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
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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.
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.'
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People
Russ, Thomas Age: 39 Date of Death: 15/3/1823 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.134.
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
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:
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
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Notes: Screw Steamer 'Kong Beng' owners Scottish Oriental Steam Ship Co, built Glasgow 1883 1359 tons. Recorder: Christine Thomas
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'
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.