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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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St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Wall tablet in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Captain George Byron RN d. 1793

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE ANSON BYRON ESQ / CAPTAIN IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / AN OFFICER DISTINGUISHED / FOR HIS ZEAL AND GALLANTRY ON / ALL OCCASIONS & MORE PARTICULARLY / IN INDIA DURING THE MAHRATTA WAR / WHEN HIS ACTIVE COOPERATION / WITH THE ARMY CALLED FOR SOME PRAISES / AND THANKS OF LORD CORNWALLIS AND / WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE ENSURED HIS HIGH / PROFESSIONAL HONORS. A SEVERE INJURY / HOWEVER WHICH HE SUSTAINED ON THIS / PARTICULAR SERVICE PREMATURELY CLOSED / HIS CAREER AND AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS / BROUGHT HIM TO THE GRAVE AT THE AGE OF / THIRTY FIVE. THIS TRIBUTE OF DUTY AND / AFFECTION IS ERECTED BY HIS SON / CAPTAIN LORD BYRON, RN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Byron, George Anson
Age: 35
Date of Death: 11/6/1793
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating Henry Lovi, d. 1856

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / HENRY LOVI / Born in EDINBURGH 1804 / and departed this life / at SINGAPORE / the 12th of April 1856. / May the Loss of a Mortal / Treasure be Rewarded / By An Immortal One.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South boundary wall (241)
Artists: Llewellyn & Co
Vessel: Pasha

People

Lovi, Henry
Age: 52
Date of Death: 12/4/1856
Cause of Death: Sunstroke
Rank / Occupation: Salvage Engineer.
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: Lovi was a salvage engineer who died of sunstroke while working on recovery of bullion from 'Pasha’.

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 84.
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St Mary's Church, Chiddingfold, West Sussex, England

Plaque at St Mary’s Church, Chiddingfold, West Sussex commemorating Captain Henry Crosby Halahan RN d. 1918

Location

St Mary's Church, Chiddingfold, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'To the undying memory of / Captain Henry Crosby Halahan / Royal Navy / of this parish / Companion of the Distinguished Service Order / Officer of the Order of Leopold, / Officer of the Order / of the Crown of Italy / officer of the Legion of Honour, / Croix de Guerre avec Palm et Etoile. / Born 11 June 1883. / Killed in Action Zeebrugge Mole, St George's Day 1918.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Left side of entrance to choir
Materials: Brass, silver

Event

Zeebrugge

Event Date

1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Halahan, Henry Crosby
Age: 32
Date of Death: 23/4/1918
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also, 1914-18 War at Sea, Robert Crosby Halahan.
Recorder: Suzanne Gilbert
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in  Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Jones d. 1907

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of GEORGE JONES Pte R.M.L.I. / who was accidentally drowned / at Swanage / August 7th 1907 / Aged 25 years / Erected by his shipmates / H.M.S. 'Skirmisher'

Details

Position: Church of England (old) 365
Artists: Lock & Mayo
Vessel: HMS Skirmisher

People

Jones, George
Age: 25
Date of Death: 7/8/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain James Wright d. 1834

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain James Wright of Girvan, Ayrshire late of the ship 'Grenada' of this town died 30 September 1834 age 42'

Details

Vessel: Grenada

People

Wright, James
Age: 42
Date of Death: 30/9/1834
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. 8, p. 177. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Shadycombe Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating John Patey d. 1898

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'John R Patey lost at sea Feb 1898 aged 58'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Patey, John R.
Age: 58
Date of Death: 2/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk commemorating Robert Dinsdale, d. 1899

Location

St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘In Affectionate Remberance of / ROBERT WALKER DINSDALE / Master Mariner of Waterside / Barton on Humber / who was drowned at sea / near this place 4 July 1899 / Aged 28 Years / This Stone was erected by / His Sorrowing Widow / SUSAN DINSDALE / .....

Details

Description: Stone headstone with foul anchor in a shield carved in relief at the top. The writing on the headstone is eroded and the bottom is difficult to decipher.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Dinsdale, Robert Walker
Age: 28
Date of Death: 4/7/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1968
Photographer: Pippa Lacey
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