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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'

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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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  "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'",
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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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  "location": "St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England",
  "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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Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA, Rest of the World

Ledger at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, commemorating William Henry Harrison Seeley VC d. 1914

Location

Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA, Rest of the World

Transcript

'WILLIAM H.H. SEELEY / VICTORIA CROSS. ORDINARY SEAMAN, ROYAL NAVY / SHIMONOSEKI EXPEDITION . JAPAN / MAY 1 1840 -OCT 1 1914'

Details

Description: Victoria Cross engraved above the inscription.
Type: Ledger
Vessel: HMS Euryalus

Event

Shimonoseki

Event Date

1864

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Seeley, William Henry Harrison
Age: 74
Date of Death: 1/10/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. First American citizan to win VC for action at Shimonoseki, Japan, September 1864. Place of burial.

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  "location": "Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'WILLIAM H.H. SEELEY / VICTORIA CROSS. ORDINARY SEAMAN, ROYAL NAVY / SHIMONOSEKI EXPEDITION . JAPAN / MAY 1 1840 -OCT 1 1914'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, commemorating William Henry Harrison Seeley VC d. 1914</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Victoria Cross engraved above the inscription.",
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    "artists": "",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner. First American citizan to win VC for action at Shimonoseki, Japan, September 1864. Place of burial.",
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St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating John Timothy Swainson d. 1824

Location

St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Timothy Swainson, late collector of Customs in Liverpool died 23rd September 1824 age 68'

Details

People

Swainson, John Timothy
Age: 68
Date of Death: 23/9/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 4, p. 278.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'John Timothy Swainson, late collector of Customs in Liverpool died 23rd September 1824 age 68'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating John Timothy Swainson d. 1824</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 4, p. 278.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Richardson d. 1753

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. John Richardson of Whitehaven died 6th August 1753 age 36'

Details

People

Richardson, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 6/8/1753
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. 1, p. 153. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "id": "M835",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Capt. John Richardson of Whitehaven died 6th August 1753 age 36'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Richardson d. 1753</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Robert Atkins, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1813

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Robert Atkins, / late Branch Pilot of the H.C.M. who departed / this life April the 13th 1813, aged 51 years. / Also six of his infant children that lays near / this spot. Afflictions sore long time he bore, / Physicians strove in vain, God did please that / death should come and ease him of his pain.'

Details

People

Atkins, Robert
Age: 51
Date of Death: 31/4/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.98

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Robert Atkins, / late Branch Pilot of the H.C.M. who departed / this life April the 13th 1813, aged 51 years. / Also six of his infant children that lays near / this spot. Afflictions sore long time he bore, / Physicians strove in vain, God did please that / death should come and ease him of his pain.'",
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Guangzhou, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Guangzhou, China commemorating Captain E.J. Sharp, Chinese Imperial Navy d. 1894

Location

Guangzhou, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'E J Sharp of Dublin Captain IN of China HICM SS 'Shunshu' 13 September 1894'

Details

Vessel: HICMSS Shunshu

People

Sharp, E. J.
Age:
Date of Death: 13/9/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 4, no. 2, p. 19 (October 1995).

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  "location": "Guangzhou, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'E J Sharp of Dublin Captain IN of China HICM SS 'Shunshu' 13 September 1894'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Guangzhou, China commemorating Captain  E.J. Sharp, Chinese Imperial Navy d. 1894</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters