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St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Memorial plaque at St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Geoffrey Astley, RN, d. 1940

Location

St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: Pillar in nave
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Wren

People

Astley, Geoffrey Desmond
Age: 21
Date of Death: 27/7/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: WM. Donnan. July 1972

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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Joseph Williams RN d. 1848

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / Lieut. JOSEPH WILLIAMS R.N., / who died 13 July, 1848 / aged 67 years.'

Details

People

Williams, Joseph
Age: 67
Date of Death: 13/7/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 11

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / Lieut. JOSEPH WILLIAMS R.N., / who died 13 July, 1848 / aged 67 years.'",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Edward Montgomery, d. 1876

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Not exact] ‘EDWARD MONTGOMERY / Late Comd. of Bariote Queen of Ages. Died 13 Feb. 1876. Traded regularly at the port for 13 years.'

Details

Vessel: Queen of Ages

People

Montgomery, Edward N.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 13/2/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Gravestone eroded with time and the inscription is hard to read.

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).

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  "transcript": "[Not exact] ‘EDWARD MONTGOMERY / Late Comd. of Bariote Queen of Ages. Died 13 Feb. 1876. Traded regularly at the port for 13 years.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia  commemorating Edward Montgomery, d. 1876</p>",
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    "notes": "Gravestone eroded with time and the inscription is hard to read.<br />",
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Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Memorial at Rochester Cathedral commemorating Inspector General Joseph Oates Travers, RM d. 1869

Location

Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Gibraltar / Per Mare per terram / The centre East window / of this cathedral / is given by the Officers of / the Royal Marines / to record their appreciation of / the character and worth of their / much lamented Inspector General / Joseph Oates Travers CB / who during 38 years active / service was esteemed and re- / spected by all ranks / Died March 23 1869 aged 54'

Details

Description: Tablet in gothic architectural frame. Globe and laurel badge of the Royal Marines above (the globe is silver coloured and hemispherical). Two shields of arms above - that on the left bearing the crest of the Royal Marines, the right hand shield with the arms of the Travers family.
Type: Tablet; window
Position: North transept, choir sanctuary
Materials: Brass

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Travers, Joseph Oates
Age: 54
Date of Death: 23/3/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: 2nd Lieutenant. RM 1831 Carlist War 1833-9 Syria, Crimean War, attack on Sveaborg. 2nd China War 1857-60.
Bibliography: R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'Gibraltar / Per Mare per terram / The centre East window / of this cathedral / is given by the Officers of / the Royal Marines / to record their appreciation of / the character and worth of their / much lamented Inspector General / Joseph Oates Travers CB / who during 38 years active / service was esteemed and re- / spected by all ranks / Died March 23 1869 aged 54'",
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    "bibliography": "R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.",
    "recorder": "",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Frith d. 1907

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM FRITH / stoker H.M.S. 'Sentinal' / died 3rd February 1907 / aged 28 years / this stone / is erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 501
Vessel: HMS Sentinal

People

Frith, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 3/2/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM FRITH / stoker H.M.S. 'Sentinal' / died 3rd February 1907 / aged 28 years / this stone / is erected by his shipmates'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, dedicated to Captain Alexander Alan Muter d. 1933

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'In memory of Captain Alexander Alan Muter, Younger Brother of Trinity House, Harbour Master of this port for 23 years died 18 April 1933, and of his wife Sarah Ellen who died 30 November 1923. This window was given by their dear friend Flora Kate Bishop 1955'

Details

Description: The window depicts St Nicholas with a sailing vessel behind him.
Type: Window

People

Muter, Alexander Alan
Age: -
Date of Death: 18/4/1933
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Harbour master
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Captain Alexander Alan Muter, Younger Brother of Trinity House, Harbour Master of this port for 23 years died 18 April 1933, and of his wife Sarah Ellen who died 30 November 1923. This window was given by their dear friend Flora Kate Bishop 1955'",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Harry Strudwick RMLI d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Harry STRUDWICK, Private R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Isis', Born 24 March 1875, died 30th July 1900, aged 25 years'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Isis

People

Strudwick, Harry
Age: 25
Date of Death: 30/7/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M308",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Harry STRUDWICK, Private R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Isis', Born 24 March 1875, died 30th July 1900, aged 25 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Harry Strudwick RMLI d. 1875</p>",
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    "description": "Cross on plinth.",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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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 William Walker, d. 1840

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William Connor Walker / Midshipman of the Merchant ship / 'Owen Glendower' who was unfortunately / drowned 22nd Nov. 1840, aged 18 years.'

Details

Vessel: Owen Glendower

People

Walker, William Connor
Age: 18
Date of Death: 22/11/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.167.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of William Connor Walker / Midshipman of the Merchant ship / 'Owen Glendower' who was unfortunately / drowned 22nd Nov. 1840, aged 18 years.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating William Walker, d. 1840</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Gillingham, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Gillingham, Norfolk commemorating Leonard Smith, d. 1923

Location

St Mary's Church, Gillingham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Leonard William SMITH, died 28 March 1923 aged 47'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard

People

Smith, Leonard William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 28/3/1923
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Diver?
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Has diver's helmet fixed on his grave.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Leonard William SMITH, died 28 March 1923 aged 47'",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at New West Ground, Jamaica commemorating John D. Harnett d. 1841

Location

New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John D. HARNETT, Captain of the Brig 'Lawton' of Cork, of which place he was a native, who departed this life on the 24th.May 1841, aged 26 years'

Details

Vessel: Lawton

People

Harnett, John D.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/5/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at New West Ground, Jamaica commemorating John D. Harnett d. 1841</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters