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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

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  "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>",
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    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 1994",
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Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Tower at Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon d. 1757 and the capture of Porto Bello

Location

Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'This tower was erected by Henry Vernon of Hilton Park Born 13 Sept 1718 Died 1765. To commemorate the taking of Portobello with six ships of the line Nov. 22 1739 by Admiral Vernon. Born 12th November 1684 Died 1757'

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Type: Tower

Event

War of Jenkins' Ear

Event Category

1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession

People

Vernon, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/10/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980

JSON

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  "transcript": "'This tower was erected by Henry Vernon of Hilton Park Born 13 Sept 1718 Died 1765. To commemorate the taking of Portobello with six ships of the line Nov. 22 1739 by Admiral Vernon. Born 12th November 1684 Died 1757'",
  "content": "<p>Tower at Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon d. 1757 and the capture of Porto Bello</p>",
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    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1980",
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Urquhart Cemetery, Urquhart, Moray, Scotland

Wall tablet at Urquhart Cemetery, Moray commemorating John Cruikshank d. 1815, surgeon HEIC

Location

Urquhart Cemetery, Urquhart, Moray, Scotland

Transcript

'Here are interred the remains of John Cruikshank late surgeon in the service of the Hon St John Company at St Helena who died at Springfield near Elgin, on the 22nd October 1815 aged 34. This monument was erected to his memory by his affectionate widow Mrs Eliza Greentree daughter of Colonel Greentree of Fairyland, in the island of St Helena. Their son Thomas Greentree Cruikshank died in infancy at Banff on 7th May 1816 and is interred there'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Small stone enclosure
Vessel: Lord Nelson, Lady Burges

People

Cruikshank, John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 22/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Surgeon on East India Company ships 'Lord Nelson '1804-5 and 'Lady Burges' 1806,

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  "location": "Urquhart Cemetery, Urquhart, Moray, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'Here are interred the remains of John Cruikshank late surgeon in the service of the Hon St John Company at St Helena who died at Springfield near Elgin, on the 22nd October 1815 aged 34. This monument was erected to his memory by his affectionate widow Mrs Eliza Greentree daughter of Colonel Greentree of Fairyland, in the island of St Helena. Their son Thomas Greentree Cruikshank died in infancy at Banff on 7th May 1816 and is interred there'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Urquhart Cemetery, Moray commemorating John Cruikshank d. 1815, surgeon HEIC</p>",
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St Nicholas' Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Memorial plaque in St Nicholas’ Church, New Romney, Kent commemorating Thurston Stringer, Staff Commander, RN d. 1886 in Bangkok, Thailand

Location

St Nicholas' Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF THURSTON STRINGER, STAFF COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY, SECOND SON OF THE / LATE WILLIAM AND MARY STRINGER OF THIS TOWN, WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY / ON 11 FEB. 1886, AGED 46 YEARS, AND WAS BURIED IN THE EUROPEAN CEMETERY AT BANKOK, SIAM, WHERE A / MEMORIAL HAS BEEN PLACED OVER HIS GRAVE BY HIS SHIPMATES THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. 'AGAMEMNON'.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Brass

People

Stringer, Thurston
Age: 46
Date of Death: 1886/2/11
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Staff Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "St Nicholas' Church, New Romney, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF THURSTON STRINGER, STAFF COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY, SECOND SON OF THE / LATE WILLIAM AND MARY STRINGER OF THIS TOWN, WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY / ON 11 FEB. 1886, AGED 46 YEARS, AND WAS BURIED IN THE EUROPEAN CEMETERY AT BANKOK, SIAM, WHERE A / MEMORIAL HAS BEEN PLACED OVER HIS GRAVE BY HIS SHIPMATES THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. 'AGAMEMNON'.'",
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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 Samuel Coaker, RN, d. 1898

Location

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

Transcript

Samuel F. Coaker / Stoker / H.M.S. Barroso / died / 29th March 1898'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Barrosa

People

Coaker, Samuel Frederick
Age: 34
Date of Death: 29/3/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 20 March 1864.

JSON

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  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "Samuel F. Coaker / Stoker / H.M.S. Barroso / died / 29th March 1898'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Samuel Coaker, RN, d. 1898</p>",
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    "notes": "Born 20 March 1864.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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St Mary's Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, dedicated to Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Henry Keppel d. 1904

Location

St Mary's Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'THIS TOWER IS BUILT TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL of the Fleet The HONBLE / SIR HENRY KEPPEL G.C.B O.M. / Churchwarden of this Parish 1889-1895 / OCTOBER AD 1909'

Details

Description: The text is cut into a rectangular wall tablet with a rounded top. Above the text is the Keppel shield of arms (three scallop shells) to which a small rose has been added. Above, a knight's helmet with a coronet and a swan as the crest.
Type: Plaque
Position: Tower
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1909

People

Keppel, Henry
Age: 94
Date of Death: 1904/1/17
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: As commodore, Keppel was knighted for defeating pirates at the Battle of Fatshan Creek (1857). Keppel Harbour in Singapore is named after him. He was made Admiral of the Fleet in 1879.

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  "id": "M6426",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'THIS TOWER IS BUILT TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL of the Fleet The HONBLE / SIR HENRY KEPPEL G.C.B O.M. / Churchwarden of this Parish 1889-1895 / OCTOBER AD 1909'",
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    "position": "Tower",
    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "1909",
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Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating James Pascoe d. 1913

Location

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Transcript

'Abide with me / To the dear / memory of / JAMES PASCOE / Master Mariner / who died August 7th 1913 / aged 60 years'

Details

Description: Cross on three tier plinth
Type: Cross
Position: New section of graveyard.
Materials: Slate

People

Pascoe, James
Age: 60
Date of Death: 7/8/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Abide with me / To the dear / memory of / JAMES PASCOE / Master Mariner / who died August 7th 1913 / aged 60 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating James Pascoe d. 1913</p>",
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    "recorder": "Lyn Collins",
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St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Memorial at St Hilary’s Church, Wallasey, Merseyside commemorating John Joyce d. 1921 shipowner

Location

St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England

Transcript

'John Joyce JP died 17th July 1921 aged 72'

Details

People

Joyce, John
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/7/1921
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipowner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Well known Liverpool shipowner (Galgate Shipping Company). Also Chairman of Wallasey Ferries Committee and had a ferryboat named after him.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand 1985

JSON

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  "id": "M4619",
  "location": "St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, Merseyside, England",
  "transcript": "'John Joyce JP died 17th July 1921 aged 72'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Hilary’s Church, Wallasey, Merseyside commemorating John Joyce d. 1921 shipowner</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand 1985",
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Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Wall tablet in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire commemorating Lieutenant Robert Brydges RN d. 1818

Location

Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Robert Brydges A Lieutenant in his Majesty's Navy eldest son of Edward and Milly Brydges of the Borough who after a life actively employed in the Service of his Country from his Youth was unfortunately drowned in the River Severn on 28 February 1818 in the 26th year of his age...'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of nave

People

Brydges, Robert
Age: 25
Date of Death: 28/2/1818
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Brother Charles 13 drowned in same accident.
Recorder: David Saunders, 1991

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Robert Brydges A Lieutenant in his Majesty's Navy eldest son of Edward and Milly Brydges of the Borough who after a life actively employed in the Service of his Country from his Youth was unfortunately drowned in the River Severn on 28 February 1818 in the 26th year of his age...'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire commemorating Lieutenant Robert Brydges RN d. 1818</p>",
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    "notes": "Brother Charles 13 drowned in same accident.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders, 1991",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Benjamin Bowring d. 1846

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN BOWRING, OF LIVERPOOL / who died June Ist, 1846, aged 68 years. / also CHARLOTTE BOWRING, Relict of the Above, / died October 30th, 1850, aged 69 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Bowring, Benjamin
Age: 68
Date of Death: 1/6/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Bibliography: David Keir 'The Bowring Story' (London, 1962) p. 93.

JSON

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  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN BOWRING, OF LIVERPOOL / who died June Ist, 1846, aged 68 years. / also CHARLOTTE BOWRING, Relict of the Above, / died October 30th, 1850, aged 69 years'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters