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Morningside Cemetery, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland

Cross at Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Granville Toup Nicholas RN d. 1894

Location

Morningside Cemetery, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE BELOVED / MEMORY OF / GRANVILLE TOUP NICOLAS / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1894 / AGED 61 YEARS'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped base carved 'IHS'.
Type: Gravestone
Position: 60 yards from boundary wall
Materials: Grey granite

People

Nicolas, Granville Toup
Age:
Date of Death: 21/4/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE BELOVED / MEMORY OF / GRANVILLE TOUP NICOLAS / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1894 / AGED 61 YEARS'",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
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Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down commemorating Robert Coffey, d. 1848 at Savannah

Location

Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In memory of Robert Coffey who was drowned at Savannah overboard the ship 'Oregon' Capt Wm Heron Commander Nov 7th 1848 aged 15 years'

Details

Vessel: Oregon

People

Coffey, Robert
Age: 15
Date of Death: 7/11/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "location": "Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Robert Coffey who was drowned at Savannah overboard the ship 'Oregon' Capt Wm Heron Commander Nov 7th 1848 aged 15 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down commemorating Robert Coffey, d. 1848 at Savannah</p>",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, commemorating Admiral Oliver Backhouse d. 1943 and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse d. 1939

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Admiral Oliver Backhouse C.B. 1876-1943. Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G.1878-1939'

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People

Backhouse, Oliver
Age:
Date of Death: 1943
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Backhouse, Roger Roland Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1939
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Admiral Oliver Backhouse C.B. 1876-1943. Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G.1878-1939'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, commemorating Admiral Oliver Backhouse d. 1943 and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse d. 1939</p>",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Edward Collingwood. d. 1809

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Transcript

'Underneath / are deposited the remains / of ANN: DOLMAN COLLINGWOOD / Wife of EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / who departed this life / the 10th of May 1808 / in the 49th year of her Age / Also / the Body of / EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / late Commander in His Majesty's Royal Navy / who departed this life / the 3d of Decr. 1809 [or 19] Aged 66 years'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Floor

People

Collingwood, Edward
Age: 66
Date of Death: 3/12/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 0 in date is cut over by a 1 or vice versa.
Recorder: D.P. Gander

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  "transcript": "'Underneath / are deposited the remains / of ANN: DOLMAN COLLINGWOOD / Wife of EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / who departed this life / the 10th of May 1808 / in the 49th year of her Age / Also / the Body of / EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / late Commander in His Majesty's Royal Navy / who departed this life / the 3d of Decr. 1809 [or 19] Aged 66 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Edward Collingwood. d. 1809</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "0 in date is cut over by a 1 or vice versa.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "D.P. Gander",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating O. A. Olsen, d. 1888

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'O.A. Olsen / Boatswain of Great Northern / April 1888'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Great Northern

People

Olsen, O.A.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 4/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Unknown

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  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'O.A. Olsen / Boatswain of Great Northern / April 1888'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating O. A. Olsen, d. 1888</p>",
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    "recorder": "",
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Wall monument at Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Augustus Leveson Gower RN d. 1802

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / AUGUSTUS LEVESON GOWER, / Captain in His Majesty's Navy, / Born the 21st. of June 1782. / He gave early promise of being / an Ornament to his profession, and an Honor to his country, / and died much lamented, at / Port Royal in this island, / on the 3rd August 1802, / being then Captain of / His Majesty's Ship 'Santa Margaretta.'

Details

Description: The inscription on a carved sail, with a trophy of cannon, flags and rope.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North aisle, north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Santa Margaretta

People

Gower, Augustus Leveson
Age:
Date of Death: 3/8/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972)

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  "id": "M2856",
  "location": "St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / to the Memory of / AUGUSTUS LEVESON GOWER,  / Captain in His Majesty's Navy, / Born the 21st. of June 1782. / He gave early promise of being / an Ornament to his profession, and an Honor to his country, / and died much lamented, at / Port Royal in this island, / on the 3rd August 1802, / being then Captain of / His Majesty's Ship 'Santa Margaretta.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall monument at Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Augustus Leveson Gower RN  d. 1802</p>",
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    "description": "The inscription on a carved sail, with a trophy of cannon, flags and rope.",
    "type": "Wall monument",
    "position": "North aisle, north wall",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Richard Westmacott",
    "vessel": "HMS Santa Margaretta"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972)",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, commemorating Lieutenant William Buller, RN, d. 1794

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. WILLIAM BULLER / OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP / IMPREGNABLE / WHO DIED OF HIS WOUNDS RECEIVED / ON THE GLORIOUS 1ST JUNE 1794 / NOBLY FIGHTING / FOR THE CAUSE OF HIS KING / AND COUNTRY / HIS AFFLICTED AND MOURNING / BROTHER / ERECTS THIS MONUMENT'

Details

Description: Urn in relief above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Impregnable

Event

Battle of the Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Buller, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M Catty

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  "id": "M4264",
  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. WILLIAM BULLER / OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP / IMPREGNABLE / WHO DIED OF HIS WOUNDS RECEIVED / ON THE GLORIOUS 1ST JUNE 1794 / NOBLY FIGHTING / FOR THE CAUSE OF HIS KING / AND COUNTRY / HIS AFFLICTED AND MOURNING / BROTHER / ERECTS THIS MONUMENT'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, commemorating Lieutenant William Buller, RN, d. 1794</p>",
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    "recorder": "Mrs M Catty",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Nicholas Smith d. 1863

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Smith, Nicholas
Age: 45
Date of Death: 18/3/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at Kingston, Jamaica.

JSON

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  "id": "M4028",
  "location": "Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Nicholas Smith d. 1863</p>",
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    "notes": "Died at Kingston, Jamaica.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Victor Keeble d. 1915

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN AFFECTIONATE AND LASTING MEMORY OF/ VICTOR KEEBLE, / LOVING HUSBAND OF NELLIE KEEBLE, OF THIS PARISH / WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON DUTY, ON BOARD / H.M.S. PRINCESS IRENE, AT SHEERNESS, MAY 27TH 1915, / AGED 28 YEARS. / ALSO OF/ WILLIAM JAMES YOUNGS, / 11TH ESSEX REGT.,/ DEARLY BELOVED SON OF WILLIAM AND SARAH YOUNGS ,/ REPORTED MISSING OCTOBER 15TH 1916, / AND PRESUMED KILLED ON THAT DATE,/ AGED 21 YEARS. / "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Artists: Watts
Vessel: HMS Princess Irene

People

Keeble, Victor
Age:
Date of Death: 27/5/1915
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Princess Irene'. Blown up by accident in Sheerness Harbour.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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  "id": "M2533",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'IN AFFECTIONATE AND LASTING MEMORY OF/ VICTOR KEEBLE, / LOVING HUSBAND OF NELLIE KEEBLE, OF THIS PARISH / WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON DUTY, ON BOARD / H.M.S. PRINCESS IRENE, AT SHEERNESS, MAY 27TH 1915, / AGED 28 YEARS. / ALSO OF/ WILLIAM JAMES YOUNGS, / 11TH ESSEX REGT.,/ DEARLY BELOVED SON OF WILLIAM AND SARAH YOUNGS  ,/ REPORTED MISSING OCTOBER 15TH 1916, / AND PRESUMED KILLED ON THAT DATE,/ AGED 21 YEARS. / \"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH\"'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Victor Keeble d. 1915</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Princess Irene"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "HMS 'Princess Irene'. Blown up by accident in Sheerness Harbour.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Thomas's Cathedral, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Thomas’s Cathedral, Mumbai, India commemorating Captain Sir Robert Oliver, Indian Navy, d. 1848

Location

St Thomas's Cathedral, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain Sir Robert Oliver, Knight, R.N., Commodore and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, who departed this life on the 5th August 1848, aged 64 years.'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: North Aisle
Vessel: Espoir, Success

People

Oliver, Robert
Age: 64
Date of Death: 5/8/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commodore
Organisation: Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: Superintendent of the Indian Navy between 1837 - 1848.

Bibliography: https://collections.rmg.co.uk

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Thomas’s Cathedral, Mumbai, India commemorating Captain Sir Robert Oliver, Indian Navy, d. 1848</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters