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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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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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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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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.
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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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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
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Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Commander William Quinlan, RN, d. 1880

Location

Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / KATE QUINLAN / ONLY CHILD OF CAPTAIN QUINLAN R.N. / WHO DIED 11th FEBRUARY 1880 / AGED 17 YEARS / MOURNED BY HER AFFECTIONATE FATHER / THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY BLESSED BE / THE NAME OF THE LORD / HE WEAKENED MY STRENGTH IN THE WAY HE SHORTENED MY DAYS [?] / IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM STEPHEN LOUIS QUINLAN / COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / BORN SEPTEMBER 19th 18... / DIED MAY 16th 1880'

Details

Description: Coffin stone on plinth.


Type: Coffin stone
Materials: Limestone

People

Quinlan, William Stephen Louis
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 16/5/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society 1994
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Robert Laston d. 1803

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Robert Laston / Master and Mariner / who departed this life / the 28th October 1803 / Aged 38'

Details

Position: North aisle

People

Laston, Robert
Age: 38
Date of Death: 28/10/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: British Library: Add. 19093, F.203b (Davy's Church Notes).
Recorder: Mrs F. Keymer 1988
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All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant James Harrington, RN d. 1812

Location

All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant James Gastrell Harrington of the Royal Navy. This cenotaph has been erected by his afflicted Parents James Harrington of this parish Surgeon and Harriet his wife. To the science of the officer he united the skill of the seaman with an effect which in the discharge of Duty secured the approbation of his commander and won the affection of his crew. He never omitted zealously to solicit service in the hour of danger and always justified the confidence reposed in him by the display of energy and courage. He was in the prime of manhood and had made a steady progress on the path which was conducting him to future eminence when a fever frustrated the ardent expectations of his friends who loved him. They deeply deplore his loss but are consoled by indulging the Christian hope that while his mortal remains rest entombed in a distant land his spirit is returned to God who gave it. JGH was born Nov 2nd 1787 died May 1812 and was buried on the following day with military honours near Mahon in Majorca. The grave is covered with a platform of stone on which a monument has been erected by his uncle Robery Lampin Esq Captain of HMS Ocean'

Details

Description: Inscription on a sail, hanging from an anchor. Gun and flag.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side Nave
Materials: White marble
Artists: Henry Westmacott

People

Harrington, James Gastrell
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/1812
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'The Buildings of England: Suffolk' (Harmondsworth, 1961).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1983
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Thomas McGwire RN d. 1825

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'This tablet is erected by Capt. Wm. Hobson of H.M's Sloop 'Ferret' to the memory of his nephew, Mr Thomas McGWIRE, late Midshipman of that sloop who died of yellow fever, 23rd Sept. 1825, aged 15 years. He was a youth whose virtues endeared him to all who knew him and rendered him the idol of his uncle’s heart.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Ferret

People

McGwire, Thomas
Age: 15
Date of Death: 23/9/1825
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
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