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St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Wall monument in St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating members of the ship’s company of HMS ‘Gibraltar’ who died during her commission of 1896-1899

Location

St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF / H.M.S. GIBRALTAR IN MEMORY OF THEIR SHIP-MATES WHO DIED / DURING THE COMMISSION COMMENCING JAN 14 1896 ENDING MAR 10 1899 / ALFRED BALFOUR / STOKER / JOHN COLLINS / P.O.1 CLASS / JAMES WALSH / A.B. / WILLIAM B. RUMER / E.R.A. 2ND CLASS / ARTHUR MOXLEY. LDG. SMN: / CHARLES HAMBLY / P.O. 1 CLASS / JOSEPH JUDD / LDG. SMN. / ALBERT W. ROCH / A.B. / WILLIAM MCDONALD / STOKER / ALBERT H. WILLIAMS / S.S.A. / ARCHIBALD GRAY / A.B. / ALFRED T. TUCKER / ORD. SEA: / WILLIAM BORROTT / ORD. SEA:'

Details

Description: The arms of Gibraltar above the inscription tablet, a mosaic anchor below. Painted with gilt oak leaves.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Pink marble
Vessel: HMS Gibraltar

People

Balfour, Alfred
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Borrott, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Collins, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gray, Archibald
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hambly, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Judd, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
McDonald, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Moxley, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Roch, Albert W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rumer, William B.
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tucker, Alfred T.
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walsh, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Williams, Albert H.
Age:
Date of Death: 1896-99
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward's Assistant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool commemorating Captain Peter Dillon of Belfast d. 1800

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Peter Dillon of Belfast died 10th June 1800 age 54'

Details

People

Dillon, Peter
Age: 54
Date of Death: 10/6/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 283.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Gilbert Clapp, RN, Master d. 1663

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'Also ye said / GILBERT CLAPP Born / ye 2th of Decemb'r 1663 / and died ye 5th of Septem'br 1733 was Master / of ye Assistance Torbay Berwick Union / Anthelope Albrough Deptford more than / twenty years and / Master Mate of seven ships of war / seven years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South east corner of church
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: HMS ‘Torbay', HMS ‘Berwick', HMS ‘Union', HMS ‘Antelope', HMS ‘Norfolk', HMS ‘Jersey,' HMS ‘Aldburgh', HMS 'Deptford'

People

Clapp, Gilbert
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 5/9/1733
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society 1994

JSON

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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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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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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'",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Thomas Campbell Musgrave d. 1917

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Hannah Musgrave died July 31st 1913 / Aged 60 years / Peace perfect peace / Also Thomas Campbell Musgrave / beloved husband of the above / who lost his life at sea October 11th 1917 / Aged 66 years / In the midst of life we are in death / Also Stanley Colbeck Raven / passed away Feb 12th 1956 /aged 72 years / Also his devoted wife / Laura Raven / passed away June 25th 1990 / Aged 103 years / Reunited forever.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Musgrave, Thomas Campbell
Age: 66
Date of Death: 11/10/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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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 ‘Caroline’ who died 1890-1892

Location

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

Transcript

'This stone was erected by the officers / and crew of H.M.S. CAROLINE / in memory of their shipmates who died / during the Commission 1890-1892 / Horace CADMAN, Boy / died December 18th 1892 and is buried here / James YEATES A.B. / Died October 12th 1891 / George F. WALTERS E.R.A. / died October 20th 1891 and / James CRABB / died March 16th 1892/who are buried at Shanghai'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Caroline

People

Cadman, Horace
Age:
Date of Death: 18/12/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Yeates, James
Age:
Date of Death: 12/10/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985

JSON

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Britannia Monument, the Denes, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, RN, d. 1805

Location

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Details

Description: Fluted 144 ft (44 m) column topped with a statue of Britannia originally in Coade stone above victories, dolphins, galley and oars. The names of Nelson's flagships are carved on the capital and his principal victories on the pedestal.
Type: Column
Materials: Limestone
Date Erected: 1819
Artists: William Wilkins the younger

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Also known as Nelson’s Monument.

The Coade stone statue of Britannia and six caryatids at the apex of the column were replaced with fibreglass in 1982. Image PAD3904 RMG Prints & Drawings Collection. PU3904.
Bibliography: Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p.145

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  "location": "Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England",
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