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St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Mausoleum at St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Philip James de Loutherbourg d. 1812 marine artist

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Details

Type: Mausoleum
Position: Churchyard
Artists: Sir John Soane

People

de Loutherbourgh, Philip James
Age:
Date of Death: 11/3/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine artist
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 70.
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Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, Rest of the World

Memorial at Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, commemorating Rear Admiral Ernest John Spooner, RN, d. 1942

Location

Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, Rest of the World

Details

People

Spooner, Ernest John
Age: 54
Date of Death: 15/4/1942
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial. Tjebia or Chibia Island is part of the Juju group, north of Bangka Island, off Sumatra, Indonesia.
Rear Admiral Ernest Spooner and Air Vice-Marshal Conway Pulford and 40 others were stranded on the island during the evacuation of Singapore in 1942. Spooner and Pulford died of malaria and exhaustion. Spooner has a Commonwealth War Grave memorial at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

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

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr Thomas Russ / late master in the H.C. Pilot Service; obit 15th March 1823, aged 39 years. / Erected by his afflicted widow.'

Details

People

Russ, Thomas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 15/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.134.
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Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, commemorating Thomas Goble d. 1869

Location

Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

Gravestone] 'In Memory of / Mary Eliza / the Wife of / Thomas Goble / died April 8th 1869 / Aged 60 / Also / Thomas Goble Esq. / who died Dec.5th 1869 / Aged 89' [Recent plaque on grave] 'BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE EARTHLY REMAINS OF / THOMAS GOBLE ESQUIRE (1780-1869) / SOMETIME SEAMAN, CLARK, MASTER'S MATE, / PURSER AND ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY / IN HIS MAJESTY KING GEPRGE'S NAVY, / TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF / HIS BELOVED WIFE OF FORTY-SEVEN YEARS, / MARY ELIZABETH, NEE GOODEVE (1801-1869). / DURING THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN / THE BRITISH FLEET AND THE COMBINED FLEETS / OF FRANCE AND SPAIN OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR / ON THE TWENTY-FIRST OF OCTOBER 1805, / AS A MASTER'S MATE ABOARD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, / THE VICTORY, AND FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF / THE ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY, JOHN SCOTT, AND / THOMAS WHIPPLE, CLARK TO CAPTAIN HARDY / THOMAS GOBLE WAS CALLED UPON / FOR A SHORT SPACE OF TIME / TO BECOME THE LAST SECRETARY TO / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, / AND SECRETARY TO HIS FLEET.'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone with pillar either side.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar,

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Goble, Thomas
Age: 89
Date of Death: 8/4/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recent plaque added by the 1805 Club.
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Andrew Park d. 1846

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Mr Andrew Park / Clerk R.N. of Haslar Hospital / died June 1846'

Details

People

Park, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 6/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clark
Organisation: Haslar Hospital, Royal Navy

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Augustine Consitt d.  1890

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / AUGUSTINE CONSITT / MANY YEARS COMMANDER IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE / WHO DIED 14 JAN 1890 AGED 77 / SEVENTH SON OF THOMAS CONSITT COMMANDER R.N. / WHO FOUGHT 1ST JUNE 1794 'St VINCENT AND 'THE NILE''

Details

Description: Foul anchor carved in high relief on the end.
Type: Coped stone
Position: section 116
Materials: Red granite

People

Consitt, Augustine
Age: 77
Date of Death: 14/1/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Malcolm Campbell d. 1893

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Malcom [sic] CAMPBELL a native of Argyllshire, late Chief Engineer, S.S.'Kongbeng', who died at Hong Kong on the 26th August 1893. Aged 40 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: SS Kong Beng

People

Campbell, Malcolm
Age: 40
Date of Death: 26/8/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Scottish Oriental Steam Ship Co

Extra

Notes: Screw Steamer 'Kong Beng' owners Scottish Oriental Steam Ship Co, built Glasgow 1883 1359 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey commemorating John Jones d. 1877

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory / of LEWIS son of John Jones / Mariner / by Allice his wife / who died Nov 2nd 1852 / Aged 18 years / Also ALLICE wife of the above JOHN JONES / died Dec 25th 1869 Aged 67 / Also of the above JOHN JONES / died March 5th 1877 AGED 76'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Jones, John
Age: 76
Date of Death: 5/3/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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British Cemetery, Cephalonia, Greece, Rest of the World

Gravestone at the British Cemetery, Cephalonia, Greece commemorating Arthur Edwin Dawson RN d. 1862

Location

British Cemetery, Cephalonia, Greece, Rest of the World

Transcript

'TO THE / MEMORY / OF ARTHUR EDWIN DAWSON / OF HMS MARLBOROUGH / DIED JUNE 1 1862. AGED 18 / HE FELL FROM ALOFT IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY / WHAT RECKS HE NOW, CAN HE FEEL THE RAYS / THIS SULTRY SUN SHEDS O'ER HIM / OR SHARE THE GRIEF THAT MAY CLOUD THE DAYS / OF THE FRIENDS WHO NOW DEPLORE HIM / NO: HIS BARK'S AT ANCHOR, HER SAILS ARE FURLED / ESCAP'D THE STORMS DEEP CHIDING / AND SAFE FROM THE BUFFETING WAVES OF THE WORLD / IN A HAVEN OF REST IS RIDING'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Marlborough

People

Dawson, Arthur Edwin
Age: 18
Date of Death: 4/6/1862
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Michael Armstrong 'Set in Stone', 'Family Tree Magazine'May 2004, p. 16.
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Bile Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Gravestone at Bile Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye commemorating Richard Williams RN d. 1861

Location

Bile Graveyard, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Transcript

'RICHARD WILLIAMS / CAPTAIN'S COXSWAIN / H.M.S. PORCUPINE / a faithful servant / to his earthly master / 1861'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Porcupine

People

Williams, Richard
Age: 34
Date of Death: 24/2/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain's coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Nancy Gantz
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