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Church of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at Church of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, West Sussex commemorating Robert Green d. 1845, surgeon RN

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / ROBERT GREER Surgeon in the R.N. / who departed this life / on the 17th of May 1845 / Aged 79 Years / Also of / MARGARET GREER wife of the above / who Died the 10th of October 1832 / Aged 64 Years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Greer, Robert
Age: 79
Date of Death: 17/5/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: June Marshall
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Commander James Turner RN d. 1853

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'James Howard Turner / Commander R.N. / who died Haslar Hospital / Aug 10th 1853 / aged 58 years / also / Alexander Stuart / brother-in-law of the above / medical superintendant of the asylum / who died Oct 13th 1858 / aged 48 years'

Details

People

Turner, James Howard
Age: 58
Date of Death: 10/8/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Memorial brass in Norwich Cathedral commemorating Rear Admiral Edwin John Pollard, RN d. 1909

Location

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / RENIRA POLLARD / the dearly beloved wife of / Rear Admiral E. J. Pollard, J.P. for Norfolk, / of Haynford Hall in this County, / and daughter of Sir St. Vincent Keene Hawkins Whitshed Bart., / and the Honble. Lady Hawkins Whitshed. / Born June 1st 1842. Died August 30th 1894. / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours and their works do follow them. / REV XIV 13. / "Her children arise up and call her Blessed, her husband also and he praiseth her." PROVERBS XXXI 28. // Also of / Rear Admiral EDWIN JOHN POLLARD, D.L., J.P. / Born April 21st 1833. Died September 15th 1909. / "And so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be." PS. CVII 30.'

Details

Description: Gothic letters, coat of arms, armorial border
Type: Plaque
Position: South transept, west wall
Materials: Brass

People

Pollard, Edwin John
Age: 76
Date of Death: 15/10/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Swarland Hall, Swarland, Northumberland, England

Obelisk at Swarland Hall, Northumberland commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Swarland Hall, Swarland, Northumberland, England

Transcript

[Inscribed panel on east side of base] 'NOT TO COMMEMORATE THE PUBLIC VIRTUES AND HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF NELSON WHICH IS THE DUTY OF ENGLAND BUT TO THE MEMORY OF PRIVATE FRIENDSHIP THIS ERECTION IS DEDICATED BY ALEXANDER DAVISON SWARLAND HALL' [On cornice above] 'VICTORY 21ST OCTOBER 1805' [shaft] 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY','O.S.B.M.' [on base]

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1807
Artists: Thomas Robson

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

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

Extra

Notes: Erected 1807 by Alexander Davison on his estate.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 140.
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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

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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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