Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Aberystwyth commemorating John Thomas d. 1862
Location
St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Transcript
'Sacred / To the Memory of / HANNAH THOMAS / Daughter of John Thomas / of this Town Master Mariner / By HANNAH his Wife / who departed this life on the / 19th day of October 1853 / AGED 19 YEARS / Let parents learn to be content / When God requires what was lent / In youth or childhood do not trust / For all must die that came from dust / Also To the memory of the above / named HANNAH THOMAS who / departed this life on the 16th / Day of March 1858 / AGED 59[?] years / Also To the Memory of the above / named JOHN THOMAS who / departed this life on the 14th / day of April 1862 / AGED 65 YEARS'
Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William Jolifir, RN, d. 1847
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World
Transcript
William Jolifir, H.M.S. Daedalus, Died 15 Mar. 1847. Aged 22 years.
Details
Vessel: HMS Daedalus
People
Jolifir, William Age: 22 Date of Death: 15/3/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).
Memorial in Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral Edward Kelly, RN d. 1892
Location
Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham, Kent, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD KELLY / WHO WAS SUPERINTENDANT OF / CHATHAM DOCKYARD FROM / 1ST NOVEMBER, 1887, UNTIL THE DATE / OF HIS DEATH 16 JANUARY, 1892 / BURIED AT / ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL CEMETERY. / THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY THE / OFFICERS AND WORKMEN OF THE / DOCKYARD AS A MARK OF RESPECT.'
Details
Description: Foul anchor above inscription, which is within a gothic architectural surround. The border is decorated with leaves and roundels. The engraving is infilled with black and red. The roundels in the corners are decorated with the initials 'A' and 'O' with two stars of David below. Type: Plaque Materials: Brass
People
Kelly, Edward Age: 55 years Date of Death: 16/1/1892 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Gardner RN d. 1893
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to. the memory / of / William Gardner / leading stoker / HMS Archer / who died at Hong Kong / 29th December 1893 / aged 40 years / this stone was erected / by the officers and men of / HMS Archer / as a token of respect and esteem
Gravestone in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Newton Arthur Young RN d. 1905
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of Newton Arthur YOUNG L.S., H.M.S. 'Vengeance' of Bournemouth, who died 22nd. February 1905, aged 30 years. Erected by his shipmates'
Details
Description: Headstone, a crown with oak branches below, is carved above the inscription which is placed on a shield. Type: Headstone Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Vengeance
People
Young, Newton Arthur Age: 30 Date of Death: 22/2/1905 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in King’s Chapel, Gibraltar commemorating Captain William Paget RN d. 1794
Location
King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of The Honble WILLIAM PAGET, Second Son of the Earl of Uxbridge / A Captain of the Royal Navy / And Representative in Parliament for the County of Anglesey / Who having early devoted Himself to the service of his Country in the perilous Profession of a Seaman / Was in the 24th Year of his Age promoted to the Rank of a Post Captain / And appointed to the Command of the ROMNEY of 50 Guns. / In the sanguine Prospect of a glorious Career a Wound received at a more early Age / From the Dagger of an Assassin in a foreign Land brought Him to a premature End. / Yet short as his Life was, He lived long enough to be approved a gallant and skilful Seaman, / And one of the most amiable of Men. / The former stands recorded in the Annals of British Valour / By the Capture of LA SYBILLE a French Man of War,of 48 guns and 430 Men. / After a severe and obstinate Conflict in the Mediterranean Sea. / To the latter the heart of every Individual who knew Him will bear Testimony. / Natus Decr 22d 1769. Mortuus 1794. / Far from thy Country, Kindred and thy Friends, / Thy short but bright Career of Glory ends / Yet tho` thy Ashes grace a foreign Earth, / Britain exulting claims, brave Youth, thy birth. / Long as her Trident awes the boundless Deep /, Long as the subject Seas her navies sweep, / So long thy Virtue blended with her Fame / Shall gild thy Deeds, and consecrate thy Name.'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus marked ‘S.M. HON. WM. PAGET’. The inscription tablet below, flanked by winged, draped male figures holding inverted torches. Signed: 'Richd Westmacott Jnr London'. Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior Materials: Marble Artists: Richard Westmacott
Event
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Paget, William Age: Date of Death: 1794 Cause of Death: Murdered Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Commander Francis Ellis, RN d. 1858
Location
St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Francis Wilson ELLIS, Commander Royal Navy died 18 June 1858 aged 68 years. Francis Georgiana aged 13 years died 25th Dec 1847. John aged 8 years died 21 Oct 1841. Francis Laxford aged 3 months died 10 Feb 1856. All children of Commander Ellis and Charlotte his wife, their remains are interred in the chancel of the church at LINGWOOD in the county of Norfolk'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Ellis, Francis Wilson Age: 68 Date of Death: 18/6/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan Photographer: B. Tomlinson
