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St Peter & Paul Church, Teigngrace, Devon, England

Memorial in St Peter & Paul Church, Teigngrace, Devon commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, RN, d. 1805

Location

St Peter & Paul Church, Teigngrace, Devon, England

Details

Description: Fame rising from the globe with the Trafalgar signal on a ribbon across it.
Type: Monument
Materials: Coade stone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alison Kelly 'Mrs Coade's stone' (Upton-upon-Severn, 1990)

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Church, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

Memorial at Tweedmouth church, Northumberland commemorating Vice-Admiral William Samuel Greive d. 1891

Location

Church, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

Details

People

Greive, William Samuel
Age: 60
Date of Death: 1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly William Samuel Brown.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 122.

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Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Memorial at Chichester Cathedral to Captain Thomas Allen RN d. 1781

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / CAPTAIN THOMAS ALLEN / Late Commander of his Majesty's ship / BRITANNIA / on which Brave and Benevolent Spirit /o n the 25th Jany 1781 in the 35 Year of his Age / the curtain of the World's Stage / untimely dropt'

Details

Description: Carved with an oval relief of a draped mourning female figure on the shore, trophies beside her, the stern of the ship 'Britannia' to the right. Above an urn in relief with the inscription on the side, below the arms of the Allen family.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sailor's Chapel, N Aisle
Materials: Marble
Artists: Charles Harris
Vessel: HMS Britannia

People

Allen, Thomas
Age: 34
Date of Death: 25/1/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sketch. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' p. 100 (London, 1946); Peter Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 206 (Greenwich, 1972).
Recorder: S.F. Palmer
Photographer: Rina Prentice

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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

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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).

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St Thomas’ Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Thomas’ Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia commemorating John Ward, RM, C. Kavanagh, RN, John Macey, RN, William Rich, RN, of HMS Leven who died in February 1865

Location

St Thomas’ Cathedral, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of / Ward, John Private RM / Kavanagh, Cornt, Ordinary / Macey, John, Ordinary / Rich, William Ldg Stoker / of HMS Leven died between 13th and 16 Feb 1865 / This stone is erected as a token of esteem and friendship by their shipmates'

Details

Vessel: HMS Leven

People

Kavanagh, C.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Macey, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rich, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 16/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ward, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 13/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: ADM 38/8440.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Henry Rice RN d. 1808

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant Henry Rice RN late of Tooting in the county of Surrey. He died Ocober 17th 1808 aged 31'

Details

Position: South wall of chancel

People

Rice, Henry
Age: 31
Date of Death: 17/10/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

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    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1982",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Cpatain James John Geddes d. 1832

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain James John Geddes of the barque 'VICTORIA' died at sea 4 December 1832 on his passage from the Cape de Verde to Pernambuco'

Details

Vessel: Victoria

People

Geddes, James John
Age:
Date of Death: 4/12/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 263. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating C. N. Phillips, d. 1836

Location

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

Transcript

'To the Memory of Mr. C.N. Phillips / late surgeon of the ship "Victory" who was / drowned on the 12th May 1836.'

Details

Vessel: Victory

People

Phillips, C.N.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/5/1836
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: “At Calcutta ... - Drowned, whilst imprudently bathing alongside the Victory, Mr C.N. Phillips, surgeon of that ship.” The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register - Calcutta. Sept - Dec 1836.

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.155.

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  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Mr. C.N. Phillips / late surgeon of the ship \"Victory\" who was / drowned on the 12th May 1836.'",
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St Mary’s Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Mary’s Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai, India commemorating Captain Sir Charles Wood, RN, d. 1782

Location

St Mary’s Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

Here lies the body of Captain Charles Wood, late Commander of His Majesty's ship ‘Worcester’. Obit 8th October 1782.

Details

Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
Vessel: Worcester

Event

Battle of Trincomalee 1782

Event Date

3 September 1782

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Wood, Charles
Age: 51
Date of Death: 8/10/1782
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Sir Charles Wood was from Bowling Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire.

Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.27.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters