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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Joel Luckham d. 1873

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

[Rebecca and John Luckham]’ ... Joel Thomas Gist their son who died at Rio de Janiero on the 20th day of May 1873 aged 18 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Luckham, Joel Thomas Gist
Age: 18
Date of Death: 20/5/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

JSON

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  "id": "M3775",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "[Rebecca and John Luckham]’ ... Joel Thomas Gist their son who died at Rio de Janiero on the 20th day of May 1873 aged 18 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Joel Luckham d. 1873</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Commander David Fell, RN, d. 1948

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'David Mark Fell, Commander RN 17 July 1948'

Details

People

Fell, David Mark
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 17/7/1948
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "id": "M1144",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'David Mark Fell, Commander RN 17 July 1948'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Commander David Fell, RN, d. 1948</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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}

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Guildhall, London, England

Monument in the Guildhall, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805,

Location

Guildhall, London, England

Transcript

'TO HORATIO VISCOUNT AND BARON NELSON. / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH / A MAN AMONGST THE FEW, WHO APPEAR AT DIFFERENT PERIODS TO HAVE BEEN CREATED TO PROMOTE THE GRANDEUR AND ADD TO THE SECURITY / OF NATIONS;- INCITING BY THEIR HIGH EXAMPLE THEIR FELLOW MORTALS THROUGH ALL SUCCEEDING TIMES TO PURSUE THE COURSE / THAT LEADS TO THE EXULTATION OF OUR IMPERFECT NATURE. / PROVIDENCE THAT IMPLANTED IN NELSON'S BREAST AN ARDENT PASSION FOR DESERVED RENOWN, AS BOUNTEOUSLY ENDOWED HIM WITH THE / TRANSCENDANT TALENTS, NECESSARY TO THE GREAT PURPOSES HE WAS DESTINED TO ACCOMPLISH. / AT AN EARLY PERIOD OF LIFE HE ENTERED INTO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY AND EARLY WERE THE INSTANCES WHICH MARKED THE FEARLESS NATURE AND / DARING ENTERPRISE OF HIS CHARACTER-UNITING TO THE LOFTIEST SPIRIT AND THE JUSTEST TITLE TO SELF-CONFIDENCE, A STRICT AND HUMBLE OBEDIENCE TO THE / SOVEREIGN RULE OF DISCIPLINE AND SUBORDINATION RISING BY DUE GRADATION TO COMMAND, HE INFUSED INTO THE BOSOMS OF THOSE HE LED, THE VALOROUS / ARDOUR AND ENTHUSIASTIC ZEAL, FOR THE SERVICE OF HIS KING AND COUNTRY, WHICH ANIMATED HIS OWN-AND WHILE HE ACQUIRED THE LOVE OF ALL / BY THE SWEETNESS AND MODERATION OF HIS TEMPER, HE INSPIRED A UNIVERSAL CONFIDENCE IN THE NEVER-FAILING RESOURCES OF HIS CAPACIOUS MIND / IT WILL BE FOR HISTORY TO RELATE THE MANY GREAT EXPLOITS, THROUGH WHICH, SOLICITOUS OF PERIL, AND REGARDLESS OF WOUNDS HE BECAME THE/GLORY OF HIS PROFESSION-BUT IT BELONGS TO THE BRIEF RECORD OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER TO SAY, THAT HE COMMANDED AND CONQUERED AT THE BATTLES OF THE NILE AND COPENHAGEN-VICTORIES NEVER BEFORE EQUALLED YET AFTERWARDS SURPASSED BY HIS OWN ACHIEVEMENT, / THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR FOUGHT ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR 1805. / ON THAT DAY, BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE ACTION, HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED-BUT THE SOURCES OF LIFE AND SENSE FAILED NOT UNTIL IT WAS/KNOWN TO HIM, THAT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENEMY BEING COMPLETED, THE GLORY OF HIS COUNTRY AND HIS OWN HAD ATTAINED THEIR SUMMIT, / THEN LAYING HIS HAND ON HIS BRAVE HEART WITH A LOOK OF EXALTED RESIGNATION / TO THE WILL OF THE SUPREME DISPOSER OF THE FATE OF MAN AND NATIONS / HE EXPIRED'

Details

Description: The City of London turning away from recumbent Neptune and grieving Britannia to inscribe Nelson's victories on an obelisk, trophies behind the figures. On the base, between two seamen in niches, the inscription table and a relief of Battle of Trafalgar.

Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1810
Artists: James Smith
Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cost £4442,7s.4d. The two seamen belatedly replaced the two captives proposed in the original design. The monument was altered when the building was restored in the 1860's with the stele being made smaller. It was also damaged during the 2nd World War
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 136; Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp.170-173.
Photographer: © RMG E5054

JSON

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    "description": "The City of London turning away from recumbent Neptune and grieving Britannia to inscribe Nelson's victories on an obelisk, trophies behind the figures. On the base, between two seamen in niches, the inscription table and a relief of Battle of Trafalgar.<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "materials": "Marble",
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    "bibliography": "Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 136; Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp.170-173.",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Endellion, Cornwall dedicated to James Bate d. 1878

Location

St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN / Memory of / JAMES BATE, / MASTER MARINER / WHO WAS DROWNED ENTERING / HOLYHEAD HARBOUR / OCTR 7TH 1878 / AGED 58 YEARS / Also of / BETSEY WORDEN BATE / WHO DIED FEBRY 12TH 1903 / AGED 31 YEARS / FOR EVER WITH THE LORD.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Bate, James
Age: 58
Date of Death: 7/10/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "id": "M5146",
  "location": "St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / Memory of / JAMES BATE, / MASTER MARINER / WHO WAS DROWNED ENTERING / HOLYHEAD HARBOUR / OCTR 7TH 1878 / AGED 58 YEARS / Also of / BETSEY WORDEN BATE / WHO DIED FEBRY 12TH 1903 / AGED 31 YEARS / FOR EVER WITH THE LORD.'",
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Wall tablet dedicated to Rear-Admiral Smith Callis d. 1761, in Bath Abbey, Bath.

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Near this place are laid / the Remains of / SMITH CALLIS Esqr / Rear Admiral of the Blue / from his earliest youth / train'd to the service of the Sea / In every Station / and in every Instance of Tryal / (many of the utmost Danger) / his Steady Courage / prevailed often with Success / always with geat Applause / But his intrepid Conduct / at ST TROPEZ / received a peculiar Distinction / more lasting than Marble / from his Sovereign's Hand / The Greatness of his King / and the Love of his Country / were the prevailing passions / of his Mind / In his Life and Manners / He was Serious, Humane, Liberal, Friendly / and of Strict Integrity / This truly brave Commander / feared nothing but / to do an unbecoming Action / He died / Octo: 16: MDCCLXI / In the 52nd Year / of his Age'

Details

Description: Above the inscription, Callis's arms on a cartouche flanked by naval trophies.

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Callis, Smith
Age: 52
Date of Death: 16/10/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M511",
  "location": "Bath Abbey, Bath, England",
  "transcript": "'Near this place are laid / the Remains of / SMITH CALLIS Esqr / Rear Admiral of the Blue / from his earliest youth / train'd to the service of the Sea / In every Station / and in every Instance of Tryal / (many of the utmost Danger) / his Steady Courage / prevailed often with Success / always with geat Applause / But his intrepid Conduct / at ST TROPEZ / received a peculiar Distinction / more lasting than Marble / from his Sovereign's Hand / The Greatness of his King / and the Love of his Country / were the prevailing passions / of his Mind / In his Life and Manners / He was Serious, Humane, Liberal, Friendly / and of Strict Integrity / This truly brave Commander / feared nothing but / to do an unbecoming Action / He died / Octo: 16: MDCCLXI / In the 52nd Year / of his Age'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet dedicated to Rear-Admiral Smith Callis d. 1761, in Bath Abbey, Bath.</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M511Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6306\" width=\"342\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M511Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M511Large-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" /></figure>",
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    "description": "Above the inscription, Callis's arms on a cartouche flanked by naval trophies.<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "materials": "Marble",
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    "artists": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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}

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St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Gateshead commemorating Douglas Cooper d. 1847

Location

St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'Douglas Cooper, Master Mariner d.13 June 1847 aged 69'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Cooper, Douglass
Age: 69
Date of Death: 13/6/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Rev. Graham Traster 1970

JSON

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  "post_id": "3240",
  "id": "M2264",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "'Douglas Cooper, Master Mariner d.13 June 1847 aged 69'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Gateshead commemorating Douglas Cooper d. 1847</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Rev. Graham Traster 1970",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peter Foster d.1896 Imperial Maritime Customs

Location

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

Transcript

'In loving memory of Peter Foster, 1st Class Tide Waiter, Imperial Maritime Customs, born at Southampton on the 9th January 1856, died at Hong Kong on the 28th October 1896 aged 40 years. This stone was erected by his sorrowing sister, Jane'

Details

Description: Headstone and kerbs.
Type: Gravestone

People

Foster, Peter
Age: 40
Date of Death: 28/10/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Tide Waiter
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "post_id": "3242",
  "id": "M302",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Peter Foster, 1st Class Tide Waiter, Imperial Maritime Customs, born at Southampton on the 9th January 1856, died at Hong Kong on the 28th October 1896 aged 40 years. This stone was erected by his sorrowing sister, Jane'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peter Foster d.1896 Imperial Maritime Customs</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon commemorating Anthony Pike d. 1851

Location

St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ANTHONY PIKE. / LATE STOREKEEPER OF THE ROYAL WILLIAM / VICTUALLING YARD PLYMOUTH. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT TOTNES. / ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 1851. / IN THE 63RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS CHIDREN. / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF A KIND. / AND AFFECTIONATE PARENT'

Details

Description: Rectangular tablet with a moulded cornice on a black marble ground standing on two brackets.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle south wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: J. Bovey

People

Pike, Anthony
Age: 62
Date of Death: 22/4/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Storekeeper
Organisation: Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Removed from north chapel, 1896.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ANTHONY PIKE. / LATE STOREKEEPER OF THE ROYAL WILLIAM / VICTUALLING YARD PLYMOUTH. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT TOTNES. / ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 1851. / IN THE 63RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS CHIDREN. / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF A KIND. / AND AFFECTIONATE PARENT'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon commemorating Anthony Pike d. 1851</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "description": "Rectangular tablet with a moulded cornice on a black marble ground standing on two brackets.",
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Sighted at Rowley's Antiques and Fine Art Auctioneers, Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Rowley’s Auctioneers, Newmarket, Suffolk commemorating Captain John Moss, RN d. 1799

Location

Sighted at Rowley's Antiques and Fine Art Auctioneers, Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'MEMENTO MORI / SACRED / To the Memory of / JOHN RALPH MOSS / Commander / of / His Majesty's Sloop / MERLIN / Who Died the 24th Aug't 1799 / Aged 40 Years / On Board the said sloop / in this Bay / upon his Return to JAMAICA / after having Defeated / a Spanish Armament / of Sloop Schooner, Gunboat / with 2000 Land Forces / Destin'd for the Reduction of / The Logwood Cutters in the / BAY of HONDURAS.'

Details

Description: Arched top with an engraved skull and cross bones above inscription (also engraved). Holes to nail the copper plate to the headboard round the edges.
Type: Plate for wooden headboard
Materials: Copper
Vessel: HMS Merlin

Event

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Moss, John Ralph
Age: 40
Date of Death: 24/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: In Rowley's sale 5 September 2006, lot 35.

JSON

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  "id": "M5587",
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  "transcript": "'MEMENTO MORI / SACRED / To the Memory of / JOHN RALPH MOSS / Commander / of / His Majesty's Sloop / MERLIN / Who Died the 24th Aug't 1799 / Aged 40 Years / On Board the said sloop / in this Bay / upon his Return to JAMAICA / after having Defeated / a Spanish Armament / of Sloop Schooner, Gunboat  / with 2000 Land Forces / Destin'd for the Reduction of / The Logwood Cutters in the / BAY of HONDURAS.'",
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  "images": [],
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    "dateErected": "",
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    "date": "",
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Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England

Memorial in St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London commemorating Valentine Pyne d. 1677

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Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England

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'Erected in Memory of Captn Valentine Pyne late Mr. Gunner of / England Second Sonne of George Pyne of Currymallett, in ye / County of Somerset Gent who following ye Footstepps of his Father / & in loyale obedience to his Sovereigne trayled a pike: under the / Command of his Father in ye last expedicon at Cadiz in ye yeare 1625 / and ye year 1627 in ye expedition at ye Isle of Rhe after that betook himself / to his Maies Fleet where he served at Sea till the late unhappy / Rebellion, & during that Rebellion in his late Maies Service at Land. / After whose death he voluntaryly followed ye comand of Prince Rupert / for ye space of XV yeares both in his expedicons at sea & in ye Warrs / of Germany till his now Maies happy Restauracon since wch tyme hee / Comanded some of his now Maies Shipps in the first Warr against ye Dutch / & in Recompence of his faithfull service his Matie was graciously pleased to / elect him Mr. Gunner of England in wch Capacity hee departed this life (wch/hee ledd single) the last daye of Aprill Anno Dni 1677 And in ye XXVIIIth/Year of his Majesties Reigne aged 74 Yeares. / Vndaunted Hero whose aspireing mind / As being not willing here to bee confind / Like birds in cage, in narrow Trunk of Clay / Entertained Death and with it soar'd away / Now hee is gone why should I not Relate / To a future Age his Valour, Fame and Fate / Iust, Loyal, Prudent, Faithful, such was hee / Natures accomplished worlds Epitomie / Proud hee was not and though by Riches tryd / Yet virtue was his safe his surest guide / Nor can devouring Tyme his rapid Jawes / Ere eat away those Axioms hee made Lawes'

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Description: 'This mural monument consists of a central panel containing the inscription with enriched moulded surround, flanked by panelled pilasters with moulded bases and enriched capitals forming part of the architrave. Each pilaster contains a cannon placed vertically, with swags of fruit and foliage springing from volutes on outer sides. The entablature over comprises moulded cornice and carved frieze, showing crossed artillery sponges and ribbon ornament above the pilasters; the centre portion of the frieze, supported by scrolls and slightly projecting is left plain, and may have been intended for an inscription or motto. The base is formed by a moulded string, eliptically arched in centre, and crowned by a bold gadroon ornament. The monument is supported on carved and moulded consoles, the space between being filled by carving in relief of a galleon in action, framed by palms of victory springing from a winged cherubs head. The entablature is surmounted by a shortened pediment, finished with carved rosettes, and shield with arms and mantling.' F. E. Pearce Edwards.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall close to the organ

Event

1665-1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War

People

Pyne, Valentine
Age: 74
Date of Death: 30/4/1677
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master gunner
Organisation:

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Notes: Heraldry: Pyne of Curry Mallet-Azure a fess between 3 escallops or. Valentine Pyne appointed master gunner 15/12/1665/6 in the room of James Weyre deceased (PRO Pat Role No 3098.16). B & W image in English Heritage Archive, Red Box Collection and on the original record cards they hold for the RCHME Inventory volumes.
Bibliography: Lieutenant Colonel J.H. Leslie 'Monuments and Memorials of Soldiers in the London City churches', 'Journal for the Society for Army Historical Research' vol. vi, p.178-180 (1927).

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