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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Swift’ who died 1881-1884

Location

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

Transcript

'H.M.S. 'Swift' / erected / the officers and ship's / company to show their / esteem and regard for / their late shipmates / H.M.S. Swift / China 1881 1882 1883 1884' [right] 'In memory of / James Tankard / boatswain mate / aged 29 years / was accidentally killed / at Hong Kong by falling / from the pier on the / 4 March 1884 [left] 'In memory / of / George Richards / private RMLI / aged 23 years / who died at / Hong Kong 10th July / 1883 / and was buried at sea'

Details

Description: Broken column on plinth.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Swift

People

Richards, George
Age: 23
Date of Death: 10/7/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Tankard, James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 4/3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "id": "M79",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'H.M.S. 'Swift' / erected / the officers and ship's / company to show their / esteem and regard for / their late shipmates / H.M.S. Swift / China 1881 1882 1883 1884' [right] 'In memory of / James Tankard / boatswain mate / aged 29 years / was accidentally killed / at Hong Kong by falling / from the pier on the / 4 March 1884 [left] 'In memory / of / George Richards / private RMLI / aged 23 years / who died at / Hong Kong 10th July / 1883 / and was buried at sea'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating John Clements d. 1813

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / John Clements (at / this Parish) Mariner: / Who Died April 9th 1813 / Also Elizabeth Clements / his wife who Died Mar 21st / 1815 Aged 66 / Also RICHARD CLEMENTS / Youngest son of the above / who died October 20th 1847 / Aged 79'

Details

Type: Headstone
Materials: Limestone

People

Clements, Clements
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 9/4/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society 1994

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / to the Memory of / John Clements (at / this Parish) Mariner: / Who Died April 9th 1813 / Also Elizabeth Clements / his wife who Died Mar 21st / 1815 Aged 66 / Also RICHARD CLEMENTS / Youngest son of the above / who died October 20th 1847 / Aged 79'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating John Clements d. 1813</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "SW Maritime History Society 1994",
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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Henry Hasdell d. 1878

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred/to the memory of / HENRY HASDELL / officers servant of H.M.S. TAY / who was drowned / in Portland Roads July 9th 1878 / aged 18 years. This stone is erected by the / officers and men of H.M.S. Tay'

Details

Position: 84
Vessel: HMS Tay

People

Hasdell, Henry
Age: 18
Date of Death: 9/7/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Officer's servant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1986

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  "location": "Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred/to the memory of / HENRY HASDELL / officers servant of H.M.S. TAY / who was drowned / in Portland Roads July 9th 1878 / aged 18 years. This stone is erected by the / officers and men of H.M.S. Tay'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Henry Hasdell d. 1878</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1986",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at St Cynwyl’s Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion commemorating David Owen d. 1883

Location

St Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'David Owen, Master mariner, Bank House, Aberporth, died 7 Nov 1883 aged 80 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Owen, David
Age: 80
Date of Death: 7/11/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

JSON

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  "id": "M1094",
  "location": "St Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'David Owen, Master mariner, Bank House, Aberporth, died 7 Nov 1883 aged 80 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Cynwyl’s Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion commemorating David Owen d. 1883</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Swithin's Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Memorial at St Swithin’s Church, East Grinstead commemorating Lieutenant Dudley Field Musgrave RN d. 1895

Location

St Swithin's Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Dudley Field Musgrave / Lieutenant RN / of Hurstan Clays in this parish / who died of typhoid fever / at Bombay / April 9 1895 / Aged 22 years'

Details

People

Musgrave, Dudley Field
Age: 22
Date of Death: 9/4/1895
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Kew

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  "id": "M2089",
  "location": "St Swithin's Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of / Dudley Field Musgrave / Lieutenant RN / of Hurstan Clays in this parish / who died of typhoid fever / at Bombay / April 9 1895 / Aged 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Swithin’s Church, East Grinstead commemorating Lieutenant Dudley Field Musgrave RN d. 1895</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Mrs M. Kew",
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}

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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating David Green, d. 1878

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Affectionate Remembrance of / Elizabeth Green / who departed this life / December 5 1872 / Aged 77 years / DAVID GREEN / Master Mariner / Died 27 March 1878 / Aged 80 Years. '

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Green, David
Age: 80
Date of Death: 27/3/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
Photographer: P Lacey

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  "id": "M4098",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘Affectionate Remembrance of /  Elizabeth Green / who departed this life / December 5 1872 / Aged 77 years / DAVID GREEN / Master Mariner / Died 27 March 1878 / Aged 80 Years. '",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating David Green, d. 1878</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0812_1024-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46109\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0812_1024-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0812_1024-200x300.jpg 200w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0812_1024.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" /></figure>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Kennedy d. 1870

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In memory of / JAMES KENNEDY / seaman / of H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / who died December 2nd 1870 / aged 34 years / erected by his shipmates'

Details

Position: 114
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Kennedy, James
Age: 34
Date of Death: 2/12/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1986-7

JSON

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  "post_id": "3909",
  "id": "M2202",
  "location": "Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / JAMES KENNEDY / seaman / of H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / who died December 2nd 1870 / aged 34 years / erected by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Kennedy d. 1870</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1986-7",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England

Gravestone at Brooklands Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget-Seymour d. 1895

Location

Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF ADMIRAL / SIR FREDERICK BEAUCHAMP / PAGET-SEYMOUR / LORD ALCESTER G.C.B. / BORN APRIL 12TH 1821 / DIED MARCH 30TH 1895 / "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS / FLEE AWAY"'.

Details

Description: Stone cross of plinth carved with anchor.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone

People

Seymour, Frederick Beauchamp Paget
Age:
Date of Death: 30/3/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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  "location": "Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF ADMIRAL / SIR FREDERICK BEAUCHAMP / PAGET-SEYMOUR / LORD ALCESTER G.C.B. / BORN APRIL 12TH 1821 / DIED MARCH 30TH 1895 / \"UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS / FLEE AWAY\"'.",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Brooklands Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget-Seymour d. 1895</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Place of burial.",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Gallo's Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Gallo’s Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey commemorating Thomas Jones d. 1899

Location

St Gallo's Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey, Wales

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Speculation

People

Jones, Thomas
Age: 59
Date of Death: 1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1983

JSON

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  "id": "M2984",
  "location": "St Gallo's Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey, Wales",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Gallo’s Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey commemorating Thomas Jones d. 1899</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Jones, Thomas","age":"59","dateofdeath":"1899","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1983",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at Aberystwyth commemorating Evan Davies d. 1855

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Rachel, wife of Evan Davies, Master Mariner, and third daughter of the late Captn John Lewis, Senior. She died 3rd day of January 1855 aged 55 years. Also of Evan Davies who survived his wife only 22 days having died on the 25th day of the same month'

Details

People

Davies, Evan
Age:
Date of Death: 25/1/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1974

JSON

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  "location": "Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Rachel, wife of Evan Davies, Master Mariner, and third daughter of the late Captn John Lewis, Senior. She died 3rd day of January 1855 aged 55 years. Also of Evan Davies who survived his wife only 22 days having died on the 25th day of the same month'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Aberystwyth commemorating Evan Davies d. 1855</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters