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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Dawson, d. 1858

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / CAPTN WM DAWSON / BRITISH BARQUE "CORNWALL" / who died here 27th JULY 1858 / Aged 47 years / Respected Esteemed & Beloved'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall A164
Artists: Llewellyn & Co
Vessel: Cornwall

People

Dawson, William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 27/7/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 86.

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

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Samuel Sweeting, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1823

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Samuel Sweeting / Branch Pilot in the H.C. Pilot Service / who departed this life / on the morning of the 21st October 1823 / aged 39 years and 3 months.'

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People

Sweeting, Samuel
Age: 39
Date of Death: 21/10/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.109.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Samuel Sweeting / Branch Pilot in the H.C. Pilot Service / who departed this life / on the morning of the 21st October 1823 / aged 39 years and 3 months.'",
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St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England dedicated to Reginald Garner d. 1908

Location

St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Details

People

Garner, Reginald
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1908
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Died at sea.
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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    "notes": "Died at sea.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating David Francis d. 1854

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'David Francis master mariner, who died 27 March 1854 aged 35'

Details

People

Francis, David
Age: 35
Date of Death: 27/3/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

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  "transcript": "'David Francis master mariner, who died 27 March 1854 aged 35'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Sir Thomas Slade, Surveyor of the Navy, d. 1771

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'near this spot lies buried / Sir THOMAS SLADE / (died Feb 1771) / Sometime Surveyor to the Navy / who in that capacity was / responsible for the design of / H.M.S. VICTORY / His wife HANNAH lies with / her parents in the tomb to be seen / next to the west boundary of the / churchyard

Details

Description: Plaque on bronze obelisk.
Type: Obelisk
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: HMS Victory

People

Slade, Thomas
Age: c. 68
Date of Death: 1771
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surveyor to the Navy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Thomas Slade was appointed as Surveyor of the Navy in 1755, having worked as a Shipwright, Deputy Master Shipwright and Master Shipwright at Chatham, Deptford, Plymouth and Woolwich dockyards.
Photographer: B Tomlinson; P Lacey

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  "transcript": "'near this spot lies buried / Sir THOMAS SLADE / (died Feb 1771) / Sometime Surveyor to the Navy / who in that capacity was / responsible for the design of / H.M.S. VICTORY / His wife HANNAH lies with / her parents in the tomb to be seen / next to the west boundary of the / churchyard",
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    "description": "Plaque on bronze obelisk.",
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St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Matthew’s Church, Warehorne, Kent commemorating Lieutenant-Commander John Everett Millais, RN d. 1920

Location

St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LT. COMMANDER JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, R.N. 3RD BART. / CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS CHURCH / ONLY SON OF SIR EVERETT AND LADY MILLAIS / OF LEACON HALL, WAREHORNE / BORN NOV 28TH 1888, DIED SEPT 30TH 1920 / MAKE HIS TO BE NUMBERED WITH THE / SAINTS IN EVERLASTING GLORY.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Stephen Furness

People

Millais, John Everett
Age: 31
Date of Death: 30/9/1920
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grandson of the artist Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1898). Served in armed merchant cruiser 'Stephen Furness' during the First World War.

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  "location": "St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LT. COMMANDER JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, R.N. 3RD BART. / CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS CHURCH / ONLY SON OF SIR EVERETT AND LADY MILLAIS / OF LEACON HALL, WAREHORNE / BORN NOV 28TH 1888, DIED SEPT 30TH 1920 / MAKE HIS TO BE NUMBERED WITH THE / SAINTS IN EVERLASTING GLORY.'",
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica

Memorial in Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Charles Brown RN d. 1747

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica

Transcript

'Here lyeth the body of Captain Charles BROWN so[n of] the Honourable Charles BROWN, Esqr., Commissioner of his Majesties Navy, at Chatham. He died, Novr. 21st. 1747, aged 38 years'

Details

People

Brown, Charles
Age: 38
Date of Death: 21/11/1747
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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  "location": "St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth the body of Captain Charles BROWN so[n of] the Honourable Charles BROWN, Esqr., Commissioner of his Majesties Navy, at Chatham. He died, Novr. 21st. 1747, aged 38 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Charles Brown RN d. 1747</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
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All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England

Plaque in All Saints Church, Fulham commemorating Francis Blomfield d. 1860 in the wreck of the SS ‘Northerner’

Location

All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: South transept
Materials: Brass
Vessel: SS Northerner

People

Blomfield, Francis
Age: 33
Date of Death: 5/1/1860
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost in SS 'Northerner' wrecked off Cape Mendocino, North America, 5/1/1860. Son of Bishop Blomfield.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 94.
Recorder: See Biblio

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England",
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  "content": "<p>Plaque in All Saints Church, Fulham commemorating Francis Blomfield d. 1860 in the wreck of the SS ‘Northerner’</p>",
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    "bibliography": "A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 94.",
    "recorder": "See Biblio",
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King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in King’s Chapel, Gibraltar commemorating Lieutenant Edward W. Warren RN d. 1862

Location

King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / To the memory of / Edward W Warren / Lieutenant Royal Navy / Who died suddenly at / Gibraltar 25th July 1862 / aged 27 years this tablet is erected by / the Captain and officers / of H.M.S. Malacca'

Details

Description: A draped urn carved above the inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Malacca

People

Warren, Edward W.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 25/7/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / To the memory of / Edward W Warren / Lieutenant Royal Navy / Who died suddenly at / Gibraltar 25th July 1862 / aged 27 years this tablet is erected by / the Captain and officers / of H.M.S. Malacca'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Hibbert d. 1906

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of John HIBBERT, for 16 years Boiler Maker of P.M.S. 'Empress of China' who departed this life 6th October 1906, aged 52 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with flowers and leaves carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Empress of China

People

Hibbert, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 6/10/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boiler maker
Organisation: Canadian Pacific

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of China' passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1891 by Naval Construction and Armament Co, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'In memory of John HIBBERT, for 16 years Boiler Maker of P.M.S. 'Empress of China' who departed this life 6th October 1906, aged 52 years'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters