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Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England

Gravestone at Tynemouth Priory commemorating William Wright d. 1807

Location

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM WRIGHT / MASTER MARINER SON OF ROBERT & / ELIZABETH WRIGHT OF STOCKTON / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 19TH 1807 / AGED 35 YEARS / ALSO HERE ARE INTERRED TWO CHILDREN / OF JOHN & MARY ANN WRIGHT / OF NORTH SHIELDS / who died in infancy.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Wright, William
Age: 35
Date of Death: 9/4/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Henry Valentine RN d. 1907

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of our late shipmate Henry VALENTINE, A.B. of H.M.S. 'Sandpiper' who died on 30th August 1907 aged 20 years. This stone is erected by the officers and crew as a token of esteem', 'Tread lightly on the strangers grave / He came far oer the sea / No mother watched his dying bed / Nor voice said live for me. / Sudden and short his notice was / Messmates and Shipmates mourn, / And long will think upon his name / Gone never to return'

Details

Description: Headstone, cross within a circle above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Sandpiper

People

Valentine, Henry
Age: 20
Date of Death: 30/8/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating Francis Pettit Smith d. 1874, inventor of the screw propeller

Location

Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS SPOT / ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS / OF / SIR FRANCIS PETTIT SMITH RN / LATE CURATOR OF THE / PATENT OFFICE MUSEUM / SOUTH KENSINGTON / WHO DIED 12TH FEBRUARY / AGED 66 YEARS / THIS MONUMENT/ HAS BEEN ERECTED / BY A FEW FRIENDS, TO COMMEMORATE / THE SERVICES / HE RENDERED HIS COUNTRY / IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCREW PROPELLER.'

Details

Description: Ragged cross on plinth. Inscription within gothic arch. Lead letters.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone

People

Smith, Francis Pettit
Age: 66
Date of Death: 12/21874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: 1808-1874 Inventor of the 4-bladed screw propeller for steamships, first demonstrated by the 'Archimedes' in 1838.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 85.
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Bailey d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Wm BAILEY / chief stoker H.M.S. 'Juno' / died / 28 Feb'y 1904 aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 230
Vessel: HMS Juno

People

Bailey, William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 28/2/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: R & JH Pary. 1987
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All Saints Church, Botley, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Botley, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Nowell Salmon VC d. 1912

Location

All Saints Church, Botley, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'NOWELL SALMON VC GCB ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / Born Febry 20 1835 / Passed to his rest Febry 14 1912. / Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty / They shall behold the land that is very far off'

Details

Description: Flat cross.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite

People

Salmon, Nowell
Age: 76
Date of Death: 14/2/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.
Recorder: N.W. Gordon 1997
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Alexander Macpherson d. 1878

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

[North side] 'ALSO OF ALEXANDER MACPHERSON / OF THE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOM SERVICE / WHO DIED JANUARY 5 1878. AGED 38'

Details

Description: Low monument with gabled top and flat cross on top.
Type: Coped stone
Position: Section 88
Materials: Pink granite

People

Macpherson, Alexander
Age: 38
Date of Death: 05/01/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

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Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG
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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
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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

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Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
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

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Recorder: David Saunders 1993
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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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