Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, dedicated to Vice-Admiral of the Red Edward Griffith Colpoys d. 1832
Location
St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'In Memory of Edward Griffith Colpoys, Vice Admiral of the Red K.C.B. Died Bermuda, November 9th 1832'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall
People
Colpoys, Edward Griffith Age: Date of Death: 9/11/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367, (Greenwich, 1981). Recorder: P. Clissold 1981
Headstone at Llandaff Cathedral commemorating Lieutenant-Commander William Henry Reynolds RNVR d. 1930
Location
Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
In / loving memory of / William Henry Reynolds / Eng: Lieut. Comdr. R.N.V.R. [?] (Ret) Died 5th Sept 1930 aged 58 / Also of his beloved wife / Elinor / died 28th August 1936 aged 56'
Reynolds, William Henry Age: 58 Date of Death: 5/9/1930 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Engineer Lieutenant Commander Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Wall tablet in St John’s Church, Ickham, Kent commemorating Post Captain John Wood RN d. 1820
Location
St John's Church, Ickham, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / John Wood / of Brambling House in this Parish Esq / a Post Captain in the Royal Navy / He married XXVI Augst 1759 / Ann daughter and Co heiress of / John Bennet Alexander Esqre / of the Royal Navy / and died 24 June 1820 aetat 54 / leaving issue four sons and one daughter Viz / John, William, Henry, Thomas Philpott / and Eliza.'
Details
Description: Tablet with snakes, inverted torches and naval trophies. Type: Wall tablet Position: Nave Artists: Charles Regnart
Event
Mutiny at the Nore 1797
People
Wood, John Age: 54 Date of Death: 24/6/1820 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER Sketch Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964). Recorder: C.H. Wood 1988
Wall tablet in Canterbury Cathedral commemorating Admiral Richard Edwards d. 1795
Location
Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred / To the Memory of / RICHARD EDWARDS ESQR / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE / who departed this Life the 3d Febru.y 1795 / in the 76th Year of his age / His remains are interred under / a Black Marble, nearly beneath this / monument'
Details
Description: Oval, with arms above inscription
Type: Wall tablet Position: South transept
People
Edwards, Richard Age: 75 Date of Death: 3/2/1795 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Pediment, part of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England
Details
Description: Pediment sculpture similar to West's painting 'The Apotheosis of Nelson'. Type: Sculpture Position: Exterior Materials: Coade stone Date Erected: 1813 Artists: Benjamin West, Panzetta & West
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
Wall tablet in Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside, London commemorating Lieutenant Harold Charrington RN d. 1882
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside, London, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT HAROLD CHARRINGTON R.N. / AGED 26 YEARS/OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EURYALUS / AND FLAG LIEUTENANT TO / REAR ADMIRAL SIR W.N. HEWETT, VICTORIA CROSS K.C.B. / COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN THE EAST INDIES, / WHO IN COMPANY WITH / PROFESSOR E.H. PALMER, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE / AND CAPTAIN W.J. GILL ROYAL ENGINEERS / WHILE ENGAGED IN AN IMPORTANT AND/CONFIDENTIAL MISSION IN CONNECTION WITH / THE WAR IN EGYPT, / WERE ALL KILLED BY THE BEDOUIN ARABS / IN THE DESERT OF MOUNT SINAI, / ABOUT THE 11TH AUGUST 1882 / THEIR REMAINS ARE INTERRED / IN THE CRYPT OF ST PAULS CATHEDRAL / HE WAS THE SECOND SON OF / SPENCER CHARRINGTON, ESQR / FORMERLY OF GREAT GEARIES, IN THIS PARISH / A TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF HUNSDON, HERTS. / BY ADMIRAL W.N. HEWETT, AND THE OFFICERS / OF HIS FLAG SHIP EURYALUS, / IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / ONE WHO HAD ENDEARED HIMSELF TO THEM ALL. / ALSO / ALETHE CHARLOTTE PAULINE, / WIFE OF SPENCER CHARRINGTON ESQR. / AND MOTHER OF THE ABOVE, / DIED AT HUNSDON HOUSE 20TH FEBRUARY 1883/AGED 52 YEARS. / ALSO SPENCER CHARRINGTON, M.P. / OF HUNSDON HERTS. BORN 1813, DIED 1904. / FOR MANY YEARS CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS PARISH'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior Vessel: HMS ‘Euryalus'
Event
Egypt Campaign
Event Date
1882-1889
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Charrington, Harold Age: 26 Date of Death: 11/8/1882 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Also a wall plaque in St Dunston's Church, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire noted by Mr James Lewis Young.