Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Thundersley, Essex, commemorating William Wheel d. 1891
Location
St Peter's Church, Thundersley, Essex, England
Transcript
'William Wheel of H.M.S. 'Howe' who died at Portland July 15th 1891 "They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters these men see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep" Psalm 107 V. 23 and 4'
Details
Vessel: HMS Howe
People
Wheel, William Age: Date of Death: 15/7/1891 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial brass in Rochester Cathedral commemorating the Royal Marine Light Infantry Divisions of Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth who died in the Egypt Campaign of 1882
Location
Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England
Transcript
GIBRALTAR [On ribbon] 'PER MARE PER TERRAM', 'Sacred to the memory of / the undermentioned Officers / N.C. officers, Dr & Ptes. of the Battalion / of Royal Marine Light Infantry / who were killed in action / or died of their wounds or disease / whilst serving their Queen & Country / in Egypt in the Campaign of 1882 / CHATHAM DIVN. LIEUT COLVIN: CORPLS BRANSON, LOVE, SPEEDY, DR. GUNN. / PTS, RICHARD, CROSS, HALL, BAXTER, BILDHAM, SHEPHERD, / DARE, PLATTEN, POWER, DAY, RUTTER, GEORGE, HUDSON, JONES, / SPIERS, GILBERT, TEMPLE, GILLIES, PAYNE, STOCK, MALONEY, ELLIOTT, / BURNHAM, CORBIN, LEWIS, ROBINSON, HALLOWES, CUTCLIFFE, STOLIDAY, / PORTSMOUTH DIVN / MAJOR STRONG, SERGTS JERVIS, LAKER, CORPL. LANCASTER. / PTS CASTLE, OWEN, MURRAY, ELLIS, HICKS, SMITH, HALBERT / SHATTOCK, PYE, ROUTLEDGE / BUNN, HAYES, BAKER / PLYMOUTH DIVN / CAPT. WARDELL, LIEUTS PARKINSON & COKE. / CORP BROWN, PTS STEWARD, JENKINS, BUTLER / WARREN, JOHNSON, DEAN, NAPPER, INGRAM. / This tablet is erected by the Officers / of the Battalion in remembrance / of their Departed Comrades'
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Description: Engraved with the Royal Marines badge, flags, and a floral border Type: Memorial Materials: Brass
Memorial at St Clement’s Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edward Bowell, builder of Foulness Lighthouse, Cromer, Norfolk, d. 1737
Location
St Clement's Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Here lies interred, the Body of / Edward Bowell, Gent. / Portman & twice Bayliff / Of this Corporation, / (He erected the Light at Foulness, / In Norfolk, Anno 1719) / Who died the 3d of October, 1737, / Aetat. 57.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard south east angle Materials: Portland stone, black marble
People
Bowell, Edward Age: 57 Date of Death: 3/10/1737 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: British Library: Add 19093, f.214b. 'Davy's Church Notes'. Erected lighthouse at Foulness 1712. Foulness is east of Cromer, North Norfolk.
Wall tablet in Totnes, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Octavius Benthall RN, d. 1846
Location
St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England
Transcript
'To the memory of JOHN PRINCE, A.M. Author of "The worthies of Devon”. / Vicar of Totness from 1675 to 1681, and then till his death on 9th Sepr. 1723 Vicar of Berry Pomeroy, / in the church of which parish he was buried, and where a brief mention is made of him on a tablet. / He was of the family of PRINCE of the Abbey Foregate, Salop; / and was maternally descended from AGNES daughter of NICHOLAS CORBET of Moreton Corbet, Salop; / (who was of kin to the houses of Corbet, Valletort, and Pomeroy, of this County) / by JOHN BENTHALL her husband, fourth in descent from PHILIP DE BENETHAL, / who was eldest son of JOHN BURNELL of Acton Burnell, and his wife MARGERY, / daughter and co-heir of PHILIP DE BENETHAL of Benethal, and adopted his mother's sirname [sic]. / The deceased author was also connected with Totness; / through the descent of the family of BENTHALL, from JUDAEL DE TOTENAIS, BRAOSE and ZOUCHE; / successive Lords of the manor and castle of Totness, and from the houses of FITZ ALAN and BURNELL; / in common with those of CHAMPERNOWNE and SEYMOUR: they through LOVEL and NORREYS. / He was the son of BERNARD PRINCE of Newham Abbey, near Axminster, / by his first wife MARY daughter of JOHN CROCKER of Lynham, and born there in 1643. / In 1660 he became a student of Brazenose [sic] College, / and graduated in 1664 as A.B. at Oxford and as A.M. at Cambridge in 1668. / He was sucessively curate of Bideford, and minister of St. Martin's, Exeter. / Throughout his career he zealously defended the principles of the Church of England. // Also to the memory of OCTAVIUS BENTHALL, Lieut. R.N., /(son of WILLIAM SEARLE BENTALL of Totness, and of Buckfast Abbey, in this County), / who was drowned with four of his shipmates of H.M.S. Osprey, in crossing the bar of Hokianga Bay, / New Zealand, 21st April 1846, and was buried with them in Hokianga church-yard. / His brother officers jointly testifying their esteem and regard for him. He was born 5th April 1818, / and was 16th in paternal descent from the above PHILIP BURNELL otherwise DE BENETHAL. // Likewise to the memory of the grandmother of the above WILLIAM SEARLE BENTHALL: / ELIZABETH widow of JOHN BENTALL [sic], of Colchester, Merchant; / and daughter of the Rev. WILLIAM THORNTON, Rector of Birkin in the County of York; / in whose benefice he succeeded his father and grandfather, being the only brother of JOHN THORNTON, who was the ancestor of the THORNTONS of Birkin, and Clapham, of the Earls of Leven, / and families of WILBERFORCE, and JOHN BIRD SUMNER, Archbishop of Canterbury. / She died in Septr 1783, while visiting her son WILLIAM, father of WILLIAM SEARLE BENTHALL; / and was buried in a vault near, and due south of the north door' [On the apron) 'WILLIAM SEARLE BENTHALL was buried A.D. 1854, at Willen, / and his son WILLIAM; A.D. 1877, at Dartington, (the latter died S.P.)'
Details
Description: Above the cornice a double-headed pediment with coloured shields bearing the arms of Prince and Benthall.
Type: Wall tablet Position: North aisle north wall Materials: Marble, stone Vessel: HMS Osprey
People
Benthall, Octavius Age: 28 Date of Death: 21/4/1846 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Church of St Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai, India, commemorating Captain George Hardinge, RN, d. 1808
Location
Church of St Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In youth mature, in valour tried, / but modest though a nation's pride; / At Glory's call to danger led. / the hero fought, the victor bled; / Fame weeping heard the gallant prayer, / A patriot's death in arms to share, / Her fond regret is cherished here, / And virtue consecrates the tear. / Postera laude recens.'
'This monument is erected here by the public spirit of Bombay to consecrate the memory of / CAPTAIN GEORGE NICHOLAS HARDINGE, R.N. / Animated by the example of his great master Nelson, he acquired an early fame and died a hero's death. / Commanding the San-Fiorenzo of 36 guns and 186 men, / He chased and brought into action upon three successive days the enemy's Frigate La-Piedmontaise, / who has 50 guns and 566 men, bore a high character, and was the terror of the Indian-Seas. / Nobly supported by his First Lieutenant, William Dawson, by his other officers and by his crew, / He achieved a most brilliant conquest / But fell with glory in the last and most critical portion of this heroic enterprise, / Upon the 8th March 1808, and in the 28th year of his age. / His ardent perseverance and skill in those actions were so extraordinary, / That by unanimous vote, the House of Commons raised a monument in St Paul's Cathedral / for a perpetual record of honor to his name and character. / Thus it is that Great Britain by herself and by her colonies / Marks her tribute of national recompense, gratitude and affection to heroes / who devote and sacrifice life itself upon the altar of patriot valour. / These are tributes that will animate the courage and zeal of her champions / to the latest posterity'
Details
Description: At the top of the obelisk is a heraldic shield, oak leaves and a foul anchor.
The main large sculpture is of conch shell chariot in which Captain Harding in naval uniform reclines. He is being handed a thunderbolt by a winged female of death. The chariot is drawn by two sea horses, with a merman below holding a trumpet.
Below is a carved with a relief of a battle, with the head of elephant on the left side and a lion’s head on the right. At the base is the inscription.
Type: Monument Position: West wall Artists: John Bacon the Younger (1777-1859) Vessel: HMS San Fiorenzo
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Hardinge, George Nicholas Age: 28 Date of Death: 8/3/1808 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: The thunderbolt as a symbol of triumph is see in the John Bacon monument to Admiral Sir George Pocock in Westminster Abbey.
Memorial in Rochester Cathedral, Kent, commemorating John Parr, HM Dockyard, Chatham d. 1792
Location
Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England
Transcript
'Near this Place lie the Remains of / JOHN PARR Esq. / Storekeeper of the Ordnance at Chatham. / He passed between 50 and 60 Years of his Life in his Majesty's Service and discharged his several Engagements in it, at home / and abroad with the greatest Assiduity, Integrity and Honour. / He died the 21st March 1792 Aged 76 years. / Mrs MARY PARR caused this Monument to be erected as a / Tribute of Affection to the Memory of a much respected Brother'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus with paw feet, pyramid above with arms. Two urns on top of the sarcophagus Type: Wall tablet Position: To left of steps into choir Materials: Marble
People
Parr, John Age: 76 Date of Death: 21/3/1792 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Storekeeper of the Ordnance Organisation: HM Dockyard, Chatham
Memorial at New Windsor Church, Windsor commemorating Neville William Caley d. 1846
Location
New Windsor Church, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / NEVILLE WILLIAM CALEY / MIDSHIPMAN OF THE SHIP WELLESLEY / FOURTH SON OF Mr JOHN CALEY / OF NEW WINDSOR / WHO WAS DROWNED AT SEA / FEBY 2nd 1846 / IN THE 18TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'
Details
Vessel: Wellesley
People
Caley, Neville William Age: 17 Date of Death: 2/2/1846 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Midshipman Organisation:
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Recorder: Colin Harris 1994
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
