / of Victoria Channel into the Port of Liverpool / Also of ELIZABETH his wife / and of Margaret Susannah their daughter'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Gill, William
Age: 63
Date of Death: 25/1/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters