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'
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'
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People
Turner, James Howard Age: 58 Date of Death: 10/8/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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
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
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Notes: Erected 1807 by Alexander Davison on his estate. Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 140.
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
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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
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
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Notes: ADM 38/8440. Recorder: C. Flintham
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters