Memorial at Holyhead cemetery commemorating those lost in HMS ‘Thetis’ 1939
Location
Cemetery, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND OF THE CIVILIANS WHO / LOST THEIR LIVES IN HMS THETIS ON 1ST JUNE 1939...'
Details
Description: Pylon carved with a sword rising from the waves, a foul anchor on the base. The names of the 99 casualties are carved on a sloping slab in front. Type: Monument Materials: Granite Vessel: HMS Thetis
Extra
Notes: The submarine sunk with the loss of most of those on board but the vessel itself was salvaged and recommissioned. Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p.156. Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Monument at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Admiral & General Robert Blake d. 1657
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF ROBERT BLAKE / ADMIRAL AND GENERAL / OF THE FLEET WHO / TRUSTING IN GOD AND / IN THE VALOUR OF HIS / COUNTRYMEN WROUGHT / GREAT VICTORIES FOR / ENGLAND AT SEA AND / WORTHILY MAINTAINED / THE HONOUR OF THE NATION / HE WAS BORN IN 1598 / AT BRIDGEWATER & DIED / DURING HIS LAST VOYAGE / HOME ON AUGUST 7TH 1657
"AND WHO DESIRED NO GREATER / WORLDLY HAPPINESS THAN TO / BE ACCOUNTED HONEST AND / FAITHFULL IN HIS EMPLOYMENT"'
Details
Description: Arms above, round relief of ship below Type: Monument Position: South choir aisle Date Erected: 1945 Artists: G. Ledward
People
Blake, Robert Age: 58 Date of Death: 7/8/1657 Cause of Death: War Wounds Rank / Occupation: Admiral and General at Sea Organisation: Commonwealth Navy
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Notes: Originally buried in Henry VII Chapel, then exhumed in 1661 and reburied in the churchyard.
Tablet in Batheaston, Bath dedicated to Rear-Admiral Henry Mortlock Ommanney d. 1935,
Location
Church, Batheaston, Bath, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of My Beloved Husband Henry Mortlock Ommanney Pay. Rear Admiral Entered into Rest 14 June 1935 Aged 65'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: Near choir Materials: Brass
People
Ommanney, Henry Mortlock Age: 65 Date of Death: 14/6/1935 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Paymaster Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall memorial in the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, commemorating Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton d. 1951
Location
Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England
Transcript
[Centre panel]'IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR MAX KENNEDY HORTON / G.C.B., D.S.O. / COMMANDER IN CHIEF / WESTERN APPROACHES / 1942-1945 / BATH KING OF ARMS / FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL', [Right hand panel] 'May there never by wanting in this Realm men of like / Spirit and Imagination / Discipline and Valour / humble and unafraid / to serve England in her / + hour of need + / his Spirit Returns / to God who gave it.' [Right hand panel] 'My Lords Commissioners of / the Admiralty recall that you / assumed command of the / WESTERN APPROACHES at a time when the UNITED KINGDOM was subjected / to the most grievous attacks / in its history. On the successful / issue of the BATTLE OF THE / ATLANTIC depended the future of this EMPIRE and / indeed of the world.'
Details
Description: In a black architectural frame topped with a gold flame. A relief of Britannia above the inscription and a gold naval crown.
Type: Wall memorial Position: South transept Materials: White stone Date Erected: 1957 Artists: Carter Preston
Event Category
1939 - 1945 Second World War
People
Horton, Max Kennedy Age: 67 Date of Death: 30/7/1951 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Admiral Horton successfully combated the U-Boat threat in the mid-Atlantic. Bibliography: W. S. Chalmers, ‘Horton, Sir Max Kennedy (1883–1951)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/34001, accessed 7 June 2017] Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Wall tablet in St Bridget’s Church, Bride, Isle of Man commemorating Captain Thomas Edwin Monier d. 1852
Location
St Bridget's Church, Bride, Isle of Man
Transcript
'In Memory of / CAPTAIN THOMAS EDWIN MONIER / OF THE SCHOONER HENRY CURWEN OF WORKINGTON / WHO DIED ON THE 22ND OF OCTOBER 1852 / ON HIS PASSAGE HOMEWARD FROM PORTO CABELLO / AGED 23 YEARS / YOUNG IN COMMAND, BELOVED BY ALL, / FRANK, OPEN-HEARTED, BRAVE: / FAR DISTANT IS HIS RESTING PLACE / BENEATH THE ATLANTIC WAVE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Porch Materials: Marble Vessel: Henry Curwen
People
Monier, Thomas Edwin Age: 23 Date of Death: 22/10/1851 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Monument in Docklow, Herefordshire commemorating Arthur Evans HEIC d. 1775
Location
St Bartholomew's Church, Docklow, Herefordshire, England
Transcript
'Arthur Evans of Buckland Esq, Commander and Supercargo in the service of the Honble East India Company who died Oct 23 1775 in the 52nd year of his age. He married Mary, daughter of William and Sarah WELLS by whom he had issue...Sarah Wells died Decr 1776 aged 76'
Evans, Arthur Age: 51 Date of Death: 23/10/1775 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Supercargo HEIC Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Lieutenant Henry Gibbons RN d. 1830
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'William Henry Gibbons Lieut RN son of Thomas and Mary Gibbons of the Oaks, Staffs. Died at Edge Hill Liverpool 14 December 1830 age 40'
Details
People
Gibbons, William Henry Age: 40 Date of Death: 14/12/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 305. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Recorder: Captain J.P. Brand
Plaque in St Peter’s Church, Freshford, Bath commemorating Admiral John Bythesea VC d. 1906
Location
St Peter's Church, Freshford, Bath, England
Transcript
(Motto] 'MILITARE VEL TIMERE SPERNO', 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE CHARLES GLOSSOP BYTHESEA / H.M.S.O. REG. KILLED IN ACTION AT FEROZESHAH 1845 / HENRY FRANCIS BYTHESEA / MAJ. GEN. H.M.I. ROYALS, DIED 1895 / SAMUEL FRANCIS GLOSSOP BYTHESEA / J.P. COUNTY, SOMERSET / KT. OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM H.M.31 REG. DIED 1902 / EDWIN BYTHESEA, H.M. 13 LIGHT INFANTRY, DIED 1850 / JOHN BYTHESEA V.C. C.B. C.I.E. / ADMIRAL, WHO WON THE VICTORIA CROSS IN THE BALTIC, DIED 1906 / THE FIVE SONS OF THE / REVEREND GEORGE BYTHESEA / RECTOR AND PATRON OF FRESHFORD CHURCH, SOMERSET / DEATH IS THE GATE OF LIFE.'
Details
Type: Plaque Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Lord Clyde
Event
Crimea War
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Bythesea, John Age: 78 Date of Death: 18/5/1906 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Buried in Bath Abbey Cemetery, section 3K 1920. Grave marked by celtic cross. Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 22; David Harvey 'Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials.' (1999)
Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Patrick Kelliher d. 1910
Location
Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England
Transcript
'RIP / In / Loving memory of / PATRICK KELLIHER / Late of H.M.S. New Zealand / who died 29th December 1910 / at Portland Hospital / this stone was erected by his late shipmates'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Roman Catholic (old) 489 Artists: Appleby & Childs, Weymouth Vessel: HMS New Zealand
People
Kelliher, Patrick Age: Date of Death: 29/12/1910 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry
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