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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

Extra

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

Extra

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

Extra

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

Extra

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

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Brass plaque in Bath Abbey, Bath commemorating Vice-Admiral Norwich Duff RN d. 1862

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Vice Admiral Norwich Duff. / born 15 Aug 1792, died 21 April 1862'

Details

Description: The capital letters of the inscription picked out in red. The plaque has a green border decorated in a diamond pattern, red quatrefoils in the corners
Type: Brass plaque
Position: South side of Nave

People

Duff, Norwich
Age: 71
Date of Death: 21/4/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Illegible maker's name
Recorder: Colin Harris, 1994
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating Captain Edward Cooke RN, d. 1799

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN EDWARD COOKE ESQ. CAPTAIN OF H.M. SHIP 'LA SYBILLE' / WHO RECEIVED A MORTAL WOUND / IN A GALLANT ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FRIGATE 'LA FORTE' / WHICH HE CAPTURED IN BALASORE ROADS, / MARCH 1 1799 AND BROUGHT TO THIS PORT, / WHERE HE DIED MAY 23 1799, / AGED 26 YEARS'

Details

Vessel: HMS Sybille

People

Cooke, Edward
Age: 27
Date of Death: 23/5/1799
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Bengal Monumental Inscriptions' vol. 1.
Recorder: C. Flintham
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St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, commemorating John Patey d. 1897

Location

St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'...Drowned at Start, 22nd May 1897 age 53'

Details

People

Patey, John
Age: 53
Date of Death: 22/5/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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