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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating William Taylor d. 1814

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William Taylor Esq HM Naval Storekeeper who died 4 May 1814 age 24 years'

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People

Taylor, William
Age: 24
Date of Death: 4/5/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Storekeeper
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex, England

Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex commemorating Rear-Admiral  Jacob Henniker d. 1843

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THYE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / THE HONBLE MAJOR ADMIRAL JACOB HENNIKER / OF ASHDOWN PARK, IN THIS PARISH / HE WAS / IN CONSTANT ACTIVE SERVICE IN / VARIOUS / PARTS OF THE GLOBE / FROM HIS FIRST ENTERING THE NAVY / IN 1794 / TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR IN 1814 / AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF IN / SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS / HE DIED JUNE 5TH 1843 / LEAVING A NUMEROUS FAMILY / TO MOURN HIS IRREPERABLE LOSS.'

Details

Description: With a relief of a ship.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1843
Artists: Thomas and Edward Gaffin

People

Henniker, Jacob
Age:
Date of Death: 5/6/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
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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 William Youngs, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1821

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / William Youngs / late a branch pilot in the H.C. Marine / who departed this life on the 2nd Sept 1821 / aged 48 years and 25 days.'

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People

Youngs, William
Age: 48
Date of Death: 2/9/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.149.
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St Cecilia's Church, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England

Ledger in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, commemorating Sir Henry Capell, d. 1696

Location

St Cecilia's Church, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'SIR HENRY CAPPELL THIRD SON OF THE LD ARTHUR KNT OF THE BATH BARON CAPPELL OF TEWKSBURY ONE OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY AND OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL TO K.CHARLES IID ONE OF THE LORDS OF THE TREASURY AND OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL TO WILLIAM IIID FIRST LORD JUSTICE AND THEN LD DEPUTY OF IRELAND A TRUE LOVER OF THE PROT. RELIGION AND HIS COUNTRY DY'D AT DUBLIN MAY 30TH 1696 AO AETAT 58 AND WAS INTERRED HERE BY THE LADY DOROTHY HIS WIDOW DAUGHTER OF RICHARD BENET ESQR'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: North wall of chancel
Materials: Black marble

People

Capell, Henry
Age: 58
Date of Death: 30/5/1696
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lord of the Admiralty
Organisation:

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Recorder: A.J. Richardson
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Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta commemorating Rear-Admiral Alexander John Ball d. 1809

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Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

'[Frieze] 'ALEXANDRO IOAN BALL EQ. BAR. / MELITENSIUM PIETAS / ET SUORUM DESIDERIUM / SIMBOLIS PRIVATIS OB MER: P.P.' [Base] 'MONVMENTVM HOC /
COLLATIONE POPVLI / AEDIFICATVM / A.D. MDCCCX / PARIQVE MODO / RESTITVTVM / A.D. MDCCCLXXXIV '

Details

Description: Doric temple containing a full length statue of Ball in a toga. On each side wall a niche containing a statue representing War, Prudence, Justice and Immortality. Within the pediment, - a tragic mask and two inverted torches.
Type: Mausoleum
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1810
Artists: Georgio Pullicino [attrib], Vincenzo Dimech [sculptor]

People

Ball, Alexander John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Restored in 1884 an 2001.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) p. 338.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Henry Mulholland d. 1930

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Martha / beloved wife of Henry Mulholland /who died August 17th 1923 / in her 60th year /Also the above / Henry Mulholland / (Master Mariner) / Who died Nov 19th 1930 / aged 66 years / Also their only son John / who died at Glasgow / April 29th 1933 / Also of Mary McPhee daughter of above / Died August 13th 1959 / And of Henrietta Mulholland / their beloved daughter / Died 30th August 1966 / Cremated at Weston-Super-Mare.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Section P
Materials: Black marble

People

Mulholland, Henry
Age: 66
Date of Death: 17/8/1923
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Merchant Navy

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Bartholomew's Church, Holmer, Herefordshire, England

Tablet in Holmer, Herefordshire commemorating John Guest RN. d. 1820

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Holmer, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'Lieut. John Guest, son of the Revd Joseph Guest MA formerly vicar of this parish and Rachel his wife. During a period of thirty years he served his king and country both by sea and land and was present in some of the principal engagements fought by Rodney, Nelson and Wellington in which he received several severe wounds. At the peace in 1815, he returned to his native city Hereford, where he died on the 13th day of Aug 1820 in the 54th year of his age. This memorial is erected by his affectionate son Joseph on his return from the East Indies in 1838'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Guest, John
Age: 53
Date of Death: 13/8/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Memorial in Bath Abbey, Bath commemorating Admiral Alan Gardner, RN d. 1806

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / ALAN LORD GARDNER / Admiral of the Red Squadron / of his Majesty's Fleet / and Major General of the Marine Forces / whose remains / lie interred in a Vault near this Place / His Lordship departed this Life / the 31st of December 1808 Aet. 66. / Having relinquished the important Command / of the Channel Fleet / in the month of May preceding / with a Constitution / worn out in the Service of his Country / for his long and meritorious Services / (which the ample page of History has recorded) / He was raised in the year 1806 / to the dignity of the British Peerage / The post of / Major General of Marine Forces / was also purposely created and bestowed on him / by his most Gracious Sovereign / for the very distinguished part / he took in the ever Memorable Battle / of the 1st June 1794 / His Lordship's Family / the Profession / to which he had the honor to belong / and his numerous Friends, / will long lament / His Loss.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Queen

Event

Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Gardiner, Alan
Age: 66
Date of Death: 31/12/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1994
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Bert Smithers, RN, d. 1906

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Bert Smithers / Stoker / H.M.S. Crescent / died / 25 April 1906'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Crescent

People

Smithers, B.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 25/2/1906
Cause of Death: Maritime accient
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/495/304068 Born 24/8/1882 at Chertsey, Surrey died 25/2/1906 'Drowned at Zanzibar in swimming off to a boat moored 20 yds off beach.@
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas James Record, HM Naval Yard d. 1869

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas James RECORD, of Woolwich, Kent, England, late Moulder of H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, who departed this life August 27th. 1869. Aged 45 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Record, Thomas James
Age: 45
Date of Death: 27/8/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Moulder
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Hong Kong

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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