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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James J. Matthews d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES J. MATHEWS, / LATE ENGINEER OF THE P & O. CO'S / S.S. 'CHINA', WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 28TH 1869. / AGED 32 YEARS. / STAY TRAVELLER AS YOU ARE PASSING BY, / AS YOU ARE NOW SO ONCE WAS I, / AS I AM NOW SO SHALL YOU BE, / SO THEN PREPARE TO FOLLOW ME.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS China

People

Mathews, James J.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 28/9/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: 'China' built 1855 John Laird & Sons, Birkenhead. Iron passenger steamer 2009 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES J. MATHEWS, / LATE ENGINEER OF THE P & O. CO'S / S.S. 'CHINA', WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 28TH 1869. / AGED 32 YEARS. / STAY TRAVELLER AS YOU ARE PASSING BY, / AS YOU ARE NOW SO ONCE WAS I, / AS I AM NOW SO SHALL YOU BE, / SO THEN PREPARE TO FOLLOW ME.'",
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    "notes": "'China' built 1855 John Laird & Sons, Birkenhead. Iron passenger steamer 2009 tons.",
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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 John Harvey, d. 1806

Location

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

Transcript

'Mr. John Harvey / late chief officer of the ship 'Henry Wellesley' / who departed this life March 27th 1806, aged 27'.

Details

Vessel: Henry Wellesley

People

Harvey, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 27/3/1806
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief officer
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.90.

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  "transcript": "'Mr. John Harvey / late chief officer of the ship 'Henry Wellesley' / who departed this life March 27th 1806, aged 27'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating John Harvey, d. 1806</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.90.",
    "recorder": "",
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Cathedral, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Plaque in Gibraltar Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant William Boileau Charter RN d. 1887

Location

Cathedral, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In Memory of / William Boileau Charter / Lieutenant Royal Navy / who died at Gibraltar / whilst in Command of Her Majesty`s Gunboat / Grappler / on the 14th of Decr 1887 / Aged 36 Years / This Tablet is erected/ by a brother Officer'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: 'Grappler'

People

Charter, William Boileau
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/12/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Cathedral, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / William Boileau Charter / Lieutenant Royal Navy / who died at Gibraltar / whilst in Command of Her Majesty`s Gunboat / Grappler / on the 14th of Decr 1887 / Aged 36 Years / This Tablet is erected/ by a brother Officer'",
  "content": "<p>Plaque in Gibraltar Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant William Boileau Charter RN d. 1887</p>",
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Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Gravestone at Leith Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant George Harris RN d. 1826

Location

Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'Lieutenant George Harris, Royal Navy, died 15th January 1826, in the 52nd Year of Age'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Harris, George
Age: 52
Date of Death: 15/1/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "location": "Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'Lieutenant George Harris, Royal Navy, died 15th January 1826, in the 52nd Year of Age'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Leith Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant George Harris RN d. 1826</p>",
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Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England

Memorial in the Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Richard James Meade, RN d. 1907

Location

Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / RICHARD JAMES MEADE, 4TH EARL OF CLANWILLIAM / G.C.B. K.C. M.G., / A DISTINGUISHED NAVAL OFFICER AND A / GREAT BENEFACTOR OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE / CORPORATION, COUNCIL, STAFF, BOYS PAST AND / PRESENT AND OTHERS INTERESTED, IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MANY SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL / ON THE COUNCIL OF WHICH HE SERVED FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS, / AND IS PLACED IN THE CHAPEL HE WAS / SO LARGELY INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING. / BORN 1832, DIED 1907'

Details

Description: Round relief portrait above inscription. The whole in architectural surround. Flags above, gun to right.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Vestibule
Materials: Marble

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Meade, Richard James
Age: 75
Date of Death: 4/8/1907
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also Memorial M2066 at Dromore Cathedral, Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1984

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  "location": "Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / RICHARD JAMES MEADE, 4TH EARL OF CLANWILLIAM / G.C.B. K.C. M.G., / A DISTINGUISHED NAVAL OFFICER AND A / GREAT BENEFACTOR OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE / CORPORATION, COUNCIL, STAFF, BOYS PAST AND / PRESENT AND OTHERS INTERESTED, IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MANY SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL / ON THE COUNCIL OF WHICH HE SERVED FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS, / AND IS PLACED IN THE CHAPEL HE WAS / SO LARGELY INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING. / BORN 1832, DIED 1907'",
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    "notes": "Also Memorial M2066 at Dromore Cathedral, Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1984",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Mary Magdelene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Bust in the church of St Mary Magdelene, Taunton depicting Admiral Robert Blake d. 1657

Location

Church of St Mary Magdelene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Details

Type: Bust
Artists: Baily E.H., Papworth E.G.

People

Blake, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1657
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (19 May 1860) p.477.

JSON

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  "id": "M5023",
  "location": "Church of St Mary Magdelene, Taunton, Somerset, England",
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  "content": "<p>Bust in the church of St Mary Magdelene, Taunton depicting Admiral Robert Blake d. 1657</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Illustrated London News' (19 May 1860) p.477.",
    "recorder": "",
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St Peter's Church, Thundersley, Essex, England

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

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "id": "M4371",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Thundersley, Essex, commemorating William Wheel d. 1891</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

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'

Details

Description: Engraved with the Royal Marines badge, flags, and a floral border
Type: Memorial
Materials: Brass

Event

Egypt Campaign

Event Date

1882

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>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</p>",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World commemorating James Fiacey, RN, d. 1877

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James Fiacey / H.M.S. London / March 27th 1877'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Fiacey, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 27/3/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'James Fiacey / H.M.S. London / March 27th 1877'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World commemorating James Fiacey, RN, d. 1877</p>",
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St Clement's Churchyard, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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

Extra

Notes: British Library: Add 19093, f.214b. 'Davy's Church Notes'. Erected lighthouse at Foulness 1712. Foulness is east of Cromer, North Norfolk.

Recorder: Mrs F Keymer, 1 Westbrook Road, London, SE3 0NS, 23/7/1988

JSON

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  "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.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters