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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating W.A. Houghton RN d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of W.A. HOUGHTON, Engineer of H.M. G B 'Haughty' died at Hong Kong February 26th 1867, aged 32 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Haughty

People

Houghton, William A.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 26/2/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Haughty' 1856 gunboat.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating James Merrifield d. 1898

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / James Merrifield / Master Mariner / drowned at sea Sept 22nd 1898 / Aged 62 years / Also of / Louisa Jane / wife of the above / Who died Oct 26th 1905 / Aged 68 years / Abide with me / Also of / Henry Alfred Merrett / Died April 15th 1936 / Aged 76 years / And of his wife / Emma Jane / Died Sept 23rd 1939 / Aged 73 years / Also of George / Beloved son of the above / Died Calcutta may 19th 1947 / aged 46 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Merrifield, James
Age: 73
Date of Death: 22/9/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Henry Tarburton RN d. 1909

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of George Henry TARBURTON Stoker, H.M.S. 'Flora', who died 5th December 1909, aged 24 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth. Kerbs and slab over grave.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Flora

People

Tarburton, George Henry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/12/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating James Robbins d. 1873, Harbour Master

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / memory of / Susan Robins / of Cardiff / Who died Aug 24. 1869 / Aged 29 years / Then let our tears cease to flow / God hath recalled His own / And let our hearts in every woe / Still say Thy will be done / Also of / James Robbins / Late deputy shipping master of this port / Who died December 10th 1873 / aged 61 years / Not dead but sleepeth / Also of / Elizabeth Robins / who died April 25th 1879 aged 72 years / Though lost to sight to memory dear.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Robbins, James
Age: 61
Date of Death: 10/12/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Deputy shipping master
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to Francis Thomas d. 1894

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANCIS R. THOMAS / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES / MARCH 17TH 1894, / AGED 59 YEARS. / A CHERISHED MEMORY DEAR SHALL NEVER FADE / OF HIM WE MOURN UNTIL LIFE'S LATEST DAY. / ALSO OF MARGARET / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND WIFE OF / RICHARD QUICK / WHO DIED DECEMBER 17TH, 1898 / AGED 36 YEARS / HER END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF FRANCIS HIS SON / WHO WAS DROWNED AT FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1904, AGED 35 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. / ALSO OF MARY, WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOVR 25TH, 1909, AGED 77 YEARS / ASLEEP IN JESUS'

Details

Description: Marble headstone with lead filled letters. The inscription flanked ith gothic pillars, a foul anchor and ivy leaves carved above.


Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Artists: J. Pascoe

People

Thomas, Francis R.
Age: 59
Date of Death: 17/3/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating George Henry Ainsley d. 1860

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Aynsley, George Henry
Age: 23
Date of Death: 8/10/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Drowned in Black Sea.
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Henry John Spencer Churchill RN d. 1840

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of the Right Honourable Lord Henry John Spencer CHURCHILL, 4th son of George, 5th Duke of Marlborough. This monument is erected by his Officers and Petty Officers in testimony and affection, The Right Honourable Lord H J Spencer CHURCHILL, Captain of H.B.M. ship 'Druid' and Senior Officer in the Canton seas, departed this life in the Macao Roads, 2nd June, 1840. Aged 43'

Details

Vessel: Druid

Event

First China War

Event Date

1840-42

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Churchill, Henry John Spencer
Age: 43
Date of Death: 2/6/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Druid' reached Macao 24/3/1840. Opium Wars.
Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'; Sir Henry Keppel 'A Sailors life under Four Sovereigns' vol. i, p. 280 (records date of death as 3 June); Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Ralph Willett Miller d. 1799

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

[Round portrait] 'TO CAPT R WILLETT MILLER' [on background] 'THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY HIS COMPANIONS IN VICTORY' [On palm tree] 'ST VINCENT', 'NILE' [Stern of ship] 'THESEUS'

Details

Description: Britannia and Victory hanging Miller's portrait on a palm tree; to left, British lion, to right stern of ship.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Very high up south transept
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1801
Artists: John Flaxman
Vessel: HMS Theseus

People

Miller, Ralph Willett
Age:
Date of Death: 8/1799
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died during defence of Acre as a result of an accident with some shells on the 'Theseus'.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) pp. 183, 219-220.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Lieutenant W.H.H.  Montresor RN d. 1884

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. W.H.H. MONTRESOR, R.N. / H.M.S. EURYALUS / SECOND AND ELDEST SON/OF ADMIRAL F.B. MONTRESOR, / BORN MARCH 11TH 1855 / DIED MARCH 13TH 1884 / KILLED WHILE DEFENDING THE GUNS OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE / AT THE BATTLE OF TAMASI IN THE SOUDAN / EGYPT'

Details

Description: Anchor and chain carved above.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Euryalus

Event

Egypt Campaign

Event Date

1882-1889

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Montresor, W. H. H.
Age:
Date of Death: 13/3/1884
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1998
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St Mary's Church, Iping, Sussex, England

Memorial in Iping, Sussex, commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, d. 1849

Location

St Mary's Church, Iping, Sussex, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS PLACE / ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES HAMILTON, BARONET / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH / THE ELDEST SON OF THE LATE CAPTAIN SIR JOHN HAMILTON, BART. R.N. / HE WAS BORN AUGUST 25 1767 / AND WAS LONG ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / HE ROSE TO BE SENIOR ADMIRAL / AND AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS / DIED SEPTEMBER 14 1849 / SACRED ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRIETTA MARTHA / WIDOW OF THE LATE GEORGE DRUMMOND ESQUIRE / OF STANMORE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX / BORN MARCH 9 1781 / MARRIED APRIL 19 1805 / SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN LONDON / MARCH 10 1857'

Details

People

Hamilton, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 14/9/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1994
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