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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Memorial at St Mary’s Church Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire commemorating Acting Commander John Shaw Grieve d. 1848 and  Albany Moore Grieve d.  1858 both Indian Navy

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Transcript

'John Shaw GRIEVE, Acting Commander in the Indian Navy died at Calicut East Indies April 6th 1848 aged 42. Albany Moore Grieve, Commander Indian Navy, died at Karachi East Indies, 17th January 1858 aged 41'

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People

Grieve, John Shaw
Age: 42
Date of Death: 6/4/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Acting Commander [Indian Navy]
Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Indian Navy
Grieve, Albany Moore
Age: 41
Date of Death: 17/1/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Acting Commander [Indian Navy]
Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Indian Navy

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Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987
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All Saint's Church, North Runcton, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet at All Saint’s Church, North Runcton, Norfolk commemorating Lieutenant Montagu Western Plumptre, RN d. 1927 at Malta

Location

All Saint's Church, North Runcton, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'MONTAGU WESTERN / PLUMPTRE / LIEUTENANT R.N. / ONLY SON OF / EDWARD MONTAGU / AND EVELYN PLUMPTRE / ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT MALTA / AUG 20TH 1927 / AGED 24 / INTO THE EVERLASTING ARMS'

Details

Description: Rectangular wall tablet, the inscription in a frame with a beaded edge and round arched top. On either side of the arch are carvings of laurel and oak branches. A medieval ship is carved within the arch. Arms on a shield placed below the inscription: Argent, a chevron between two mullets pierced in chief and an annulet in base sable. The motto 'SUFFICIT MERUISSE' (enough to have served) on a scroll below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel arch
Materials: Wood
Vessel: HMS Valiant

People

Plumptre, Montagu Western
Age: 24
Date of Death: 20/8/1927
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER photo.

Montague Plumptre was born in Limpsfield, Surrey in 1903, son of Rev. Edward Montagu Plumptre and Evelyn Plumptre. He is buried at Kalkara Naval cemetery, Malta.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Memorial at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead, Anglesey commemorating John Ellis d. 1917

Location

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Edward Ellis son of John Ellis sailmaker who departed this life March 6th 1881 aged 5 years and 5 months also John Ellis sailmaker of [Bangor] departed this life July 2nd 1917 aged 74 years and father of the above'

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People

Ellis, John
Age: 74
Date of Death: 2/7/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation:

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Recorder: David Saunders 1983
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Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Memorial in Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney, Australia commemorating John Mortlock Tronson RN d. 1863

Location

Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Orpheus

People

Tronson, John Mortlock
Age: 33
Date of Death: 30/1/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Charles Rockett
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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating John Henry Humphreys d. 1829

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Henry Humphreys unfortunately killed by falling in the hold of the Brig CHEVIOT in Pernambuco 27 July 1829 aged 15'

Details

Vessel: Cheviot

People

Humphreys, John Henry
Age: 15
Date of Death: 27/7/1829
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office.Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p. 504. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno, Italy commemorating David Greig d. 1762

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies interr'd The / body of David Greig / first Mate of the Anna / Maria, Thomas Shaw Com / mander born at Preston - / Pans in Scotland and de / parted this life the 14 / September 1762 aged / forty seven years'

Details

Vessel: Anna Maria

People

Greig, David
Age: 47
Date of Death: 14/9/1762
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 1st Mate
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.26.
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Samuel Howe d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'SAMUEL HOWE / Private R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Circe' / died / 5th March 1912 Aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 455
Vessel: HMS Circe

People

Howe, Samuel
Age: 29
Date of Death: 5/3/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery,  Livorno, Italy commemorating Captain William Norton d. 1772

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here resteth the body / of / Capt William Norton / of the Minerva of North Yarmth / who departed this life Janry 21 1772 / aged 22 years'

Details

Vessel: Minerva

People

Norton, William
Age: 22
Date of Death: 21/1/1772
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.27.
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Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London, England

Memorial at Abney Park Cemetery, London commemorating John Swan d. 1869

Location

Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London, England

Transcript

'In loving Remembrance / of / JOHN SWAN, ENGINEER, / OF 82 MANSFIELD ST, KINGSLAND RD / (FORMERLY OF DEPTFORD) / BORN AUGUST 22ND 1787, / AT COLDINGHAM, BERWICKSHIRE, / DIED FEBRY 1ST 1869, AGED 81 / NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE / BUT GONE TO HIS FATHER'S HOME ABOVE / FEW MEN HAVE BEEN / GREATER BENEFACTORS TO THEIR COUNTRY / THAN THE LATE JOHN SWAN / HE WAS THE ORIGINAL INVENTOR / OF THE 'SCREW PROPELLER' / IN THE YEAR 24, AS NOW USED IN / H.M.S., AND PUBLISHED / BY THE LATE DR. BIRKBECK, IN THE / 'MECHANIC'S REGISTER' OF THE SAME DATE / THE DECEASED / WAS ALSO THE INVENTOR OF THE / 'SELF ACTING CHAIN MESSENGER' / INTRODUCED INTO THE NAVY IN 1831, / A SAVING TO THE NATION OF ABOUT / 70,000 A YEAR, / ADMIRAL DUNDAS FRANKLY CONFESSED / THAT IT WAS A VERY GREAT SAVING / BOTH IN MONEY AND MEN'S LIVES, / AND THAT THE INVENTOR DESERVED / EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY / BY SOME MEANS OR OTHER THE / "INGENIOUS AND MODEST INVENTOR" / AS HE WAS STYLED BY DR. BIRKBECK, / NEVER RECEIVED THE SLIGHTEST REMUNERATION / SOME MEN LABOUR AND OTHERS ENTER / INTO THEIR LABOURS'

Details

Description: A column with a draped urn on the top.
Type: Gravestone
Position: TQ 3386 735/12/10055
Materials: White marble
Artists: Millward [mason]

People

Swan, John
Age: 81
Date of Death: 1/2/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Erected by his daughter. There are various other claimants to the invention of the screw propeller.
Recorder: Alan Tucker 1981
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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating John Coyle RMLI d. 1864

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / JOHN COYLE, Pte. R.M.L.I. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 13th FEBRY 1864 / AGED 33 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY HIS COMRADES / AS A LAST TRIBUTE TO HIS MANY ESTIMABLE / QUALITIES'

Details

Description: White marble wall tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Coyle, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 13/2/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
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