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St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Wall tablet in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk dedicated to Lieutenant George Heigham RN d. 1794

Location

St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'George Heigham / youngest son of / Pell Heigham Esqr / and Penelope his wife / was born Set.15.1770 / and / being 8th Lieutenant of his Majesty's Ship / the Royal George, / Fell, by a Cannon Shot in action with / the French Fleet, / May 29th 1794. / Such were the amiable qualities, such the professional merits / of this promising young officer, / that his early death / will long be a subject of deep regret / to his Friends, / and may be esteemed, no inconsiderable loss / to his country'

Details

Description: Oval tablet.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: Near west end of S. aisle to nave
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Royal George

Event

Battle of the Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Heigham, George
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29/5/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Add.19108 f.198 British Library Davy's Suffolk Collections.
Recorder: Mrs F. Keymer 1988
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St Barnabus's Church, Kensington, London, England

Memorial at St Barnabus’s Church, Kensington commemorating Rear-Admiral Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck RN d. 1848

Location

St Barnabus's Church, Kensington, London, England

Transcript

'Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck. Rear Admiral of the Red, youngest and only surviving son of Charles Sigismund Baron De Starcke of Swedish nobility. Died Sept 4th 1848 aged 84'

Details

Artists: Westminster Marble Co

People

Starcke, Mauritius Adolphus Newton
Age: 84
Date of Death: 4/9/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Year of death not clearly legible but confirmed in the 'Navy List' as 1848. His last promotion to Rear Admiral of the White in 1841.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1971
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Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Wall tablet at Chichester Cathedral commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Frankland d. 1814

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Thy will be done. Sacred to the memory of Henry Frankland Esq Vice Admiral of the Red who was born the 1st March 1745 and died on the 31st January 1814. Mary relict of the above was born the 25th September 1754 and died the 13th April 1813'

Details

Description: Carved with a female mourning figure and a flag draped over an anchor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle
Artists: John Flaxman

People

Frankland, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 31/1/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Photographs in National Buildings Record.
Recorder: Mrs S.F. Palmer 1981
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Lieutenant Richard Denis Neagle RN d. 1937 Surgeon

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Mary / beloved child of / Hannah & Richard Neagle / Died March 18th 1885, Aged 6 months / RIP / Also the above Richard / Died May 8th 1933, Aged 84 years / Also their beloved son / Dr Richard Denis Neagle / MRCS ICRP Lieut Surgeon R.N., / beloved husband of Catherine / Died June 29th 1937, Aged 54 years / absolve we beseech thee O Lord the soul / of Thy servant Richard, that being dead to / this world may live to Thee and whatever / sins he may have committed in this life / through human frailty, do Thou of Thy / most merciful goodness forgive through / Jesus Christ our Lord / RIP / Also the above Hannah / Died March 1st 1838, Aged 85 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Neagle, Richard Denis
Age: 54
Date of Death: 29/6/1937
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Albert Hoare d. 1907

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ALBERT HOAR / Armourer H.M.S. 'Drake' / died / 20th Jan'y 1907 aged 41'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 377
Vessel: HMS Drake

People

Hoar, Albert
Age: 41
Date of Death: 20/1/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Armourer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Weldon, Northamptonshire, England

Window at St Mary’s Church, Weldon, Northamptonshire dedicated by John Clerk, Surgeon RN d. 1863

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Weldon, Northamptonshire, England

Transcript

'In honour of God this window is dedicated AD MDCCCLX by John Clark Surgeon of this place 44 years who was 12 years in the Navy and served at the Battle of Trafalgar'.

Details

Type: Window
Position: East end

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Clark, John
Age: 77
Date of Death: 1/7/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 50.
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All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England

Brass plaque in All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, dedicated to Richard Coates d. 1822


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Location

All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England

Transcript

'RICHARD COATES . BORN . AT . MASKE . NEAR . RICHMOND . IN . THE / COUNTY . OF . YORK . ON . 14TH . JANUARY . 1763 . DIED . IN . THIS . PARISH . 12TH . APRIL 1822 / CIVIL ENGINEER . AT . THE . COMPLETION . OF . THE CHELMSFORD . AND . BLACKWATER / NAVIGATION . AFTERWARDS . MERCHANT . AT . SPRINGFIELD . AND . HEYBRIDGE / IN . THIS . COUNTY / A . BELOVED . FATHER . A . GENEROUS . FRIEND . A . GOOD . MASTER . A . JUST . AND . LOYAL . MAN / THIS . MEMORIAL . IS . PLACED . HERE . IN . AFFECTIONATE . COMPLIANCE . WITH . THE WISHES . OF . SARAH . COATES / LAST . SURVIVING . OF . HIS . CHILDREN . WHO . DIED . 28TH . JANUARY . 1867 . AGED 75.'

Details

Description: Rectangular brass plaque with semi-circular apron and wooden mount. Lettering incised and colour-filled in black and red within a black border with an outer border of green leaves between red fillets. On the apron, framed by two acanthus leaves with a shell in the centre, a view of two brigs off a coast. Within the entrance of a waterway on the left, a canal barge with a steersman.
Type: Plaque
Position: Porch, interior South Wall
Materials: Brass
Artists: Matthews

People

Coates, Richard
Age: 59
Date of Death: 12/4/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Civil Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The porch erected as a memorial to Richard Coates. He was the assistant to John Rennie in the construction of the Chelmsford and Blackwater Navigation and afterwards resident engineer of the project. He founded a school at Springfield in 1814. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Hilda Grieve 'The Sleepers and the Shadows' vol ii, p. 243 (Essex Record Office).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Wall tablet in St Michael’s Church, Southampton commemorating Rear-Admiral John Stiles d. 1830

Location

St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In a vault near the west door of this church are deposited the mortal remains of John Stiles Esq Rear Admiral of the White who departed this life December 6th 1830 aged 79 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side nave
Materials: White marble

People

Stiles, John
Age: 79
Date of Death: 6/12/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1984
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Hemmings d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John HEMMINGS, drowned at Hong Kong 10th November 1875. Erected by his brother E. CLARKE of H.M.S. 'TYNE'

Details

Type: Headstone
Materials: Stone

People

Hemmings, John
Age:
Date of Death: 10/11/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Parish church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Gravestone at the Parish church, Montrose commemorating William Anderson d. 1827 shipowner

Location

Parish church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'In memory of William Anderson...in Montose who died 17th Oct 1827 also his children viz Robert Anderson who died...aged 1 month, Jane Anderson who died...aged 2 years 3 months, Alex Anderson who died 1st Oct 1818 aged 3 months...Anderson who died April 1818 aged 3 years 6 months...Anderson who died May 1818 aged 12 months...Anderson who died May 1819 aged 10 months, Helen Anderson or Brydon who died 10 May 1833 aged 30 years, William Anderson wood merchant who died 2nd Dec 1840 aged 32 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Anderson, William
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Managing owner
Organisation: Montrose and Leith Shipping Co

Extra

Recorder: C.L Grady
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