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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Commodore Charles Grant, RN, d. 1824

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / To The Memory of / COMMODORE / CHARLES GRANT C. B. / Commanding His Majesty’s Squadron / In the East Indies. / Who departed this life / The 25th July 1824 / Aged 54 Years.'

Details

People

Grant, Charles
Age: 54
Date of Death: 20/7/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commodore
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Robert Caulfield, RN, d. 1829

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Details

People

Caulfield, Robert
Age: 39
Date of Death: 17/8/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p.325, (Greenwich, 1982).

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Aberavon Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

Plaque in Aberavon Church, Cardigan commemorating Commander Oswald Harcourt Davies RN d. 1911

Location

Aberavon Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of Oswald Harcourt Davies, 4th son of the late W J Davies, Tyglyn Esq., Commander Royal Navy, who died on board HMS Triumph and was buried off the coast of Portugal in January 1st 1911, aged 36 years.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: HMS Triumph

People

Davies, Oswald Harcourt
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1/1/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Oswald Harcourt Davies, 4th son of the late W J Davies, Tyglyn Esq., Commander Royal Navy, who died on board HMS Triumph and was buried off the coast of Portugal in January 1st 1911, aged 36 years.'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Prout d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'GEORGE PROUT / Boy H.M.S. Boscawen / died / 10th Novr 1904 aged 16'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 430
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Prout, George
Age: 16
Date of Death: 10/11/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'GEORGE PROUT / Boy H.M.S. Boscawen / died / 10th Novr 1904 aged 16'",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Commander John Brenton RN d. 1836

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'John Brenton Esq / died at / Greenwich Hospital / December 17th 1836 / aged 58 years'

Details

Type: Vault
Position: Enclosure

People

Brenton, John
Age: 58
Date of Death: 17/12/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Public Record Office 'Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618'.
Recorder: Mr Munday, 1986

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    "notes": "Public Record Office 'Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Mr Munday, 1986",
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Uncategorised, Vessel Loss

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Richard Parry d. 1843 in the wreck of the ‘Monk’

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Richard Parry lost on board the 'Monk' Steamer, 7th January 1843, age 42'

Details

Vessel: Monk

People

Parry, Richard
Age: 42
Date of Death: 7/1/1843
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson.d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 471. The 'Monk' steamer was wrecked on the Caernavon Bar on 14 January 1843.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Richard Parry lost on board the 'Monk' Steamer, 7th January 1843, age 42'",
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St Nicholas' Church, Rushbrooke, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’ Church, Rushbrooke, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Jermyn, RN, d.1692

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Rushbrooke, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Here Lyeth the Body of / Mr. THOMAS JERMYN / A Hopefull Youth, the onely, and most dearly beloved / Sonne of THOMAS Lord JERMYN, and MARY / his wife who most unfortunately lost his life / by the accidental fall of a Mast, on the 27th day / of December 1692: a day never to be forgotten / by his unhappy Father and Mother. / He was aged 15. Years and 26. Days.'

Details

Description: Architectural monument surmounted by a broken pediment. A coat of arms on a decorated cartouche is placed in the pediment. Below the arms within the typanum is a winged cherub's head on a black block, surrounded by gilded, foliate decoration. Below the tympanum is a white, double-stepped cornice supported by composite black columns with white gilded capitals. The inscription is on white marble. the effigy rests on a tomb chest decorated with lion's heads holding rings. The effigy lies on its left side with the elbow on a cushion and the right hand on a skull. It wears a full-length loose coat, waistcoat and breeches over a shirt with frilled cuffs and jabot.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South aisle south wall
Materials: Carrara and Belgian black marble, alabaster

People

Jermyn, Thomas
Age: 15
Date of Death: 27/12/1692
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1 December 1677. Thomas Jermyn was a naval officer who died in a when the mast fell on a ship on the Thames.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2011

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  "transcript": "'Here Lyeth the Body of / Mr. THOMAS JERMYN / A Hopefull Youth, the onely, and most dearly beloved / Sonne of THOMAS Lord JERMYN, and MARY / his wife who most unfortunately lost his life / by the accidental fall of a Mast, on the 27th day / of December 1692: a day never to be forgotten / by his unhappy Father and Mother. / He was aged 15. Years and 26. Days.'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Monument in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland d. 1839

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL SIR FREDERICK LEWIS MAITLAND K.C.B., ST., F.M., AND R.M..R.G. / THIS GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED OFFICER WAS MOST ACTIVELY EMPLOYED / DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF HIS CAREER AND SERVED IN EVERY CLIME. / HE ENTERED THE NAVAL SERVICE EARLY IN LIFE, / WAS A MIDSHIPMAN ON BOARD THE SOUTHAMPTON IN THE ACTION OF THE 1ST JUNE 1794, / COMMANDED A DIVISION OF GUNBOATS IN EGYPT IN 1801, AND WHEN IN COMMAND / OF THE BELLEROPHON OFF ROCHFORT, NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE, AFTER HIS DEFEAT AT WATERLOO, / SURRENDERED TO HIM ON THE 15TH JULY 1815. / HE WAS AN ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT OF PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD FROM THE YEAR 1832 TO 1837 / AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA FROM THAT DATE TO THE PERIOD OF HIS DECEASE. / HE DIED AT SEA OFF BOMBAY, ON THE 30TH NOVEMBER 1839 AGED 62. / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR DEEP SORROW, AND TO RECORD THEIR ADMIRATION OF HIS TALENTS, / HIS FIRMNESS, HIS GALLANTRY, AND HIS WORTH, / THIS MEMORIAL WAS PLACED HERE BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS, FOLLOWERS, AND FRIENDS'

Details

Description: Carved with a half-length portrait of Maitland holding a telescope.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Chancel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Thomas Campbell

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Maitland, Frederick Lewis
Age: 62
Date of Death: 30/11/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (27 Sept.1845) p. 208.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain John Simpson RN d. 1849

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / JOHN SIMPSON ESQUIRE / A CAPTAIN IN HER MAJESTY'S FLEET / AND SENIOR CAPTAIN OF THE / ROYAL HOSPITAL AT GREENWICH / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / FEBRUARY 20TH 1849 / AGE 83 YEARS. / ENTERED THE ROYAL HOSPITAL / SCHOOL 1778. IN 1781 WAS BOUND APPRENTICE TO THE SEA SERVICE / AND REMAINED ACTIVELY ENGAGED / UNTIL THE PEACE / HAVING GAINED/BY HIS MERIT, PROMOTION TO THE / RANK OF POST CAPTAIN: APPOINTED / 1842 A CAPTAIN OF THE HOSPITAL / IN WHICH HE WAS RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED. THE SUCCESS ATTENDING / HIS NAVAL CAREER WAS SUCH AS / COMMONLY ATTACHES TO THAT HIGH / MORAL RECTITUDE AND UNIFORM / STEADINESS OF CONDUCT BY WHICH / HIS COURSE THROUGH LIFE WAS EMINENTLY MARKED'

Details

Description: Stele, carved with three female figures, probably Faith, Hope and Charity, wreaths above.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Portland stone
Artists: Thomas Milnes

People

Simpson, John
Age: 83
Date of Death: 20/2/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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All Saints Church, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Pocklington commemorating John Lake d. 1788

Location

All Saints Church, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'JOHN LAKE / Master Mar / iner of Kingston upon Hull / 20 Aug / 1788 Aged 27 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Lake, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 20/8/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters