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)
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
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
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:
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Notes: From Robin Hood's Bay Bibliography: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stormrhb
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).
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'"
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People
Hoskins, John Age: Date of Death: 24/5/1909 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
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).