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St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, commemorating Captain William Hoare RN d. 1886

Location

St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To the glory of God and in loving memory of / William O'Bryan Hoare Esqre, Captain Royal Navy, / Second son of Sir Joseph Wallis Hoare Bart. and the Lady Harriet Hoare / Born at Youghal Co. Cork, Ireland, and entered into rest at Worthing, Sussex, / 26th March 1886 / This memorial is erected by his sorrowing Child Mary L. Hoare. /'God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide even until death,' Ps XLVIII.14'

Details

Type: Brass
Position: Nave south aisle south wall
Materials: Brass

People

Hoare, William O'Bryan
Age:
Date of Death: 26/3/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Obelisk in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Francis Grove RN d. 1864

Location

Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROVE R.N. / BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1799 DIED 2ND A 1864 / BY HIS LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE MARY GROVE / FATHER I WILL THAT THOSE WHOM THOU HAST / GIVEN ME BE WITH ME WHERE I AM / JOHN XVII 24 / ALSO IN MEMORY OF MARY GROVE / BORN 15TH MARCH 1810 DIED 26TH AUG 1878'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite

People

Grove, Francis
Age: 64
Date of Death: 2/8/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Clement's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Memorial in St Clement’s Church, Sandwich, Kent commemorating Lieutenant William Woodcock RN, d. 1821

Location

St Clement's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Transcript

'NOT LOST / BUT GONE BEFORE / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF /LIEUTENANT WILLIAM WOODCOCK, R.N. / WHOSE REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN A STEEN GRAVE / NEAR THE WEST GATE OF THE CHURCHYARD / ALSO OF FANNY WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHOSE REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THE SAME GRAVE / ALL HEADS MUST COME TO THE COLD TOMB / ONLY THE ACTIONS OF THE JUST / SMELL SWEET AND BLOSSOM IN THE DUST'

Details

Description: Flaming urn in relief
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Woodcock, William
Age: 58 years
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant 15 Oct 1790
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St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating Richard Peene d. 1909 and Robert Hardwicke d. 1913

Location

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / SARAH CUMMINGS / the beloved child of / WILLIAM and MARY JANE PENNOCK / born July 9th 1892 / died April 15th 1893 / God's finger touched her and she slept/Also MARY GARDNER / born July 27th 1885 / died October 25th 1894 / 'Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven'/ Also RICHARD PEENE beloved and / eldest son of the above who was washed over board and drowned from / the SS Camellia while on a / passage from the Tyne to Hamburg / November 10th 1909 aged 31 years / We cannot Lord thy purpose see' [reverse of stone] 'Also in memory / of / ROBERT HARDWICK / beloved fifth son of WILLIAM and MARY JANE PENNOCK / drowned from SS Normanby / buried at Monte Video June 12th 1913 / Aged 23 years / At rest.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: North Yorkshire
Vessel: SS Camelia, SS Normanby

People

Pennock, Richard Peane
Age: 31
Date of Death: 10/11/1909
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Pennock, Robert Hardwick
Age: 23
Date of Death: 6/1913
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From Robin Hood's Bay
Bibliography: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stormrhb
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St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Newport Pembrokeshire commemorating Rowland Rowlands d. 1852

Location

St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Rowland Rowlands, Master of the brig Mars, died suddenly at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, 2 April 1852 aged 58 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Mars

People

Rowlands, Rowland
Age: 58
Date of Death: 2/4/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Mate's certificate 1851.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973
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Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, Rest of the World

Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine, United States of America, commemorating Captain Samuel Blyth, d. 1813

Location

Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of CAPTAIN SAMUEL BLYTH / Late commander of His Britannic Majesty's Brig Boxer / WHO NOBLY FELL on 5th Day of September 1813 / IN ACTION with the United States Brig Enterprise / In life, honourable! In death glorious! / His country will long deplore ... one of her bravest sons / His friends long lament one of the best of men. / AEt. 29 years / The surviving Officers of his crew offer this feeble tribute OF ADMIRATION AND RESPECT.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Boxer

Event

War of 1812

People

Blyth, Samuel
Age: 29
Date of Death: 5/9/1813
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS Boxer was a British brig captured in a sea battle off Maine with US Navy brig USS Enterprise, commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows, in 1813. Captain Blyth was killed by a cannon ball early in the battle.

Bibliography: 'Nautical Anecdotes', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 31, p. 20-29, (London,1814); 'Biographical memoir of the late S.B., Esq', 'Naval Chronicle', vol. 32, pp. 441-473 (London, 1814).

Recorder: E Nellist 16/3/1983. See Biblio
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Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, commemorating John Hoskins d. 1909

Location

Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of John Hoskins, RN who departed / this life May 24th 1909 / "Thy will be done" / also of Sarah Rose Hoskins / wife of the above / died Feb 17th 1958 / aged 80 years / "Her end was peace'"

Details

People

Hoskins, John
Age:
Date of Death: 24/5/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: M. T. Morton
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent commemorating Commander Stephen Hilton RN, d. 1872

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of Stephen Hilton late commander who died 21st February 1872 in his..th year 'Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints'

Details

Position: South side of churchyard

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hilton, Stephen
Age: 85
Date of Death: 21/2/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Hilton was Master's Mate in 'Minotaur' at Trafalgar.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 94.
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St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Memorial tablet in St Nicholas’ Church, Sevenoaks, Kent commemorating Admiral John Amherst, RN d.1778

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Details

Description: Trophies and an urn above the inscription tablet.
Type: Wall monument
Date Erected: 1781
Artists: Peter Turnerelli
Vessel: HMS ‘Preston’, HMS ‘Mars’, HMS ‘Deptford’, HMS ‘Captain’, HMS ‘Arrogant'

Event

First Carnatic War; 1756-1763 Seven Years’ War

People

Amherst, John
Age: 59 - 60 years
Date of Death: 14/2/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected by his brother, Lord Amherst
Bibliography: Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964).
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St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Wall tablet at St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel, London commemorating Frederick George Hood d. 1873

Location

St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Transcript

'To Fred. George Hood d.1873 aged 17 he fell to the deck from the Fore Royal Yard of the barque NEVA bound for Calcutta'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: Neva

People

Hood, Frederick George
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R.P. Dulling
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