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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

JSON

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    "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

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Ralph Willett Miller d. 1799</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "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",
    "dateErected": "1801",
    "artists": "John Flaxman",
    "vessel": "HMS Theseus"  },
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "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",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Sidney Pierce d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'SIDNEY EDWIN PIERCE / A.B. H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 5 Oct'r 1903 aged 20'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 343
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Pierce, Sidney Edwin
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/10/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SIDNEY EDWIN PIERCE / A.B. H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 5 Oct'r 1903 aged 20'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Sidney Pierce d. 1903</p>",
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    "position": "Church of England (old) 343",
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    "vessel": "HMS Agincourt"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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}

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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain George Blagdon Westcott RN d. 1798

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF/GEORGE BLAGDON WESTCOTT, / CAPTAIN OF THE MAJESTIC; / WHO AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, / FELL GLORIOUSLY / IN THE VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF ABOUKIR, / THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVIII, / IN THE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Description: Westcott clad in a brief tunic sinks into the arms of Victory. On the base, a relief of the River Nile and his tributaries flanked by sphynxes. On either side are panels showing the battle, one of which shows 'L'Orient' exploding.
Type: Monument
Position: South side nave
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: Thomas Banks
Vessel: HMS Majestic

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Westcott, George Blagdon
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/8/1798
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Relief of 'Nile' on the base based on a Roman original. Another monument erected by subscription in Honiton. Date of contract 26/04/1803, value £4, 200.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny 'Taste and the Antique; the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900' (London, New Haven, 1981) p. 273; 'Naval History of the Present Year, 1806', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 15, pp. 72-87 (London, 1806).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1882
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF/GEORGE BLAGDON WESTCOTT, / CAPTAIN OF THE MAJESTIC; / WHO AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, / FELL GLORIOUSLY / IN THE VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF ABOUKIR, / THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVIII, / IN THE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR OF HIS AGE'",
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    "bibliography": "K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny 'Taste and the Antique; the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900' (London, New Haven, 1981) p. 273; 'Naval History of the Present Year, 1806', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 15, pp. 72-87 (London, 1806).",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1882",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Edmund Haddy d. 1898

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / EDMUND HADDY E.R.A. / Son of R & A HADDY / of St Germans Cornwall / who was drowned from H.M.S. 'Benbow' / Dec 20th 1898 interred here Feb 16 1899 / aged 22 years 'And the sea shall give up her dead'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 263
Vessel: HMS Benbow

People

Haddy, Edmund
Age: 22
Date of Death: 20/12/1898
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "id": "M3494",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / EDMUND HADDY E.R.A. / Son of R & A HADDY / of St Germans Cornwall / who was drowned from H.M.S. 'Benbow' / Dec 20th 1898 interred here Feb 16 1899 / aged 22 years 'And the sea shall give up her dead'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Edmund Haddy d. 1898</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Headstone in Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating John Arthur d. 1857

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / MR JOHN ARTHUR / OF NOTTINGHAM STREET MARYLEBONE, / WHO DIED 10TH JANUARY 1857 / AGED 69 YEARS / ALSO OF / ARABELLA SARAH / DAUGHTER OF HENRY ROBERT AND / MARIA ELIZABETH ARTHUR / WHO DIED 3RD JANUARY 1858 AGED 13 MONTHS / ALSO OF / ARABELLA WIDOW OF THE ABOVE MR JOHN ARTHUR WHO DIED 20 JULY 1868 AGED 80 YEARS / ALSO OF / ELIZA FRANCIS / DAUGHTER OF ABOVE / JOHN AND ARABELLA ARTHUR / WHO DIED...JULY 187... AGED 30 YEARS / ALSO OF / HENRY ROBERT ARTHUR / WHO DIED 28 JULY 1898.'

Details

Description: Headstone with a rounded top, concave shoulders an oval relief above the inscription carved in relief with a foul anchor with the inscription 'TRAFALGAR' above it.

Type: Ledger
Position: On path of central avenue
Materials: Pink granite

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Arthur, John
Age: 69
Date of Death: 10/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: There were four men named John Arthur serving at Trafalgar. Two of these individuals are on the Naval General Service Medal Roll indicating that they survived to at least 1850. One from Cornwall was a landsman in 'Ajax' aged 21 at the time of the battle. The other was a 22 year old Londoner serving in 'Victory' again as a landsman.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / MR JOHN ARTHUR / OF NOTTINGHAM STREET MARYLEBONE, / WHO DIED 10TH JANUARY 1857 / AGED 69 YEARS / ALSO OF / ARABELLA SARAH / DAUGHTER OF HENRY ROBERT AND / MARIA ELIZABETH ARTHUR / WHO DIED 3RD JANUARY 1858 AGED 13 MONTHS / ALSO OF / ARABELLA WIDOW OF THE ABOVE MR JOHN ARTHUR WHO DIED 20 JULY 1868 AGED 80 YEARS / ALSO OF / ELIZA FRANCIS / DAUGHTER OF ABOVE / JOHN AND ARABELLA ARTHUR / WHO DIED...JULY 187... AGED 30 YEARS / ALSO OF / HENRY ROBERT ARTHUR / WHO DIED 28 JULY 1898.'",
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St Giles's Parish Church, Scarth, Lincolnshire, England

Wall tablet in St Giles’s Parish Church, Scarth, Lincolnshire commemorating Commander Alexander Burgoyne Howe RN d. 1865

Location

St Giles's Parish Church, Scarth, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Alexander Burgoyne Howe R.N. died 14 Jan 1865 aged 81 years. Also Alexander Howe son of Above died Jeddah on the Red Sea 1854 aged 28 years'

Details

Type: Tablet

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Howe, Alexander Burgoyne
Age: 81
Date of Death: 14/1/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "id": "M3844",
  "location": "St Giles's Parish Church, Scarth, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Alexander Burgoyne Howe R.N. died 14 Jan 1865 aged 81 years. Also Alexander Howe son of Above died Jeddah on the Red Sea 1854 aged 28 years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Giles’s Parish Church, Scarth, Lincolnshire commemorating Commander Alexander Burgoyne Howe RN d. 1865</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "date": "1805",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Stagg d. 1910

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'William Albert Stagg / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Prince George' / died 14th May 1910 aged 30'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 290
Vessel: HMS Prince George

People

Stagg, William Albert
Age: 30
Date of Death: 4/5/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "id": "M3503",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'William Albert Stagg / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'Prince George' / died 14th May 1910 aged 30'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Stagg d. 1910</p>",
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 290",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Prince George"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St Bartholomew's Church, Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Wall tablet in St Bartholomew’s Church, Crewkerne commemorating Rear-Admiral Joseph Symes d. 1856, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Transcript

'In sincere respect and affection/this Monument is erected to the memory of / Joseph Symes Esquire, of Crewkerne, / who died Jan 27, 1856, Aged 69 Years / He entered the Navy, 1801, served under Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805, was Senior Lieutenant / of the Bonne Citoyenne at the capture of La Furieuse / in 1809, was made Commander in 1810, destroyed a / French lugger Privateer under the batteries of Barfleur / December 18, 1811, was posted Captain March 12, 1812, / and Rear Admiral October 1, 1846. / For his eminent Services he received / the Naval Medal and two clasps. / And of Sarah, his Widow, / who died March 16, 1865, / Aged 75 Years. / Also of Thomas Phelp Symes, / Born March 8, 1821 died March 5, 1822, / And Julia Maria Symes, / Born April 9, died October 6, 1834; / Children of the above. / Also of Gustavus George Symes, / Born March 1, died November 10, 1854 / Grandson of the above'

Details

Description: Gothic architectural surround. Above the inscription a relief of naval trophies and a Naval General Service Medal with a bar for 'TRAFALGAR'.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Porch
Materials: Limestone
Artists: Osmund

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Symes, Joseph
Age: 69
Date of Death: 27/1/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Photocopy showing memorial on DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "id": "M5058",
  "location": "St Bartholomew's Church, Crewkerne, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'In sincere respect and affection/this Monument is erected to the memory of / Joseph Symes Esquire, of Crewkerne, / who died Jan 27, 1856, Aged 69 Years / He entered the Navy, 1801, served under Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805, was Senior Lieutenant / of the Bonne Citoyenne at the capture of La Furieuse / in 1809, was made Commander in 1810, destroyed a / French lugger Privateer under the batteries of Barfleur / December 18, 1811, was posted Captain March 12, 1812, / and Rear Admiral October 1, 1846. / For his eminent Services he received / the Naval Medal and two clasps. / And of Sarah, his Widow, / who died March 16, 1865, / Aged 75 Years. / Also of Thomas Phelp Symes, / Born March 8, 1821 died March 5, 1822, / And Julia Maria Symes, / Born April 9, died October 6, 1834; / Children of the above. / Also of Gustavus George Symes, / Born March 1, died November 10, 1854 / Grandson of the above'",
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    "position": "South Porch",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Osmund",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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}

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Old cemetery, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Old Cemetery, Kochi, Kerala, India commemorating Captain Charles Biddulph, RN, d. 1815

Location

Old cemetery, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Charles Biddulph, Esq., Captain of H.M. ship Volage. He was second son of Sir Theophillus Biddulph of Burbury in Warwickshire and having made choice of the navy for his profession, he was brought up under the patronage of the late Admiral Sir Samuel Hood. Having after a life spent in the service of his King and country, just attained the rank of Post Captain, he fell a martyr to a pulmonary complaint caught in the execution of his duty at the early age of 28, and has left his country to deplore the loss of a most active, zealous and excellent officer and his relations and friends a most benevolent, truly upright and honourable man. He died off Cochin on the 20th of August 1815.'

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Vessel: HMS Volage

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Biddulph, Charles
Age: 28
Date of Death: 20/8/1815
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' Vol. II (Madras, 1946)

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters