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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).

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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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  "transcript": "'Vice Admiral Norwich Duff. / born 15 Aug 1792, died 21 April 1862'<br />\n<br />",
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    "notes": "Illegible maker's name",
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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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  "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'",
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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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  "transcript": "'...Drowned at Start, 22nd May 1897 age 53'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, commemorating John Patey d. 1897</p>",
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Nunhead Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Nunhead Cemetery, London commemorating Charles Gardner RN d. 1874

Location

Nunhead Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'...of HMS Kestrel, drowned whilst on duty off Formosa 17 July 1874 aged 26'.

Details

Vessel: HMS Kestrel

People

Gardner, Charles
Age: 26
Date of Death: 17/7/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Ron Woollacott 'Graves of Oriental Interest in Nunhead Cemetery'.

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  "transcript": "'...of HMS Kestrel, drowned whilst on duty off Formosa 17 July 1874 aged 26'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Nunhead Cemetery, London commemorating Charles Gardner RN d. 1874</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Ron Woollacott 'Graves of Oriental Interest in Nunhead Cemetery'.",
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St Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Sandwich commemorating Rear-Admiral John Spratt Rainier d. 1822

Location

St Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SPRATT RAINIER, ESQRE. / REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET / WHO DIED ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER 1822 / IN THE 45TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus in relief with flags and garlanded urn on top.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Rainier, John Spratt
Age: 44
Date of Death: 13/11/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: National Buildings Record Neg NBR AA54/4431.

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SPRATT RAINIER, ESQRE. / REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET / WHO DIED ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER 1822 / IN THE 45TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'",
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    "notes": "National Buildings Record Neg NBR AA54/4431.",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, commemorating Thomas Carr, HEIC, d.1808

Location

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

Transcript

'To the Memory of / Mr Thomas Carr, / of the Honourable Company's Pilot Service / who died January 9th 1808, aged 67 years. / By nature formed for every social part, / mild were his manners and sincere his heart'

Details

People

Carr, Thomas
Age: 67
Date of Death: 9/1/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.92.

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  "transcript": "'To the Memory of / Mr Thomas Carr, / of the Honourable Company's Pilot Service / who died January 9th 1808, aged 67 years. / By nature formed for every social part, / mild were his manners and sincere his heart'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John L. Langan RN d. 1899

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of the late John L. LANGAN, torpedo instructor of H.M.S. 'Undaunted', who died of smallpox at Hong Kong on the 15th February 1899, aged 31 years. Erected by the Ship's Company of H.M.S. 'Undaunted''

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Undaunted

People

Langan, John L.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 15/2/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Torpedo instructor
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of the late John L. LANGAN, torpedo instructor of H.M.S. 'Undaunted', who died of smallpox at Hong Kong on the 15th February 1899, aged 31 years. Erected by the Ship's Company of H.M.S. 'Undaunted''",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Thomas Midgeley d. 1846

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Thomas Midgeley died 10 August 1846 age 42'

Details

People

Midgeley, Thomas
Age: 42
Date of Death: 10/8/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 291. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating James Baxter d. 1868 and Captain William Calder d. 1867

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of James Baxter, son of Captain William Baxter, of Findhorn, Morayshire, who was killed on board the ship NOMAD, of Findhorn, on the 28th. of August 1868, aged 16 years. Also of the above Captain William Baxter, of the ship 'SIR ROBERT CALDER', of Findhorn, who was lost at sea, March 1867, aged 59 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Headstone 1.5
Vessel: Nomad; Sir Robert Calder

People

Baxter, James
Age: 16
Date of Death: 28/8/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of James Baxter, son of Captain William Baxter, of Findhorn, Morayshire, who was killed on board the ship NOMAD, of Findhorn, on the 28th. of August 1868, aged 16 years. Also of the above Captain William Baxter, of the ship 'SIR ROBERT CALDER', of Findhorn, who was lost at sea, March 1867, aged 59 years'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters