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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard commemorating Francis Roger Martin d. 1873

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / FRANCIS ROGER MARTIN / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. LORD WARDEN / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED NEAR / SALAMIS BAY, GREECE ON THE / 18 JANRY 1873, AGED 19 / SON OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BOHUN MARTIN C.B. / AND ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL / SIR THOMAS BRIGGS K.G.B. / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR HIS / NOBLE CHARACTER / BY HIS SHIPMATES', 'H.M.S. LORD WARDEN SANS TACHE'

Details

Description: Shield shaped tablet. Ship's badges on shields below with a motto ribbon, an anchor and cross above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: East end of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Lord Warden

People

Martin, Francis Roger
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/1/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1998
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / FRANCIS ROGER MARTIN / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. LORD WARDEN / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED NEAR / SALAMIS BAY, GREECE ON THE / 18 JANRY 1873, AGED 19 / SON OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BOHUN MARTIN C.B. / AND ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL / SIR THOMAS BRIGGS K.G.B. / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR HIS / NOBLE CHARACTER / BY HIS SHIPMATES', 'H.M.S. LORD WARDEN SANS TACHE'",
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "East end of nave",
    "materials": "Marble",
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    "vessel": "HMS Lord Warden"  },
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1998",
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All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Gravestone All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Buxton Parker d. 1857

Location

All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Buxton Parker 3rd Officer of H. M. steam Transport 'Mauritius' son of Langston Parker Esq. M. D. Birmingham who died on board 22 Oct 1857 aged 27 years'

Details

Vessel: HM Transport Mauritius

People

Parker, Buxton
Age: 27
Date of Death: 22/10/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer
Organisation: unknown

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Buxton Parker 3rd Officer of H. M. steam Transport 'Mauritius' son of Langston Parker Esq. M. D. Birmingham who died on board 22 Oct 1857 aged 27 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone All Saints Cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Buxton Parker d. 1857</p>",
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    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston commemorating Richard Warlow Hughes d. 1943, coastguard

Location

St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / RICHARD WARLOW HOWELLS / KILLED IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES / AS A COASTGUARD / BY A MINE ON BROAD HAVEN BEACH / SATURDAY 9TH JANUARY 1943.'

Details

Type: Plate
Position: Beneath 1914-18 war memorial
Materials: Brass

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Howells, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Coastguard
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales",
  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / RICHARD WARLOW HOWELLS / KILLED IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES / AS A COASTGUARD / BY A MINE ON BROAD HAVEN BEACH / SATURDAY 9TH JANUARY 1943.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston commemorating Richard Warlow Hughes d. 1943, coastguard</p>",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Thomas Sawyer d. 1925

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'John Thomas Sawyer / aged 45 / drowned from barge / 'Kindly Light' off Southend / July 15 1925 / Buried in this churchyard'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Kindly Light

People

Sawyer, John Thomas
Age: 45
Date of Death: 15/7/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'John Thomas Sawyer / aged 45 / drowned from barge / 'Kindly Light' off Southend / July 15 1925 / Buried in this churchyard'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Thomas Sawyer d. 1925</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4022-1024x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45438\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4022-1024x950.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4022-300x278.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4022-768x713.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4022.jpg 1955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" /></figure>",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
    "recorder": "",
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Christ Church, Silloth, Cumbria, England

Plaque in Silloth, Cumbria dedicated to Cecil Taylor d. 1914

Location

Christ Church, Silloth, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of Cecil Taylor Martin Assistant Clerk HMS Monmouth / aged 17 years elder and dearly beloved son of George and Margaret Emily Martin / killed in the action off the coast of Chili 1st November 1914/ Blessed are the poor in heart for they shall see God'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: West wall behind font
Materials: Brass

Event

Battle of Coronel

Event Date

1914

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Martin, Cecil Taylor
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1/11/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Christ Church, Silloth, Cumbria, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of Cecil Taylor Martin Assistant Clerk HMS Monmouth / aged 17 years elder and dearly beloved son of George and Margaret Emily Martin / killed in the action off the coast of Chili 1st November 1914/ Blessed are the poor in heart for they shall see God'",
  "content": "<p>Plaque in Silloth, Cumbria dedicated to Cecil Taylor d. 1914</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "position": "West wall behind font",
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  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Coronel",
    "date": "1914",
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    "recorder": "",
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Peak Forest Chapel, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England

Memorial in Peak Forest Chapel, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England commemorating Commander Frederick Granville Egerton RN d. 1899

Location

Peak Forest Chapel, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of FREDERICK GREVILLE EGERTON, COMMANDER RN YOUNGER SON OF ADMIRAL THE HON FRANCIS AND LADY LOUISA EGERTON, GRANDSON OF THE SEVENTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE K.G. HE DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING WITH THE NAVAL BRIGADE FROM H.M.S. POWERFUL IN THE DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH SOUTH AFRICA NOVR 2ND 1899 IN THE 31ST YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South wall
Vessel: HMS Powerful

Event

Second Boer War

Event Date

1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Egerton, Frederick Greville
Age: 30
Date of Death: 2/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "4460",
  "id": "M3355",
  "location": "Peak Forest Chapel, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of FREDERICK GREVILLE EGERTON, COMMANDER RN YOUNGER SON OF ADMIRAL THE HON FRANCIS AND LADY LOUISA EGERTON, GRANDSON OF THE SEVENTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE K.G.  HE DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING WITH THE NAVAL BRIGADE FROM H.M.S. POWERFUL IN THE DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH SOUTH AFRICA NOVR 2ND 1899 IN THE 31ST YEAR OF HIS AGE'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Peak Forest Chapel, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England commemorating Commander Frederick Granville Egerton RN d. 1899</p>",
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    "event":"Second Boer War",
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    "category": "19th century conflicts in Africa"  },
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St Edmund's Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire commemorating Robert Lidgett d. 1840. He was a veteran of Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent

Location

St Edmund's Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Here rest the remains of Robert Lidgett, out pensioner of Greenwich Hospital who died 4.5.1840 aged 70 years having served in the British Navy for a period of nearly 30 years. During which he bravely fought at Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent. He returned to his native village and faithfully employed the remaining 26 years of his life in the service of those by whom this memorial is erected'

Details

Type: Gravestone

Event

Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797; Battle of Copenhagen 1801

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary Wars

People

Lidgett, Robert
Age: 70
Date of Death: 4/5/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greenwich pensioner
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

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  "id": "M3691",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Here rest the remains of Robert Lidgett, out pensioner of Greenwich Hospital who died 4.5.1840 aged 70 years having served in the British Navy for a period of nearly 30 years. During which he bravely fought at Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent. He returned to his native village and faithfully employed the remaining 26 years of his life in the service of those by whom this memorial is erected'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Rigby, Lincolnshire commemorating Robert Lidgett d. 1840. He was a veteran of Tenerife, Copenhagen and St Vincent</p>",
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    "date": "",
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  "people": [{"name":"Lidgett, Robert","age":"70","dateofdeath":"4/5/1840","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Greenwich pensioner","organisation":"Royal Hospital, Greenwich"}],
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Dockyard Museum, English Harbour, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at English Harbour, Antigua commemorating Alexander Bernard RN d. 1821

Location

Dockyard Museum, English Harbour, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of, / Mr ALEXANDER BERNARD; / late Assistant Surgeon / of H.M.S. Pyramus: / who departed this life / on the 16th day of October 1821, / Aged 27 Years. / This Stone is erected / to his memory by the Midshipmen / of that Ship / as a tribute of esteem.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Pyramus

People

Bernard, Alexander
Age: 27
Date of Death: 16/10/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Damaged headstone retrieved from the nearby hospital graveyard and now on display in the museum.

JSON

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  "id": "M6403",
  "location": "Dockyard Museum, English Harbour, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of, / Mr ALEXANDER BERNARD; / late Assistant Surgeon / of H.M.S. Pyramus: / who departed this life / on the 16th day of October 1821, / Aged 27 Years. / This Stone is erected / to his memory by the Midshipmen / of that Ship / as a tribute of esteem.'",
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating Fleet Surgeon William H. Clerk RN d. 1875

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

''Sacred to the memory of William H. Clark Esq. Fleet, Surgeon RN of H.M.S. 'Undaunted' Died Sept 5 1875. Aged 52 years'.

Details

Vessel: HMS Undaunted

People

Clark, William H.
Age: 52
Date of Death: 5/9/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formely Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "''Sacred to the memory of William H. Clark Esq. Fleet, Surgeon RN of H.M.S. 'Undaunted' Died Sept 5 1875. Aged 52 years'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating Fleet Surgeon William H. Clerk RN d. 1875</p>",
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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Godalming, Surrey, England

Memorial at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Godalming commemorating Rear-Admiral William Pierrepont d. 1813

Location

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Godalming, Surrey, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Rear Admiral William Pierrepont, who departed this life on the 7th August 1813, aged 46 years. He was highly and justly esteemed for the rectitude with which he discharged his public and private duties. Taken prematurely from his family and friends, they severely feel and deplore his loss. Their recollection of his virtues and kindness are too deeply engraved on their hearts ever to be forgotten.' [His coat of arms is underneath, followed by] 'Likewise Maria Pierrepont second daughter of the above who died June 29th 1814. aged [4 years*] To Charles Pierrepont second son of the above died April 27th 1814 aged 7 years.'

Details

Position: North Chapel

People

Pierrepont, William
Age: 46
Date of Death: 7/8/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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