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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Colin D. McLachlan d. 1897

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Colin D McLACHLAN a native of Argyllshire Scotland, late Chief Engineer S.S. 'Methven Castle', who died of heat apoplexy at Kowloon on 15th July 1897 aged 38 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Methven Castle

People

McLachlan, Colin D.
Age: 38
Date of Death: 15/7/1897
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Screw brig 'Methven Castle' built 1883 at Glasgow, owner Sir W.G. Pearce, 2681 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Colin D McLACHLAN a native of Argyllshire Scotland, late Chief Engineer S.S. 'Methven Castle', who died of heat apoplexy at Kowloon on 15th July 1897 aged 38 years'",
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    "notes": "Screw brig 'Methven Castle' built 1883 at Glasgow, owner Sir W.G. Pearce, 2681 tons.",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool to James Gilling d. 1878 as a result of the collision between the ‘Gem’ and the ‘Bowfell’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'...Also of JAMES GILLING, aged 38, who was drowned in the Mersey, Nov. 26th. 1878, through the collision of the GEM STEAMER, with the ship BOWFELL'

Details

Position: Headstone 159
Vessel: Gem

People

Gilling, James
Age: 38
Date of Death: 26/11/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Gilling was one of five passengers who died as a result of the collision in fog between the steam ferry 'Gem' and the sailing vessel 'Bowfell'.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'...Also of JAMES GILLING, aged 38, who was drowned in the Mersey, Nov. 26th. 1878, through the collision of the GEM STEAMER, with the ship BOWFELL'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool to James Gilling d. 1878 as a result of the collision between the ‘Gem’ and the ‘Bowfell’</p>",
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    "notes": "Gilling was one of five passengers who died as a result of the collision in fog between the steam ferry 'Gem' and the sailing vessel 'Bowfell'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
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}

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St Peter's Church, Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Tomb with effigy at St Peter’s Church, Yoxall, Staffordshire commemorating Admiral Henry Meynell d. 1865

Location

St Peter's Church, Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE HONOUR OF GOD AND IN SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF / ADMIRAL HENRY MEYNELL / SECOND SON OF HUGO MEYNELL ESQR. AND THE HON. ELIZABETH INGRAM THIRD DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF CHARLES IX VISCOUNT IRWIN / FROM HIS EARLIES YEARS BROUGHT UP IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY HE WAS EQUALLY BELOVED AND RESPECTED IN HIS PROFESSION WHILE THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART AND HIS MANLY AND UPRIGHT CHARACTER ENDEARED HIM TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS / EVER SOLICITOUS TO HELP FORWARD ALL GOOD AND USEFUL WORKS HE ANXIOUSLY SOUGHT TO PROMOTE THE HAPPINESS AND WELL BEING OF OTHERS / DEEPLY LAMENTED HE DIED AT PARIS IN THE LXXIV YEAR OF HIS AGE MARCH XXIV MDCCCLXV / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS NIECES LOUISA MEYNELL INGRAM AND GEORGIANA MEYNELL INGRAM IN LOVING COMMEMORATION OF HIS VIRTUES AND AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR HEARTFELT AFFLICTION. / 'AND SO HE BRINGETH THEM TO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE.'

Details

Description: Tomb with canopy and a recumbant effigy shown in uniform holding a sword. A pillow and bolster are placed under the head.
Type: Tomb
Materials: Marble
Artists: Carlo Marochetti

People

Meynell, Henry
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/3/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Window at Arrow, Warwickshire, buried at Hoar Cross.

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  "transcript": "'TO THE HONOUR OF GOD AND IN SACRED REMEMBRANCE OF / ADMIRAL HENRY MEYNELL / SECOND SON OF HUGO MEYNELL ESQR. AND THE HON. ELIZABETH INGRAM THIRD DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF CHARLES IX VISCOUNT IRWIN / FROM HIS EARLIES YEARS BROUGHT UP IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY HE WAS EQUALLY BELOVED AND RESPECTED IN HIS PROFESSION WHILE THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART AND HIS MANLY AND UPRIGHT CHARACTER ENDEARED HIM TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS / EVER SOLICITOUS TO HELP FORWARD ALL GOOD AND USEFUL WORKS HE ANXIOUSLY SOUGHT TO PROMOTE THE HAPPINESS AND WELL BEING OF OTHERS / DEEPLY LAMENTED HE DIED AT PARIS IN THE LXXIV YEAR OF HIS AGE MARCH XXIV MDCCCLXV / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS NIECES LOUISA MEYNELL INGRAM AND GEORGIANA MEYNELL INGRAM IN LOVING COMMEMORATION OF HIS VIRTUES AND AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR HEARTFELT AFFLICTION. / 'AND SO HE BRINGETH THEM TO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE.'",
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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 Commander Richard Howe Cockerell, RN, d. 1839

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Richard Howe Cockerell, R.N. / who departed this life on the 7th August 1839 / aged 40 years and 8 months. / He was beloved and respected by all who knew him, and his loss is irreparable to her, who offers this tribute to his memory. / Had his life been spared, he would have returned / to Europe in the early part of the year 1840.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Conway

People

Cockerell, Richard Howe
Age: 40
Date of Death: 7/8/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: PROB 11/1930/248. At the time of his death, a member of the firm of Messrs Cockerell & Co., Calcutta.
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.175.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Richard Howe Cockerell, R.N. / who departed this life on the 7th August 1839 / aged 40 years and 8 months. / He was beloved and respected by all who knew him, and his loss is irreparable to her, who offers this tribute to his memory. / Had his life been spared, he would have returned / to Europe in the early part of the year 1840.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Commander Richard Howe Cockerell, RN, d. 1839</p>",
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    "notes": "PROB 11/1930/248. At the time of his death, a member of the firm of Messrs Cockerell & Co., Calcutta.",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.175.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Edward Coll d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Edward COLL / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Superb' / died / 30th June 1911 Aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 488
Vessel: HMS Superb

People

Coll, Edward
Age: 29
Date of Death: 30/6/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "id": "M3626",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'Edward COLL / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Superb' / died / 30th June 1911 Aged 29'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Edward Coll d. 1911</p>",
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    "position": "Roman Catholic (old) 488",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Superb"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Coll, Edward","age":"29","dateofdeath":"30/6/1911","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Archibald Lewis d. 1919

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Archibald (Archie) / the beloved son of F C & E Lewis / who was killed on board the SS Roselcat / July 15th 1919 aged 18 years / In the midst of life we are in death / Also the above / Frederick Charles Lewis / who died Oct 9th 1939 aged 73 years'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Rosalcat

People

Lewis, Archibald
Age: 18
Date of Death: 15/7/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "post_id": "4240",
  "id": "M6293",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / Archibald (Archie) / the beloved son of F C & E Lewis / who was killed on board the SS Roselcat / July 15th 1919 aged 18 years / In the midst of life we are in death / Also the above / Frederick Charles Lewis / who died Oct 9th 1939 aged 73 years'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Archibald Lewis d. 1919</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823

Location

Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'HERE / LIE THE REMAINS OF / ADMIRAL JOHN SCHANK / WHO DIED THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY 1823 / AGED 85 YEARS / ALSO / MARGARET / HIS WIDOW, WHO DIED THE 18TH OF FEBY / 1845 AGED 83 YEARS'

Details

Type: Tomb
Materials: Limestone

People

Schank, John
Age: 83
Date of Death: 6/2/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Name recorded as Schane. The other Dawlish memorial and 'Commissioned Sea officers of the Royal Navy' suggest it should be Schank.
Recorder: Council For Christian Care 1994

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  "id": "M1976",
  "location": "Dawlish, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'HERE / LIE THE REMAINS OF / ADMIRAL JOHN SCHANK / WHO DIED THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY 1823 / AGED 85 YEARS / ALSO / MARGARET / HIS WIDOW, WHO DIED THE 18TH OF FEBY / 1845 AGED 83 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823</p>",
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    "notes": "Name recorded as Schane. The other Dawlish memorial and 'Commissioned Sea officers of the Royal Navy' suggest it should be Schank.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Council For Christian Care 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, West Sussex, England

Tomb at St Andrew’s Church, West Tarring, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Walter Sayers RN d. 1836

Location

St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Walter Sayers fourth son of George and Elizabeth Edmunds who died Hobart Town Van Diemens Land on 4th day of October 1836 aged 24...'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Front of church

People

Edmunds, Walter Sayers
Age: 24
Date of Death: 4/10/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs Joyce Hoad

JSON

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  "location": "St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, West Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Walter Sayers fourth son of George and Elizabeth Edmunds who died Hobart Town Van Diemens Land on 4th day of October 1836 aged 24...'",
  "content": "<p>Tomb at St Andrew’s Church, West Tarring, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Walter Sayers RN d. 1836</p>",
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    "type": "Chest-tomb",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Mrs Joyce Hoad",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent, commemorating Commander Harold Dallas Adair-Hall RN. d. 1962

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

‘In / loving memory / of / Harold Dallas Adair-Hall / Commander Royal Navy / Born 1st April 1884 / Died 29th July 1926'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: N807

People

Adair-Hall, Harold Dallas
Age: 42
Date of Death: 29/7/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 67, no. N807 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘In / loving memory / of / Harold Dallas Adair-Hall / Commander Royal Navy / Born 1st April 1884 / Died 29th July 1926'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent, commemorating Commander Harold Dallas Adair-Hall RN. d. 1962</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "bibliography": "Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 67, no. N807 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).",
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All Saints Church, Weston, Bath, England

Memorial in Weston Bath to Admiral Philip Affleck d. 1799

Location

All Saints Church, Weston, Bath, England

Transcript

'Philip Affleck Esq. Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's fleet, died at Bath, Sunday 22nd December 1799, aged 73.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Panther

People

Affleck, Philip
Age: 73
Date of Death: 22/912/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Nicholas Tracy, ‘Affleck, Philip (b. after 1725?, d. 1799)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/205, accessed 7 June 2017]

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Weston, Bath, England",
  "transcript": "'Philip Affleck Esq. Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's fleet, died at Bath, Sunday 22nd December 1799, aged 73.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Weston Bath to Admiral Philip Affleck d. 1799</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters