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:
Extra
Notes: From Robin Hood's Bay Bibliography: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stormrhb
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
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.
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
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
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
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
JSON
Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters