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

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Captain Joseph Webb, d. 1846

Location

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

Transcript

‘In memory of / CAPT. JOSEPH WEBB, of Salem, Mass. U.S.A. / who died at this place / July 21, 1846, / aged 45 years.’ / ‘Faithful & true in all his private relations, / Just, & of strict integrity in his business / affairs.

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People

Webb, Joseph
Age: 45
Date of Death: 21/7/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich).

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St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, London, England

Wall tablet in Harrow on the Hill, London commemorating Flag Lieutenant Henry Barlow Bartle Denniss d. 1913

Location

St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, London, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / HENRY BARLOW BARTLEY DENNISS / FLAG LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / BORN 15th JUNE 1885 DIED 18TH JANUARY 1913 / ALSO OF THOMAS VIVIAN BARTLEY DENNISS / CAPTAIN (ACTING LIEUT-COL) ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT. / BORN 29th OCTOBER 1891 DIED 28TH AUGUST 1918 / AFTER FOUR YEARS FIGHTING IN THE GREAT WAR / FROM EFFECTS OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT NEUVE CHAPELLE IN 1915. / SO TO-DAY-AND OH IF EVER / DUTY'S VOICE IS RINGING CLEAR / BIDDING MEN TO BRAVE ENDEAVOUR / BE OUR ANSWER-WE ARE HERE'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel south wall

People

Denniss, Henry Barlow Bartley
Age: 28
Date of Death: 18/1/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Flag Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also of Captain Thomas Vivan Bartley Denniss. d. 1918
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / HENRY BARLOW BARTLEY DENNISS / FLAG LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / BORN 15th JUNE 1885 DIED 18TH JANUARY 1913 / ALSO OF THOMAS VIVIAN BARTLEY DENNISS / CAPTAIN (ACTING LIEUT-COL) ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT. / BORN 29th OCTOBER 1891 DIED 28TH AUGUST 1918 / AFTER FOUR YEARS FIGHTING IN THE GREAT WAR / FROM EFFECTS OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT NEUVE CHAPELLE IN 1915. / SO TO-DAY-AND OH IF EVER / DUTY'S VOICE IS RINGING CLEAR / BIDDING MEN TO BRAVE ENDEAVOUR / BE OUR ANSWER-WE ARE HERE'",
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    "notes": "Also of Captain Thomas Vivan Bartley Denniss. d. 1918",
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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 Samuel Cook, HEIC, d. 1840

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Samuel Cook, Engineer, H.C.S. / who died 9th May 1840, / aged 26 years 11 mos / and 22 days / How fleeting and how transitory is life, and how sure and certain is death.'

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People

Cook, Samuel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/5/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.168.

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Edwards d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN HENRY EDWARDS / Naval Instructor H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / died / 25th June 1912 aged 39'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 397
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

People

Edwards, John Henry
Age: 39
Date of Death: 25/6/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval instructor
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry, 1987

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  "transcript": "'JOHN HENRY EDWARDS / Naval Instructor H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / died / 25th June 1912 aged 39'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Edwards d. 1912</p>",
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The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating John Gillis d. 1830

Location

The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Gillis died 29th October 1830 aged 84. Native of Island Magee in the county of Antrim for many years commander in the West India Trade out of this Port'

Details

People

Gillis, John
Age: 84
Date of Death: 29/10/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 857.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John Gillis died 29th October 1830 aged 84. Native of Island Magee in the county of Antrim for many years commander in the West India Trade out of this Port'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating John Gillis d. 1830</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating J. R. Cox d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In memory of / J R Cox / Late Stoker H.M.S.'Thunderer' / who was drowned Dec 1st 1912 / Aged 21 years / with deepest sympathy of his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 407
Vessel: HMS Thunderer

People

Cox, J. R.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1/12/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / J R Cox / Late Stoker H.M.S.'Thunderer' / who was drowned Dec 1st 1912 / Aged 21 years / with deepest sympathy of his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating J. R. Cox d. 1912</p>",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating John Gladstone d. 1869

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Gladstone, John
Age: 28
Date of Death: 6/4/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at sea. Son of Robert Gladstone died 31/5/1859.

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    "notes": "Died at sea. Son of Robert Gladstone died 31/5/1859.",
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St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Newport Pembrokeshire commemorating James Lewis d. 1815

Location

St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'James Lewis, Mariner, died 12 Sept 1815 aged 25 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Lewis, James
Age: 25
Date of Death: 12/9/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973

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St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Altar book in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Lawrence Guest Gornall d. 1951

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In ever Loving Memory of / Captain Laurence Guest Gornall. / Royal Navy who died on / October 6th 1951. Presented by / his wife and children' [written on flyleaf]

Details

Type: Altar book

People

Gornall, Lawrence Guest
Age:
Date of Death: 6/10/1951
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In ever Loving Memory of / Captain Laurence Guest Gornall. / Royal Navy who died on / October 6th 1951. Presented by / his wife and children' [written on flyleaf]",
  "content": "<p>Altar book in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Lawrence Guest Gornall d. 1951</p>",
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Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating Sir Samuel Cunard d. 1865 and other members of his family

Location

Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / SIR SAMUEL CUNARD BARONET / BORN 21 NOVEMBER 1787 / DIED 24 APRIL 1865 / ALS0 IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM CUNARD / SON OF SIR SAMUEL CUNARD / BORN 9TH APRIL 1825 / DIED 11TH JANUARY 1908 / BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD' [on lower plinth] 'CUNARD'

Details

Description: Two granite slabs.
Type: Tomb
Materials: Pink granite (upper slab) limestone (lower)

People

Cunard, Samuel
Age: 77
Date of Death: 28/4/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation: Cunard Steamship Co

Extra

Notes: Sir Samuel Cunard 1787-1865 founded Cunard Steamship Co.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981).

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / SIR SAMUEL CUNARD BARONET / BORN 21 NOVEMBER 1787 / DIED 24 APRIL 1865 / ALS0 IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM CUNARD / SON OF SIR SAMUEL CUNARD / BORN 9TH APRIL 1825 / DIED 11TH JANUARY 1908 / BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD' [on lower plinth] 'CUNARD'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters