Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Deptford commemorating Midshipman Mark Woolnough d. 1809
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Deptford, London, England
Transcript
'Mr Mark WOOLNOUGH, Midshipman of HM Schooner PAZ was mortally wounded taking possession of a Danish lugger off the island of Sylt May 23 1809. Erected by Officers and Crew'
Details
Position: North wall Vessel: HMS Paz
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Woolnough, Mark Age: Date of Death: 23/5/1809 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: J. Summerson 'Monuments in St Nicholas Deptford', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 27, p. 288 (Cambridge, 1941).
Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating Captain Roger Sawrey Tinklar RM, d. 1840
Location
St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN SAWREY TINKLAR. R.M. / WHOSE REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THE CEMETERY / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 14th 1840 / WHILST HOLDING THE COMMAND OF THIS ISLAND / IN THE 45th YEAR OF HIS AGE / THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF ASCENSION / AND THE SQUADRON ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA / AS A TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM FOR HIS IN LIFE / AND THEIR SORROW FOR HIS DEATH.'
Details
Description: Carved military trophies above the inscription tablet. In the centre of the carving, the globe and laurel symbol of the Royal Marines, a shield with a crest and motto above it. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble
People
Tinklar, Roger Sawrey Age: 45 Date of Death: 14/9/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RM Organisation: Royal Marines
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER (places). Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997 Photographer: Colette Bassford
Gravestone at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Nigel Kenneth Walter Barttelot d. 1914
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / NIGEL KENNETH WALTER BARTTELOT / LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF DOROTHY MAUD / AND YOUNGER SON OF / SIR WALTER GEORGE BARTTELOT, BART., OF STOPHAM / AND GEORGIANA HIS WIFE, BORN AT COATES CASTLE / APRIL 9TH 1883. HE FOUGHT AND FELL GALLANTLY / WHILE COMMANDING HMS LIBERTY IN THE / SUCCESSFUL ACTION IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT / AUGUST 28TH 1914 / AGED 31 YEARS'
Details
Description: Celtic cross on three steps. On the top step a carved wreath with ribbons. On the bottom step a carved naval cocked hat, a sword and sword belt. A stone book with a further inscription is placed on the grave which has kerb stones and is covered with stone chips. The lettering in lead. Type: Cross on plinth Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone
Event
Heligoland Bight
Event Date
28/8/1914
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Barttelot, Nigel Kenneth Walter Age: 31 Date of Death: 28/8/1914 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant-Commander Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at St Oswald’s Church, Filey commemorating James Emptage d. 1841 Coastguard
Location
St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY / OF CHARLOTTE / WIDOW OF JAMES EMPTAGE / WHO DIED SEPT 8TH 1873 / AGED 78 YEARS / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED JAMES EMPTAGE / Chief Officer of the Coast Guard / FILEY / DIED JAN 15TH 1841 / AND WAS INTERRED AT FLAMBORO. / AGED 47 YEARS / LIKEWISE ELLEN THEIR DAUGHTER / DIED AUG 27TH 1851 AGED 27 YEARS / HENRY DIED MAY 6TH 1847 AGED 17 YEARS / & GEORGE JULY 21ST 1831 AGED 9 YEARS'
Details
Description: With celtic cross on top. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Emptage, James Age: 47 Date of Death: 15/1/1841 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Coastguard Organisation: Coastguard
Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Edward Cawson d. 1833
Location
St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Edward Cawson, Pilot died 28th. January 1833 age 35'
Details
People
Cawson, Edward Age: 35 Date of Death: 28/1/1833 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 485. Church demolished in 1898. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating Edward Lothian and his family d. 1885 in the loss of the SS ‘Laxhoran’
Location
St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'In affectionate remembrance of / EDWARD / the beloved son of / EDWARD and MAY LOTHIAN / of Robin Hood Bay, Captn of the SS Laxham / who was drown'd through / collision, with his beloved wife / and child, in the Bay of Biscey [sic] / July 21st 1884 / EDWARD LOTHIAN aged 32 years / Margaret BEDLINGTON LOTHIAN / aged 30 years / EDWARD their son aged 1 years / We cannot mourne beside their graves / nor mark the place they lay / God only knows'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: North Yorkshire Vessel: SS Laxhoran
People
Lothian, Edward Age: 32 Date of Death: 22/7/1884 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Lothian, Margaret Bedlington Age: 30 Date of Death: 22/7/1884 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Lothian, Edward Age: 1 Date of Death: 22/7/1885 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Vessel lost after collision with a passenger steamer off Corunna with the loss of 120 lives.
Paxton’s Tower at Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire commemorating Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Above village of Llanarthney, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Details
Type: Tower Position: South side of Tywi Valley
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: Paxton's Tower erected circa 1810 to memory of Lord Nelson. Now owned by National Trust. File of newspaper cuttings in reference library, Carmarthen. The stained glass windows from the tower, based on the illustrations in Clarke and M'Arthur's 'Life of Admiral Lord Nelson', are now in the Carmarthen Museum. Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 140, Recorder: David Saunders
