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St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial plaque in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating George Berens, RN d. 1843

Location

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / GEORGE SAMUEL BERENS / late of the Royal Navy / late belonging to Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / who departed this life at sea / on the 11th of September 1843 / Aged 25, and was buried / off Tanjong Dattoo Island, Borneo / This tablet is erected / by Commander and officers of / Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / as a mark of their esteem and regard'

Details

Type: Plaque
Artists: Llewllyn & Co
Vessel: HMS Harlequin

People

Berens, George Samuel
Age: 25
Date of Death: 11/9/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 339; John B Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p. 151 (Greenwich,1986).

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / GEORGE SAMUEL BERENS / late of the Royal Navy / late belonging to Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / who departed this life at sea / on the 11th of September 1843 / Aged 25, and was buried / off Tanjong Dattoo Island, Borneo / This tablet is erected / by Commander and officers of / Her Majesty's Sloop Harlequin / as a mark of their esteem and regard'",
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St Peter's Church, West Molesey, Surrey, England

Memorial in West Molesey, Surrey commemorating Admiral George Cranfield Berkeley d. 1818

Location

St Peter's Church, West Molesey, Surrey, England

Transcript

'IN A VAULT BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE REMAINS OF / THE HONOURABLE GEORGE CRANFIELD BERKELEY / SECOND SON OF AUGUSTUS, FOURTH EARL OF BERKELEY, / ADMIRAL OF THE RED IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS / OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, / AND LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF PORTUGAL, / DURING THE SUCCESSSFUL STRUGGLE OF THAT NATION / AGAINST FRENCH USERPATION / LIKE MANY OF HIS ANCESTORS HE DEVOTED HIS LIFE / TO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / DIED THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY 1818 / AGED 64 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS .'

Details

Description: Two draped flags on staves behind inscription tablet. On ribbon above: 'DIEU AVEC NOUS'.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Marble

People

Berkeley, George Cranfield
Age: 65
Date of Death: 1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'IN A VAULT BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE REMAINS OF / THE HONOURABLE GEORGE CRANFIELD BERKELEY / SECOND SON OF AUGUSTUS, FOURTH EARL OF BERKELEY, / ADMIRAL OF THE RED IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS / OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, / AND LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF PORTUGAL, / DURING THE SUCCESSSFUL STRUGGLE OF THAT NATION / AGAINST FRENCH USERPATION / LIKE MANY OF HIS ANCESTORS HE DEVOTED HIS LIFE / TO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / DIED THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY 1818 / AGED 64 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS .'",
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St Leonard's Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England

Memorial at St Leonard’s Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire commemorating Admiral Thomas Gosselin d. 1813

Location

St Leonard's Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / JOSHUA GOSSELIN / OF GUERNSEY / DIED MAY 27 1813 AGED 73 / THOMAS LE MARCHANT GOSSELIN / OF BENGEO HALL / SENIOR ADMIRAL OF HER MAJESTY'S NAVY / DIED NOV 27 1857 AGED 92 / ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF J R HADSLEY OF WARE PRIORY / DIED NOV 20 1815 AGED 39 / MARTIN HADSLEY GOSSELIN / OF WARE PRIORY / DIED OCT 8 / 1868 AGED 55' [Rest of inscription unclear].

Details

Description: Cross, inscription in lead lined letters on the stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard near north wall of church
Materials: Stone

People

Gosselin, Thomas Le Marchant
Age: 92
Date of Death: 27/11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Funeral hatchment inside church. The Admiral's arms as follows- Shield: Gules a chevron between three crescents ermine. Crest: A blackamoor's head in profile proper, wreathed at the temples with ribbons argent and gules tied behind the head, and a gold earring pendant from the earlobe. Mantling: Gules and argent.
Recorder: Friends of St Leonard's Church, Bengeo 2005

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / JOSHUA GOSSELIN / OF GUERNSEY / DIED MAY 27 1813 AGED 73 / THOMAS LE MARCHANT GOSSELIN / OF BENGEO HALL / SENIOR ADMIRAL OF HER MAJESTY'S NAVY / DIED NOV 27 1857 AGED 92 / ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF J R HADSLEY OF WARE PRIORY / DIED NOV 20 1815 AGED 39 / MARTIN HADSLEY GOSSELIN / OF WARE PRIORY / DIED OCT 8 / 1868 AGED 55' [Rest of inscription unclear].",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating David Barker d. 1908

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of David BARKER, 2nd Engineer of S.S. 'Hopsang', who was accidentally drowned 9 January 1908, aged 29 years. Erected by a few friends'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Hopsang

People

Barker, David
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/1/1908
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas. 1986

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of David BARKER, 2nd Engineer of S.S. 'Hopsang', who was accidentally drowned 9 January 1908, aged 29 years. Erected by a few friends'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  David Barker d. 1908</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas. 1986",
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St Mary's Church, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire dedicated to William Bell, d. 1745

Location

St Mary's Church, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'William son of Joseph Bell and Celia his wife / Died April 16th 1745 age 24 / on board His Majesty's Ship The Medway / at Batavia in the East Indies / Where he went to serve his Country / with great Courage and Cheerfulness / to whose Memory this monument / is gratefully and affectionately erected'

Details

Description: A relief of a ship on the base.
Type: Monument
Vessel: HMS Medway

People

Bell, William
Age: 24
Date of Death: 16/4/1745
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: L.M. Head & Hagles Priue.

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'William son of Joseph Bell and Celia his wife / Died April 16th 1745 age 24 / on board His Majesty's Ship The Medway / at Batavia in the East Indies / Where he went to serve his Country / with great Courage and Cheerfulness / to whose Memory this monument / is gratefully and affectionately erected'",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "L.M. Head & Hagles Priue.",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Reginald Blackwell RN d. 1910

Location

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

Transcript

'Reg. H. BLACKWELL, R.N., died 25 April 1910'

Details

Description: Celtic cross.
Type: Cross

People

Blackwell, Reginald Henry
Age: 29
Date of Death: 25/4/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M369",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Reg. H. BLACKWELL, R.N., died 25 April 1910'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Reginald  Blackwell RN d. 1910</p>",
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    "description": "Celtic cross.",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Limpley Stoke, Bath, England

Wall tablet at Limpley Stoke, Bath, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Julian Begbie RN, d. 1895.

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Limpley Stoke, Bath, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT CHARLES JULIAN BEGBIE, R.N. / OF H.M.S. 'ANSON' / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE MAJOR G J F BEGBIE M.S.C. / WHO DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER AT MALTA / 20TH JULY 1895 AGED 23 YEARS "FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, / EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE"'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Anson

People

Begbie, Charles Julian
Age: 23
Date of Death: 20/7/1895
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Limpley Stoke, Bath, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT CHARLES JULIAN BEGBIE, R.N. / OF H.M.S. 'ANSON' / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE MAJOR G J F BEGBIE M.S.C. / WHO DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER AT MALTA / 20TH JULY 1895 AGED 23 YEARS \"FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, / EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE\"'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Limpley Stoke, Bath, commemorating Lieutenant Charles Julian Begbie RN, d. 1895.</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1987",
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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial in Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating John Bevan, d. 1840

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: Julia

People

Bevan, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 8/5/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating John Bevan, d. 1840</p>",
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    "event":"",
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St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Barbados commemorating Lieutenant E. Battersby RN d. 1839

Location

St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Lieut E. Battersby RN of H.M.S. 'Satellite' Died 3rd Day of Oct 1839 Aged 33 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Satellite

People

Battersby, E.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 3/10/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Lieut E. Battersby RN of H.M.S. 'Satellite' Died 3rd Day of Oct 1839 Aged 33 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Barbados commemorating Lieutenant E. Battersby RN d. 1839</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Memorial in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to George Blackmore d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'GEORGE BLACKMORE / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Temeraire' / died / 22nd June 1911, aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 320
Vessel: HMS Temeraire

People

Blackmore, George
Age: 29
Date of Death: 22/6/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'GEORGE BLACKMORE / Able Seaman H.M.S. 'Temeraire' / died / 22nd June 1911, aged 29'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters