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St Leonard's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Wall tablet at St Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Richard Hight d. 1840, Robert Willimot Hight d. 1848, Commander Matthew James Hight d. 1843 and John Francis Hight d. 1844

Location

St Leonard's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / FOUR SONS OF THOMAS AND SARAH HIGHT / WHO DIED ABROAD / VIZ RICHARD WHO WAS DROWNED / BY THE UPSETTING OF A BOAT IN NEW ZEALAND / AUGUST 26TH 1840 AGED 28 / ROBERT WILLIMOT, MIDSHIPMAN IN THE INDIAN NAVY / WHO DIED ABOARD THE HCS 'ATALANTA' IN THE RED SEA / JULY 14TH 1848 AGED 17 / MATTHEW JAMES COMMANDER OF THE ‘ANTARES’ / WHO DIED ON BOARD THAT SHIP SEPTEMBER 6TH 1843. / IN THE MACAO ROADS CHINA: AGED 27 / AND JOHN FRANCIS WHO DIED AT MACAO / FEBRUARY 9TH 1844 AGED 24'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMIS 'Atalanta', 'Antares'

People

Hight, Matthew James
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Richard
Age: 28
Date of Death: 26/8/1840
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Hight, Robert Willimot
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/7/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Hight, John Francis
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/2/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: See also 1985 for memorial to Robert Willimot Hight

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 41 (photo).

JSON

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Welsh Back, Bristol, Bristol, England

Memorial sculpture to all Merchant Seamen who sailed to and from the ports of Bristol throughout the ages

Location

Welsh Back, Bristol, Bristol, England

Transcript

‘Merchant Seamen / In war and peace they plied their trade / Over the angry seas / Remember them as here you stand / beneath these placid trees.’ / Capt. J. Earl / June 2000 //

Details

Description: The memorial is mounted on two circular plinths and surrounded by metal seating formed in a wave pattern. There is a bronze compass rose on the second plinth. It is made of stone from the Tarn Valley, France with a bronze band at the top of the capstan.

Type: Memorial
Position: Quayside
Materials: stone, bronze
Artists: David Backhouse

Extra

Notes: This memorial was erected by the Bristol branch of the Merchant Navy Association and was unveiled by HRH The Princess Royal on 21 May 2001. It is a memorial to all Merchant Seamen who sailed from the ports of Bristol and Avonmouth both in war and peace.

Photographer: Pippa Lacey

JSON

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Halford RMLI d. 1887

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Thomas HALFORD, PTE R.M.L.I. H.M.S. ZEPHYR, died 16.6.1887 aged 40'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Zephyr

People

Halford, Thomas
Age: 40
Date of Death: 16/6/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Thomas HALFORD, PTE R.M.L.I. H.M.S. ZEPHYR, died 16.6.1887 aged 40'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool commemorating Isaac Henderson d. 1824

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Isaac Henderson second son of John and Nancy Henderson died at sea and was buried at Kingston Jamaica in 1824'

Details

People

Henderson, Isaac
Age:
Date of Death: 1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 173.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Isaac Henderson second son of John and Nancy Henderson died at sea and was buried at Kingston Jamaica in 1824'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool commemorating Isaac Henderson d. 1824</p>",
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    "notes": "From MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 173.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial at Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating Charles Ivemay d. 1834

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Meteor

People

Ivemay, Charles
Age: 30
Date of Death: 13/1/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Stone erected by ship's company of HM Steam vessel 'Meteor' to which vessel he belonged.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating Charles Ivemay d. 1834</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Peck, RMLI, d.1908

Location

St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Thomas Peck, private RMLI 11 May 1908'

Details

Position: Naval cemetery

People

Peck, Thomas
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/5/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Thomas Peck, private RMLI 11 May 1908'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Peck, RMLI, d.1908</p>",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Teynes, RMLI, d. 1891

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Teynes / Private R.M.L.I. / H.M.S. Marathon / died / 1st February 1891'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Marathon

People

Teynes, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1/2/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

JSON

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden, Somerset, England

Wall tablet at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden commemorating Maurice Halleus Trevilian RN d. 1853

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / MAURICE HALLEUS / SON OF M. CELY TREVILIAN ESQR. / OF MIDELNEY IN DRAYTON, SOMERSET, / RESIDING IN THIS PARISH. / A MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M. SLOOP OF WAR "DARING", / WHO WAS DROWNED, ONE OF SEVEN, / WHEN CROSSING THE BAR OF / THE RIVER TAMPICO, IN THE GULPH OF MEXICO, / WITH DESPATCHES, / THE 23RD JUNE 1853, / AET: 17 / VALE IN CHRISTO / FILI DILECTE, FRATER AMABILIS, / DUM TUBA CANAT NOVISSIMA / ET MORTUOS REDDAT / PROFUNDUM.' [Translation] 'Farewell in Christ, Beloved Son, Dear Brother. Until the last trumpet shall sound and the depths give up their dead'

Details

Description: Carved with a two masted ship in heavy seas.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, west wall north side
Materials: White marble on grey slate
Artists: Reeves
Vessel: HMS Daring

People

Trevilian, Maurice Halleus
Age: 17
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersden, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / MAURICE HALLEUS / SON OF M. CELY TREVILIAN ESQR. / OF MIDELNEY IN DRAYTON, SOMERSET, / RESIDING IN THIS PARISH. / A MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M. SLOOP OF WAR \"DARING\", / WHO WAS DROWNED, ONE OF SEVEN, / WHEN CROSSING THE BAR OF / THE RIVER TAMPICO, IN THE GULPH OF MEXICO, / WITH DESPATCHES, / THE 23RD JUNE 1853, / AET: 17 / VALE IN CHRISTO / FILI DILECTE, FRATER AMABILIS, / DUM TUBA CANAT NOVISSIMA / ET MORTUOS REDDAT / PROFUNDUM.' [Translation] 'Farewell in Christ, Beloved Son, Dear Brother. Until the last trumpet shall sound and the depths give up their dead'",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Commander William Simmons RN d.1867

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Beneath this stone lies the dust of Commander William Cress Simmons RN who died 21 June 1867 aged 73 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Simmons, William Cress
Age: 73
Date of Death: 21/6/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George G. Gould RMLI d. 1891

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Per Mare' 'Per Terram' 'Sacred to the memory of George H. GOULD, Private R.M. Light . Infantry, H.M.S. 'Severn', who died suddenly... April 1891. Aged 25 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with globe and laurel and bugle symbol.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Severn

People

Gould, George H.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 4/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M128",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Per Mare' 'Per Terram' 'Sacred to the memory of George H. GOULD, Private R.M. Light . Infantry, H.M.S. 'Severn', who died suddenly... April 1891. Aged 25 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George G. Gould RMLI d. 1891</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Headstone with globe and laurel and bugle symbol.",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Severn"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Gould, George H.","age":"25","dateofdeath":"4/1891","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Private RMLI","organisation":"Royal Marine Light Infantry"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters