Memorial at All Saints Church, Sudbourne, Suffolk commemorating Matthew Groom, d. 1769
Location
All Saints Church, Sudbourne, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Matthew Groom, late of Aldborough who departed this life Setr 16th 1769 aged 49. The Boreas Blast and Neptune's waves / Have tost me to and fro / Yet spite of both by God decreed / I Harbour here below, / Where I do now my Anchor lay / with many of our Fleet / Yet once again I must set Sail / our Admiral Christ to meet'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Groom, Matthew Age: 49 Date of Death: 16/9/1769 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Unknown
Plaque in the Congregational Church, Beer, Devon commemorating John Good d. 1896
Location
Congregational Church, Beer, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN PERCIVAL GOOD. R.N. / (LATE ENGINEER, H.M.S. HERMIONE) / DROWNED AT SEA, JULY 28TH 1896, / AGED 25 YEARS. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE / OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SHIP.'
Details
Type: Plaque Position: Interior Materials: Bronze Vessel: HMS Hermione
People
Good, John Perceval Age: 25 Date of Death: 28/7/1896 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Southwark Cathedral commemorating Joseph Mead d. 1797
Location
Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England
Transcript
'Mr Joseph Mead / died 21 Feb 1797 Aged 66 years / Late of this parish, Lighterman / Also Mrs Dorothy Mead / his wife / Died Sept 2nd 1808 Aged 73 years / Also Rebecca Dennis / wife of Mr Edward Dennis deceased and / daughter of the above, aged 34/years / Also Mrs Dorothy White / Who died Nov 12th 1813 in her 57 years / Also Mrs Mary Taylor / died Nov 25th 1824 in her 39th year / Also Mr William Taylor / died May 8th 1826 in his 63rd year / Also Miss Rebecca Mead Kay Dennis / daughter of the above Edward and Rebecca Dennis / died Novr 7th 1830 in her 27th year'
Details
Type: Ledger Position: Interior Materials: Black limestone
People
Mead, Joseph Age: 66 Date of Death: 21/2/1797 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lighterman Organisation:
Memorial in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands commemorating Adams Weymouth RN d. 1828
Location
Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Adams Weymouth, Master in the Royal Navy, a native of Marlborough near Kingsbridge, Devon, who departed this life 28 November 1828 in the 64th year of his age.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: A5
People
Weymouth, Adams Age: 64 Date of Death: 28/11/1828 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Samuel Irwin, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1812
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Samuel Irwin, / Late Branch Pilot / of the Honourable Company Marine, / who departed this life on the 15th May 1812 / aged 40 years.'
Details
People
Irwin, Samuel Age: 40 Date of Death: 15/5/1812 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.97.
Wall tablet in Kingston, Jamaica dedicated to Vice-Admiral Thomas Danvers d. 1746
Location
St Anne's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory / Of the Honble THOs DANVERS Esqr Vice Admiral of the Red Second Son to / Sr ROBERT DANVERS Bart and of Dame MARY eldest Daughter and Coheiress of / THOS JERMYN, Baron of BURY, seated at RUSHBROOK PARK in the County of SUFFOLK / She was likewise Coheiress to her Uncles HENRY JERMYN Earl of St ALBANS & / HENRY JERMYN Earl of DOVER / The said THOs DANVERS dyed of ye yellow fever in this Island of JAMAICA ye 16th day of Septr / in the Year 1746, when Commander in Cheif of his MAJESTY'S Squadron's in the / WEST INDIES, then at War wth. FRANCE & SPAIN, after 40 Years faithfull and / Essential Service to his Country having performed All Trust placed in him with great Honour / Alacrity and Courage wch. gained him the favour of his Royal Master as well as the Just Applause/and esteem of all Good and Generous Minds, they being convinced that what appear'd most Condusive / to the interest of His King, and the good of his Country, would be the Sole Guide of his Conduct / He Married KATHERINE, the only Daughter of Wm. SMITHSON of YORKSHIRE An Heiress Neice / to Lord JERMYN and Lord DOVER, by whom He had three Sons & twelve Daughters, / whereof only one Son & three Daughters survived Him. In the 58th Year of His Age, / He Yeilded up His Soul Into the Merciful Hand of Him who gave it. / Though He Slay me yet I will trust in Him / Job 13th & 15th / This Monument was Erected by His truly Affectionate widow / out of a Just & Faithful regard to His Memory Ao.1748'
Details
Description: At the centre of a broken pediment formed by enriched scrolls is an urn in high relief, the lid ornamented with flowers and fruit. A cornice on the underside of which is egg and dart motif, breaks forward over a panel of yellow and grey veined marble. There is a cartouche with painted arms below, flanked with pendant ornament of wind blown acanthus, a white marble shell on either side.
Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall Materials: Marble
People
Danvers, Thomas Age: 57 Date of Death: 6/9/1746 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix (1972).
Wall tablet in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Captain Walter Serocold RN d. 1794
Location
St Andrew's church, Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England
Transcript
'To the memory /of Walter Serocold, Esq: / only son of the late Rev Walter Serocold: / Captain in his Majesty's Navy, / slain at the siege of Calvi in Corsica July VIII MCCCXCIV / Aged XXXVII / His three surviving sisters erected this monument /as a token of affection for the best of brothers: / The public loss may be estimated from the following / extract of Admiral Lord Hood's official letter. / "But I have to lament, and which I do most sincerely, / the loss of a very able and valuable officer, / Captain Serocold / who was killed by a grape-shot / whilst getting the last gun in its place / soon after the enemy had discover'd our battery. / The king has not a more meritorious young captain / in his Majesty's navy: / He commanded the floating battery , /which was burnt by red hot shot before Bastia: /and afterwards served with infinite reputation / at the batteries onshore. / Independant of my regard and esteem for him. / I feel his loss a public one"'
Details
Description: Naval trophies, at the base the arms of Serocold quartering Letwood.
Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall of tower Materials: White marble Artists: John Flaxman [signed]
Event
Siege of Calvi
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Serocold, Walter Age: 37 Date of Death: 8/7/1794 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy