Window in St Thomas’s Church, Sydney, Australia dedicated to Commodore James Graham Goodenough RN d. 1875
Location
St Thomas's Church, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Worthy is the lamb that was slain','To the Glory of God and in memory of James Graham Goodenough, who died August 20th, 1875, from wounds received in the Island of Santa Cruz, this window was erected by his friends in Australia.'
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Description: Depicts the adoration of the lamb by the universal church, with the saints St Sebastian, St George, St Nicholas, St Christopher. Type: Window Artists: Clayton and Bell
People
Goodenough, James Graham Age: 44 Date of Death: 10/8/1875 Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people Rank / Occupation: Commodore RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: Jane Samson 'Hero, fool or martyr, The many deaths of Commodore Goodenough', 'Journal of Maritime Research' (February, 2008)
Memorial window at Fountains Abbey House, North Yorkshire commemorating Elizabeth Vyner WRNS d. 1942 and Sub-Lieutenant Charles de Grey Vyner d. 1945
Location
Fountains Abbey House, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'ELIZABETH VYNER W.R.N.S. / DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE JUNE 3RD 1942 / AGED 18 YEARS. ALSO HER BROTHER / CHARLES DE GREY VYNER / SUB LIEUT (A) R.N.V.R / REPORTED MISSING FROM AIR OPERATIONS / OFF RANGOON MAY 2ND 1945 AGED 19 YEARS' 'WHEN YOU GO HOME / TELL THEM OF US AND SAY / FOR YOUR TOMORROW / WE GAVE OUR TODAY' [on window]
Details
Description: Two uniformed figures flanking a window, an inscription tablet below. Type: Memorial Vessel: HMS Beehive
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Vyner, Elizabeth Age: 18 Date of Death: 3/6/1942 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: WRNS Vyner, Charles de Grey Age: 19 Date of Death: 2/5/1945 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Memorial at Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating John Henry Buttivant, HEIC, d. 1823
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'To the memory of John Henry BUTTIVANT, late Chief Officer of H.C.S. 'Royal George'. This monument is erected by his Commander and other friends as a testimony of his worth and their regret. He died in the Macao Roads September 9th, 1823 Aged 30 years'
Details
Vessel: HEIC Royal George
People
Buttivant, John Henry Age: 30 Date of Death: 9/9/1823 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation: Honourable East India Company
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Notes: East Indiaman 'Royal George' burnt at Whampoa Dec 24th 1825. Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'.
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Hamilton d. 1865
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Erected to the memory of William HAMILTON, late 2nd Officer S.S. 'Ottawa' P & O S.N.Co's Service, born at Londonderry, died at sea 11th December 1865, aged 27 years. This stone is erected by his commander, brother officers and shipmates as a mark of their esteem'
Details
Type: Headstone Vessel: SS Ottawa
People
Hamilton, William Age: 27 Date of Death: 11/12/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer Organisation: P & O Line
Extra
Notes: 'Ottawa' iron screw steamer built 1853, John Laird & Sons, Birkenhead, 1275 tons, purchased P & O 1857. Recorder: Christine Thomas
Memorial at Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner commemorating Horatia Nelson Ward d. 1881 and other members of her family
Location
Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner, London, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT PHILIP WARD / 24TH BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY / DIED 12TH SEPTEMBER 1865 / AGED 33 / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE / REVD. PHILIP WARD VICAR / TENTERDEN KENT. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR PHILIPPA WARD / SPINSTER / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD PHILIP WARD / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED / 6TH AUGUST 1872 / AGED 48. / HERE ALSO RESTS HORATIA NELSON WARD / WHO DIED MARCH 6TH 1881 / AGED 80 / THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON / AND WIDOW OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD. PHILIP WARD'
Details
Description: Flat stone with railings. Type: Gravestone Position: No.295
People
Nelson Ward, Horatia Age: 80 Date of Death: 6/3/1881 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: DOSSIER Original inscription described her as the 'adopted daughter of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson'; altered later to 'beloved daughter'. Restored 1991 by the 1805 Club.
Gravestone of Robert Whitehead d. 1905 in Worth, Sussex.
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Worth, Sussex, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT WHITEHEAD / OF FIUME, HUNGARY / AND FORMERLY OF PADDOCKHURST IN THIS PARISH / BORN AT BOLTON LE MOORS JAN 3 1823 / DIED AT BECKETT, SHRIVENHAM NOV 14 1905 / "HIS FAME WAS IN ALL NATIONS ROUND ABOUT"'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Whitehead, Robert Age: Date of Death: 14/11/1905 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: Robert Whitehead is credited as the inventor of the modern torpedo. Bibliography: 'The English in the Atlantic Islands', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 72, p. 318, (Greenwich, 1986).
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating James John Groom d. 1850
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'James John Groom of HM Customs of this port who died of Typhus fever 28 September 1850 age 49'
Details
People
Groom, James John Age: 49 Date of Death: 28/9/1850 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Organisation: HM Customs
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 57. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Bibliography: Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001). Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant William Burchell RN d. 1814
Location
All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Lieut William Burchell, R.N. son of Golden and Eleanor Burchell, late of this parish, who died on board His Majesty's Ship the Royal Oak, off the Chesapeak, on the 9th of August 1814, aged 27 years. Endeared to his family, by his many amiable qualities, they have erected this tablet as a token of their affection'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: North nave wall Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Royal Oak
People
Burchell, William Age: 27 Date of Death: 9/8/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Half brother of Captain Thomas Swaine whose memorial is placed immediately below.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters