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
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
Memorial in Saltash, Cornwall dedicated to Jeremiah March d. 1853 and his sons
Location
St Stephen's Church, Saltash, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In memory of Henrietta the beloved wife of Jeremiah March R.N. who died April 25th. 1840 aged 50. Also Jeremiah March husband of the above who departed this life Feb 25th 1853 aged 65. Also two sons of the above drowned at sea, Cornelius Augustus 7th Feb. 1840 aged 17 and James Robert Brown 31st Dec.1852 aged 27. Also Ebenezer George Perry, Captain of the 'Ornate' and eldest son of the above who died of dysentery on passage home from Shanghai in the 'Nestor' S.S. 30th November 1868 aged 50'
Details
Vessel: SS Ornate, Nestor
People
March, Cornelius Augustus Age: 17 Date of Death: 7/2/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: March, James Robert Brown Age: 27 Date of Death: 31/12/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: March, Ebenezer George Perry Age: 50 Date of Death: 30/11/1868 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: March, Jeremiah Age: 65 Date of Death: 25/2/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Also of Cornelius, James and Ebenezer. d. 1840, d. 1852 and d. 1868 Recorder: Mrs R.G. Swann
Memorial headstone at St Mary’s Church, Woolwich, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Davis RN d. 1831
Location
St Mary's Church, Woolwich, Kent, England
Transcript
'In medio vite in morte: Sacred / to the memory of / Lieut Thomas T. Davis Royal Navy / Commander of H.M. Steam Vessel / Albi[o]n / who departed this life at Woolwich / on the 27 August 1831 / aged 44. / Beloved respected and lamented. This stone is erected to the memory of a beloved and affectionate husband by a disconsolate wife and widow'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Albion
People
Davis, Thomas T. Age: 44 Date of Death: 27/8/1831 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial near Moelfre, Anglesey commemorating the loss of the ‘Royal Charter’ in 1859
Location
On coast to north, Moefre, Anglesey, Wales
Transcript
'This memorial stone commemorates the loss of the steam clipper Royal Charter which was wrecked on the rocks nearby during the hurricane of 26 October 1859 when 400 persons perished. Erected by public subscription 1935'
Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Minehead commemorating Richard Searle d. 1831
Location
St Michael's Church, Minehead, Somerset, England
Transcript
'Beneath this stone lies the mortal remains of Richard Searle, who with considerable credit fulfilled the office of collector of the customs of this port during the last twenty seven years of his valuable life. He died July 1st 1831 Aged 70 years. Deeply, universally and deservedly regretted, admired, respected and beloved' [an unreadable verse follows]
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Searle, Richard Age: 70 Date of Death: 1/7/1831 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: F. Hancock 'Minehead: in the County of Somerset: a history of the parish, the manor, and the port' (Taunton, 1903).
