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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Ernest Rolfe RMLI d. 1896

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Ernest ROLFE, Private R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Undaunted', died at Hong Kong 2nd July 1896. Aged 21 years. In the midst of life we are in death. Erected by his shipmates as a token of their esteem.'

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Description: Headstone with carved border. The RMLI badge of the globe and laurel with a bugle above, is carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Undaunted

People

Rolfe, Ernest
Age: 21
Date of Death: 2/7/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Ernest ROLFE, Private R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Undaunted', died at Hong Kong 2nd July 1896. Aged 21 years. In the midst of life we are in death. Erected by his shipmates as a token of their esteem.'",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Kakchiow cemetery, Shantou, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Kakchiow cemetery, Shantou, Guangdong, China commemorating Henry Girdlestone d. 1873

Location

Kakchiow cemetery, Shantou, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Destroyed
Vessel: James Wilson

People

Girdlestone, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 24/9/1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Henry Girdlestone of Melbourne Australia, apprentice aboard the British barons 'James Wilson' who was killed 'from a fall from aloft on 24 September 1873.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1985).

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  "id": "M3874",
  "location": "Kakchiow cemetery, Shantou, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Kakchiow cemetery, Shantou, Guangdong, China commemorating Henry Girdlestone d. 1873</p>",
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    "notes": "Henry Girdlestone of Melbourne Australia, apprentice aboard the British barons 'James Wilson' who was killed 'from a fall from aloft on 24 September 1873.",
    "bibliography": "'Chowkidar' vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1985).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Owens and John George Owens both died in 1852

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. John Owens age 45 lost his life on the Brig Lily off the Calf of Man 27 December 1852 also John George Owens who lost his life on the same date'

Details

Vessel: Lily

People

Owens, John
Age: 45
Date of Death: 27/12/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Owens, John George
Age:
Date of Death: 27/12/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.41.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Capt. John Owens age 45 lost his life on the Brig Lily off the Calf of Man 27 December 1852 also John George Owens who lost his life on the same date'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Owens and John George Owens both died in 1852</p>",
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    "vessel": "Lily"  },
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.41.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Clarence Culshaw d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / CLARENCE CULSHAW / Seaman H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / and beloved eldest son of / THOMAS & ELIZABETH CULSHAW / of Swinton, Manchester / who died August 30th 1909 / aged 17 years / from blood poisoning, the result of an / accident / Father in thy gracious keeping / leave we now our dear one sleeping'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 459
Artists: Hibbs Bower
Vessel: HMS New Zealand

People

Culshaw, Clarence
Age: 17
Date of Death: 30/8/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry, 1987

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  "id": "M3616",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / CLARENCE CULSHAW / Seaman H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / and beloved eldest son of / THOMAS & ELIZABETH CULSHAW / of Swinton, Manchester / who died August 30th 1909 / aged 17 years / from blood poisoning, the result of an / accident / Father in thy gracious keeping / leave we now our dear one sleeping'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Clarence Culshaw d. 1909</p>",
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    "position": "Nonconformist 459",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "Hibbs Bower",
    "vessel": "HMS New Zealand"  },
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry, 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone in Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating Thomas Bailey d. 1814

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of Thomas Bailey Master Mariner, who died a prisoner of war in France 14 Jan 1814. Aged 40 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 439

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Bailey, Thomas
Age: 40
Date of Death: 14/1/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner. Prisoner of War
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C.Q. Funtham

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  "id": "M2458",
  "location": "Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Thomas Bailey Master Mariner, who died a prisoner of war in France 14 Jan 1814. Aged 40 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating Thomas Bailey d. 1814</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C.Q. Funtham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Old Lyme Cemetery, Lyme, Connecticut, USA, Rest of the World

Memorial at Lyme, Connecticut, USA commemorating Captain Horace Champion d. 1853

Location

Old Lyme Cemetery, Lyme, Connecticut, USA, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Capt Horace G son of Reuben & Betsey B Champion died Oct 28 1853 in Lat 00 34' North Lon 93 30' West. Aged 37 years'

Details

Description: Carved with a sailing ship.
Type: Memorial

People

Champion, Horace G.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 28/10/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Edmund V Gillon Jnr 'Victorian Cemetery Art'.

JSON

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  "id": "M3058",
  "location": "Old Lyme Cemetery, Lyme, Connecticut, USA, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Capt Horace G son of Reuben & Betsey B Champion died Oct 28 1853 in Lat 00 34' North Lon 93 30' West. Aged 37 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Lyme, Connecticut, USA commemorating Captain Horace Champion d. 1853</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Carved with a sailing ship.",
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Champion, Horace G.","age":"37","dateofdeath":"28/10/1853","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Edmund V Gillon Jnr 'Victorian Cemetery Art'.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mildred's church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England

Gravestone at St Mildred’s church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, commemorating George Graham Muirhead Miller d. 1917

Location

St Mildred's church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England

Transcript

'GEORGE GRAHAM MUIRHEAD MILLER 1902-1917 NAVAL CADET'

Details

Type: Grave
Position: Churchyard

People

Miller, George Graham Muirhead
Age:
Date of Death: 1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval cadet
Organisation: Osborne Royal Naval College

Extra

Notes: One of three graves in a row, all naval cadets.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1994

JSON

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  "post_id": "4618",
  "id": "M4818",
  "location": "St Mildred's church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England",
  "transcript": "'GEORGE GRAHAM MUIRHEAD MILLER 1902-1917 NAVAL CADET'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mildred’s church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, commemorating George Graham Muirhead Miller d. 1917</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Grave",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Miller, George Graham Muirhead","age":"","dateofdeath":"1917","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Naval cadet","organisation":"Osborne Royal Naval College"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "One of three graves in a row, all naval cadets.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Memorial at St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow to Admiral James Vashon d. 1785

Location

St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of / JAMES VASHON ESQUIRE / Admiral of the White / DIED OCTR. 20TH 1827 AGED 85 YEARS / Also of / JANE his WIFE / WHO DIED DEC. 4TH 1785 AGED 42 YEARS / And also of / SARAH his WIFE / WHO DIED MARCH 2ND 1832 AGED 82 YEARS'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Lady Chapel
Materials: Marble

People

Vashon, James
Age: 85
Date of Death: 20/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Vashon's island named after his by George Vancouver.
Bibliography: David Lloyd, Ewart Carson and Don Beattie 'The Parish Church of St Laurence Ludlow' (Ludlow) p.25.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1990

JSON

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  "post_id": "4619",
  "id": "M3051",
  "location": "St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory / of / JAMES VASHON ESQUIRE / Admiral of the White / DIED OCTR. 20TH 1827 AGED 85 YEARS / Also of  / JANE his WIFE / WHO DIED DEC. 4TH 1785 AGED 42 YEARS / And also of / SARAH his WIFE / WHO DIED MARCH 2ND 1832 AGED 82 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow to Admiral James Vashon d. 1785</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Lady Chapel",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Vashon, James","age":"85","dateofdeath":"20/10/1827","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral of the White","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Vashon's island named after his by George Vancouver.",
    "bibliography": "David Lloyd, Ewart Carson and Don Beattie 'The Parish Church of St Laurence Ludlow' (Ludlow) p.25.",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 1990",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating A. C. Forshaw, HEIC, d. 1833

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr. A.C. Forshaw (Late Master in the H.C. Bengal Marine) / died 13 may 1833, aged 33 years / 7 months and 22 days / 'Know this also that the Lord hath taken to / himself the man that is godly.'

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People

Forshaw, A.C.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 13/5/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.159.

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  "id": "M6153",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr. A.C. Forshaw (Late Master in the H.C. Bengal Marine) / died 13 may 1833, aged 33 years / 7 months and 22 days / 'Know this also that the Lord hath taken to / himself the man that is godly.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating A. C. Forshaw, HEIC, d. 1833</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.159.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Awliscombe, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Awliscombe, Devon commemorating Captain Daniel Pring, RN d. 1846

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Awliscombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN DANIEL PRING R.N. / OF IVEDON, IN THIS PARISH, / WHO WHILE FILLING THE POST OF COMMODORE / ON THE JAMAICA STATION, / FELL A SACRIFICE TO YELLOW FEVER, AT PORT ROYAL, / ON THE 29th OF NOVEMBER 1846, / AGED 58 YEARS. / AS A MEMORIAL OF HIS VIRTUES / WHICH SHONE CONSPICUOUS IN EVERY RELATION OF LIFE, / AND OF HER AFFECTION AND SORROW, / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS DEEPLY AFFLICTED WIDOW. / ALSO OF ANNE, WIDOW OF THE ABOVE DANIEL PRING. / SHE DIED AT IVEDON IN THIS PARISH / THE 15th MARCH 1866, AGED 74 YEARS, / AND LIES BURIED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TOWER / OF THIS CHURCH'

Details

Description: Roman style bust, crossed anchors and commodore's broad pennant
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Aisle north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Newman's

People

Pring, Daniel
Age: 58
Date of Death: 29/11/1846
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: Devon' (Harmondsworth, 1991).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "id": "M1212",
  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Awliscombe, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN DANIEL PRING R.N. / OF IVEDON, IN THIS PARISH, / WHO WHILE FILLING THE POST OF COMMODORE / ON THE JAMAICA STATION, / FELL A SACRIFICE TO YELLOW FEVER, AT PORT ROYAL, / ON THE 29th OF NOVEMBER 1846, / AGED 58 YEARS. / AS A MEMORIAL OF HIS VIRTUES / WHICH SHONE CONSPICUOUS IN EVERY RELATION OF LIFE, / AND OF HER AFFECTION AND SORROW, / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS DEEPLY AFFLICTED WIDOW. / ALSO OF ANNE, WIDOW OF THE ABOVE DANIEL PRING. / SHE DIED AT IVEDON IN THIS PARISH / THE 15th MARCH 1866, AGED 74 YEARS, / AND LIES BURIED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TOWER / OF THIS CHURCH'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Awliscombe, Devon commemorating Captain Daniel Pring, RN d. 1846</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Aisle north wall",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Newman's",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: Devon' (Harmondsworth, 1991).",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters