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St Michael and All Angels, Honiton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael and All Angels, Honiton, Devon commemorating Captain George Blagdon Westcott RN d. 1798

Location

St Michael and All Angels, Honiton, Devon, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE BLAGDON WESTCOTT / CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP / MAJESTIC / WHO AFTER 33 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE / FELL GLORIOUSLY / IN THE VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF ABOUKIR / THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVIII / IN THE FORTY SIXTH YEAR OF HIS AGE.'

Details

Description: In relief, a kneeling midshipman mourns at Westcott's tomb. A crocodile is carved on the front of the sarcophagus, which is draped with a naval ensign, a wreath placed round the truck. Sails and spars behind. A mortar and other naval trophies to the left of the tomb.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Majestic

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Westcott, George Blagdon
Age: 46
Date of Death: 1/8/1798
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Geoffrey Turner 2010

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael and All Angels, Honiton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE BLAGDON WESTCOTT / CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP / MAJESTIC / WHO AFTER 33 YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE / FELL GLORIOUSLY / IN THE VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF ABOUKIR / THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVIII / IN THE FORTY SIXTH YEAR OF HIS AGE.'",
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    "photographer": "Geoffrey Turner 2010"  }
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St Pancras Old Church, London, England

Memorial at St Pancras Old Church commemorating John Delaphons RN d. 1814

Location

St Pancras Old Church, London, England

Transcript

'JOHN DELAFONS, R.N. / departed this Life / October 26th 1814 / aged 74 years / universally respected and lamented'

Details

People

Delafons, John
Age: 74
Date of Death: 26/10/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol i, p. 166

JSON

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  "transcript": "'JOHN DELAFONS, R.N. / departed this Life / October 26th 1814 / aged 74 years / universally respected and lamented'",
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St Michael's Church, Betchworth, Surrey, England

Wall tablet at St Michael’s Church, Betchworth commemorating Lieutenant Carl Hubert Sanders RNVR d. 1942

Location

St Michael's Church, Betchworth, Surrey, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF CARL HUBERT SANDERS / LIEUT. R.N.V.R./1914-1918 1941-42 / KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / OCTOBER 30 1942 AGED 58'

Details

Description: Carved with an RN Badge in low relief.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South chancel
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: HMS Edinburgh Castle

People

Sanders, Carl Hubert
Age: 58
Date of Death: 30/10/1942
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael's Church, Betchworth, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF CARL HUBERT SANDERS / LIEUT. R.N.V.R./1914-1918 1941-42 / KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / OCTOBER 30 1942 AGED 58'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at St Michael’s Church, Betchworth commemorating Lieutenant Carl Hubert Sanders RNVR d. 1942</p>",
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Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating John Harrison VC d. 1865

Location

Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'JOHN HARRISON V.C. / BOATSWAIN'S MATE R.N. / 24.1.1832-27.12.1865 / LUCKNOW 1857'

Details

Description: Horizontal plaque.
Type: Plaque
Position: Compartment O, common grave

Event

Indian Mutiny

Event Date

1857-1858

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Harrison, John
Age:
Date of Death: 27/12/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'JOHN HARRISON V.C. / BOATSWAIN'S MATE R.N. / 24.1.1832-27.12.1865 / LUCKNOW 1857'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating John Harrison VC d. 1865</p>",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Portree Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Gravestone at Portree, Isle of Skye commemorating Henry George Cramer RN d. 1859

Location

Portree Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Transcript

'TO / THE MEMORY OF H G CRAMER R.N. / OF / H.M.S. PORCUPINE / WHO DIED HERE / 29 MARCH 1859 / AGED 39 / This stone is erected by / the Captain and officers of / HMS Porcupine / as a testimony of their regard and friendship'

Details

Description: Carved with a flower head above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Porcupine

People

Cramer, Henry George
Age: 39
Date of Death: 29/3/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born circa 1820 at Hampstead, Middlesex. See 1851 Census. Served in HMS 'Alban' during the Crimea War in the Baltic.
Bibliography: TNA ADM 38/4479.
Recorder: Vice-Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald

JSON

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  "location": "Portree Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'TO / THE MEMORY OF H G CRAMER R.N. / OF / H.M.S. PORCUPINE / WHO DIED HERE / 29 MARCH 1859 / AGED 39 / This stone is erected by / the Captain and officers of / HMS Porcupine / as a testimony of their regard and friendship'",
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    "notes": "Born circa 1820 at Hampstead, Middlesex. See 1851 Census. Served in HMS 'Alban' during the Crimea War in the Baltic.",
    "bibliography": "TNA ADM 38/4479.",
    "recorder": "Vice-Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Monument in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy RN d. 1732

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'Near the west door of the Choir lieth interr'd the body of Sir THOMAS HARDY Knt. who died the 16 of August 1732, in the 67 year of his life and according to the directions of his will was buried in the same grave as his wife, who died the 28 of April 1720. He was born in Jersey and descended from Clement Le Hardy who removed from France and settled in that island and was made a Justice (commonly call'd there a Jurat) in 1381, and was succeeded in the same office by his son and grandson: his great grandson Clement was made a Lieutenant Governor, and had the office of Bailiff (or cheif magistrate) of the island, with the Seigneurie de Meleche confer'd upon him for life by Henry the 7, as a reward for the most important service he had rendered him when Earl of Richmond, after the disappointment he had met with in his first attempt upon England when being separated from the rest of his fleet by a storm he landed privately in Jersey, intending to stay there till he could obtain leave from the French King to come into his dominions, and was shelter'd at the house of the said Clement, who protected him and convey'd him safely to Normandy at the hazard of his own life, notwithstanding a proclamation from Richard the 3 for apprehending the said Earl, had been publish'd in the Island; his descendants have on all occasions distinguish'd themselves to the utmost of their power by their loyalty and fidelity to the Crown.
SIR THOMAS HARDY, to whose memory this monument is erected, was bred in the Royal Navy from his youth, and was made a Captain in 1693. In the expedition to Cadiz under Sr. George Rook he commanded the Pembrook, and when the fleet left the coast of Spain to return to England, he was order'd to Lagos bay, where he got intelligence of the Spanish galeons being arriv'd in the harbour of Vigo under convoy of 17 French men of war, commanded by Mons. Chateau Renaud, upon which he sail'd immediately in quest of the English fleet and notwithstanding he had been several days separated from it, by his great diligence and judgement he joyn'd it and gave the Admiral that intelligence which engag'd him to make the best of his way to Vigo, where all the forementioned galeons and men of war were either taken or destroy'd. After the success of that action, the Admiral sent him with an account of it to the Queen who order'd him a considerable present and knighted him; some years afterwards he was made a Rear Admiral and receeiv'd several other marks of favour and esteem from her Majesty, and from Her Royal Consort, Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral of England.
He married Constance, daughter of Colonel Hook, Lieutenant Governor of Plymouth, a Lady of great virtue and merit, by whom he had several children, three of which survived him, a son and two daughters; the eldest married to George Chamberlayne of Wardington in the County of Oxford, Esqr. the sone and youngest daughter unmarried'

Details

Description: In front of a pyramid-shaped back plate in a niche, an effigy reclining on a sarcophagus with paw feet. Hardy is shown in in Roman costume with a cherub holding an urn at his feet.
Type: Monument
Position: Nave inside west door
Materials: Coloured marble
Artists: Henry Cheere

People

Hardy, Thomas
Age: 66
Date of Death: 16/8/1732
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The arms are Hardy impaling Hook(e). Admiral Hardy married Constance Hook, who died 1720.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Near the west door of the Choir lieth interr'd the body of Sir THOMAS HARDY Knt. who died the 16 of August 1732, in the 67 year of his life and according to the directions of his will was buried in the same grave as his wife, who died the 28 of April 1720. He was born in Jersey and descended from Clement Le Hardy who removed from France and settled in that island and was made a Justice (commonly call'd there a Jurat) in 1381, and was succeeded in the same office by his son and grandson: his great grandson Clement was made a Lieutenant Governor, and had the office of Bailiff (or cheif magistrate) of the island, with the Seigneurie de Meleche confer'd upon him for life by Henry the 7, as a reward for the most important service he had rendered him when Earl of Richmond, after the disappointment he had met with in his first attempt upon England when being separated from the rest of his fleet by a storm he landed privately in Jersey, intending to stay there till he could obtain leave from the French King to come into his dominions, and was shelter'd at the house of the said Clement, who protected him and convey'd him safely to Normandy at the hazard of his own life, notwithstanding a proclamation from Richard the 3 for apprehending the said Earl, had been publish'd in the Island; his descendants have on all occasions distinguish'd themselves to the utmost of their power by their loyalty and fidelity to the Crown. <br />\nSIR THOMAS HARDY, to whose memory this monument is erected, was bred in the Royal Navy from his youth, and was made a Captain in 1693. In the expedition to Cadiz under Sr. George Rook he commanded the Pembrook, and when the fleet left the coast of Spain to return to England, he was order'd to Lagos bay, where he got intelligence of the Spanish galeons being arriv'd in the harbour of Vigo under convoy of 17 French men of war, commanded by Mons. Chateau Renaud, upon which he sail'd immediately in quest of the English fleet and notwithstanding he had been several days separated from it, by his great diligence and judgement he joyn'd it and gave the Admiral that intelligence which engag'd him to make the best of his way to Vigo, where all the forementioned galeons and men of war were either taken or destroy'd. After the success of that action, the Admiral sent him with an account of it to the Queen who order'd him a considerable present and knighted him; some years afterwards he was made a Rear Admiral and receeiv'd several other marks of favour and esteem from her Majesty, and from Her Royal Consort, Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral of England. <br />\nHe married Constance, daughter of Colonel Hook, Lieutenant Governor of Plymouth, a Lady of great virtue and merit, by whom he had several children, three of which survived him, a son and two daughters; the eldest married to George Chamberlayne of Wardington in the County of Oxford, Esqr. the sone and youngest daughter unmarried'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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Yarborough Cemetery, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the Wold

Memorial in Yarborough Cemetery, Belize City, Belize commemorating Henry Shaw d. 1860

Location

Yarborough Cemetery, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the Wold

Transcript

'In Remembrance of / HENRY SHAW / OF SCARBORO: / LATE CARPENTER OF / THE VICEROY OF LONDON / WHO DIED HERE/OF YELLOW FEVER / SEPTR 23RD 1860 / AGED 22 YEARS / HIS HOPES WAS FIXED ON / CHRIST'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Viceroy of London

People

Shaw, Henry
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/9/1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Norman Hammond 'Outpost of Empire: Church Monuments in Belize', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol.xiv, pp.129-139, (London, 1999).

JSON

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  "id": "M1308",
  "location": "Yarborough Cemetery, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the Wold",
  "transcript": "'In Remembrance of / HENRY SHAW / OF SCARBORO: / LATE CARPENTER OF / THE VICEROY OF LONDON / WHO DIED HERE/OF YELLOW FEVER / SEPTR 23RD 1860 / AGED 22 YEARS / HIS HOPES WAS FIXED ON / CHRIST'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Yarborough Cemetery, Belize City, Belize commemorating Henry Shaw d. 1860</p>",
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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

JSON

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  "post_id": "4439",
  "id": "M506",
  "location": "Bath Abbey, Bath, England",
  "transcript": "'Vice Admiral Norwich Duff. / born 15 Aug 1792, died 21 April 1862'<br />\n<br />",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"224\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M506Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6294\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M506Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M506Large-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Brass plaque in Bath Abbey, Bath commemorating Vice-Admiral Norwich Duff RN d. 1862</p>",
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    "position": "South side of Nave",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "Illegible maker's name",
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    "recorder": "Colin Harris, 1994",
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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

JSON

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  "post_id": "4440",
  "id": "M1728",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating Captain Edward Cooke RN, d. 1799</p>",
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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

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

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

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

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Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters