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Victoria Embankment, London, England

Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London commemorating Samuel Plimsoll d. 1898

Location

Victoria Embankment, London, England

Transcript

'SAMUEL PLIMSOLL / BORN 1824 DIED 1898 / ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS / OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF / SEAMEN IN GRATEFUL / RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES TO THE / MEN OF THE SEA / OF ALL NATIONS'

Details

Description: A granite plinth with a bronze bust of Plimsoll on top, below a ship in relief above a cartouche with the inscription and a plimsoll line, flanked by bronze figure of a seaman holding a wreath and Justice holding a wreath, sword and scales.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze, granite
Date Erected: 1929
Artists: F. V. Blundstone

People

Plimsoll, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 3/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Campaigner for safety at sea
Organisation:

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Photographer: © RMG E9050-1
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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 James Black,  Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1842

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr James Black, Branch Pilot, / who departed this life on the 21st July / 1842 aged 44, / and his son-in-law Mr. William Duncan, son of / the late Doctor Joseph Duncan, 45th Regt. / who died at Gazeepore 28th June 1844 / aged 25 years / Reader, pause and reflect for a while, / This is the sure place to rest from toil; / With sickness we were sore oppress'd / Kind death has eas'd us, we lie here at rest.' / This tablet is erected in testimony of great affection; / for her father and husband; by Louisa Matilda Duncan.'

Details

People

Black, James
Age: 44
Date of Death: 21/7/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.117.
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Codrington d. 1851

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON, G.C.B., / BORN 27TH APRIL 1770, DIED 28TH OF APRIL 1851. / HE ENTERED THE NAVY 1783; / WAS LIEUTENANT OF H.M.S. 'QUEEN CHARLOTTE' IN THE BATTLE OF THE IST JUNE 1794; / COMMANDER IN THE ACTION OF THE 23RD JUNE 1795; / CAPTAIN OF H.M.S.'ORION' IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 21ST OCTOBER 1805; / CAPTAIN OF H.M.S.'BLAKE' IN THE SCHELDT, AND ON THE EAST COAST OF SPAIN 1809-13; / SERVED ON THE COAST OF N.AMERICA 1814. / HE WAS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ALLIED FLEETS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND RUSSIA, / IN THE BATTLE OF NAVARIN, 20TH OCTOBER 1827'

Details

Description: Carved above the inscription, a profile portrait below a naval crown inscribed 'NAVARIN', the Codrington arms at the bottom of the tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: White marble
Artists: Albert Bruce Joy

Event

Battle of Navarino

Event Date

1827

People

Codrington, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 28/4/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A similar monument in St Peter's, Eaton Square, where Codrington at St Peter's, Eaton Square, though the crypt has now been cleared. His remains were moved to Brookwood Cemetery.
Bibliography: Peter Hore ‘Nelson’s Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials’ (Barnsley, 2015) p. 116.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Cleal RN d. 1918 in the Zeebrugge Raid

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Erected / by public subscription / to the honoured memory of / Stoker John Cleal R.N. / Beloved son of George & Mary Cleal / Died of wounds received at Zeebrugge / April 23, 1918, aged 23 years / Died doing his duty to God and man.'

Details

Description: A cross on a plinth. An anchor is carved on the base of the plinth and a ship is carved on the cross.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Iphigenia

Event

Zeebrugge Raid

Event Date

1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cleal, John
Age: 23
Date of Death: 23/4/1918
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

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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 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:

Extra

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:

Extra

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:

Extra

Notes: Drowned in Black Sea.
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