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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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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Augustus Henry Wyndham d. 1899

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of AUGUSTUS HENRY WYNDHAM Chief Officer, S.S. CONGO, drowned off Tenerieffe [sic], April 4th. 1899 aged 47 years'

Details

Vessel: SS Congo

People

Wyndham, Augustus Henry
Age: 47
Date of Death: 4/4/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

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

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  John Haggart d. 1877

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John HAGGART was was killed by an explosion on board the SS 'YESSO' at Hong Kong on the 22nd November, 1877. Aged 31 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Yesso

People

Haggart, John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 22/11/1877
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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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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St Mary's Church, Debenham, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Debenham, Suffolk commemorating Captain William Dove, MN, d.1931

Location

St Mary's Church, Debenham, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Captain William Edward Dove, Merchant Navy, who died in 1931 'he sailed round the world twenty one times' Also his son Edward William Dove who died in 1920 after serving his country in the four years of war'

Details

People


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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan. 1967
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating the men of HMS ‘Medea’ who died in 1854 and 1855

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'H.M. Steam Sloop 'Medea', Commr Augustus Phillimore, died betw. Augt. 8 & Sep 22, 1854: / John CANTER Captain's Coxswain off Havannah / John WHITE Armourer at sea / Robt. LUCAS Ord. Seam at sea / Hen. SPARKES O.S. at Port Royal / Wm. WHAYPOOL Leading stoker Port Royal / Joseph WARN Boy Port Royal / Wm SMITH Boy Port Royal / Willm. ROBERTS Royal Marine Samana, Augt 5 1855'

Details

Vessel: HMS Medea

People

Canter, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain's coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lucas, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Roberts, William
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines
Smith, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Sparkes, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Warn, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Whaypool, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
White, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Armourer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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

Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Jonathan Bailes d. 1808

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'Jonathan Bailes, rope maker, died 19th May 1808 aged 65 years'

Details

Position: East side of churchyard

People

Bailes, Jonathan
Age: 65
Date of Death: 19/5/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rope maker
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan
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