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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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  "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.'",
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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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  "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.'",
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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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  "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'",
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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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  "location": "Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'John R Patey lost at sea Feb 1898 aged 58'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Shadycombe Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating John Patey d. 1898</p>",
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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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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1968",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Simpson d. 1850

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘TO THE MEMORY / OF/ JOHN SIMPSON / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED JUNE 19. 1850 / AGED 75 YEARS / ALICE, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / DIED JUNE 14 1822 / AGED 19 YEARS'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Simpson, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 19/6/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Ross, d. 1844

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of / JOHN ROSS. / Late Marine Surveyor for this Port / and for many years a Master Mariner / in the Singapore and Batavia Trade. / He died here on the 20th Sept 1844 / Aged 57 years / and this small tribute of respect / for his Memory / is erected by a few friends'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall B167

People

Ross, John
Age: 57
Date of Death: 20/9/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Marine surveyor / Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 138.

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Sutton d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN NATHANIEL SUTTON / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'BOSCAWEN III' / drowned / 2nd August 1904. Aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 326
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Sutton, John Nathaniel
Age: 25
Date of Death: 2/8/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'JOHN NATHANIEL SUTTON / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'BOSCAWEN III' / drowned / 2nd August 1904. Aged 25'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in  Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Sutton d. 1904</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Moses White d. 1918, Cardiff and Barry Pilot

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Charles (Charlie) / beloved son of Moses White / (Cardiff and Barry pilot) / and Emma his wife / who was drowned May 12th 1914 / Aged 20 1/2 years / Also of Bennie his twin brother / who was drowned August 15th 1901 / Aged 7 years and 9 months / Safe in the arms of Jesus / I hear a voice you cannot hear / Which says I must not stay / I see a hand you cannot see / Which beckons me away / In loving memory of Moses / Beloved husband of /Emma White / who died Jan 9th 1918 / Aged 71 years / At Rest / Also of Albie their son / who entered into rest as a result / of active service Feb 18th 1924 / Aged 32 years / May peace be unto the just / Also in memory of / Katie/ daughter of / Moses and Emma White / who died in infancy / Also of Moses John, his son / who died in Colombo, Jan 27th 1918 / Aged 48 years.'

Details

Description: Plinth surmounted by a cross with an anchor and chain wrapped around it.
Type: Cross
Artists: Mossford

People

White, Moses
Age: 71
Date of Death: 9/1/1918
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters