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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at  Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating  Commander Edward Kelly RN d. 1837

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Edward Kelly, Commander RN who departed this life on the 18th January 1837 age 54 years. Also Harriet Kelly his wife who died on the 19th November 1847 aged 60 years, leaving their children to mourn their irreparable loss.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: C8

People

Kelly, Edward
Age: 54
Date of Death: 18/1/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Robert Randall d. 1743

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Here lieth the Body of / ROBERT Son of / ROBERT & LIZ. RANDALL / who was drowned in / Langstone Harbour: / the 20th of May 1743 aged 16 years / Also ANN wife of WILLIAM RANDALL / who died, the 27th of October 1802 / aged 57 Years / Near this Place / lies Interred the Remains of / CAROLINE WHATELY / Grand Daughter of the above / ANN RANDALL / who died April the 22nd 1807 / Aged 13 Months'

Details

Description: Relief of urn and drapery.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Randall, Robert
Age: 16
Date of Death: 20/5/1743
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Sketch.
Recorder: Shirley Bowlyer; J. Storer 1998
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St Thomas's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight, England

Monument at St Thomas’s Church, Newport, Isle of Wight, commemorating Edward Horsey d. 1582

Location

St Thomas's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight, England

Transcript

'EDWARDVS QVI MILES ERAT FORTISSIMVS HORSEY / VECTIS ERAT PRAESES. CONSTANS TERRAQ. MARIQ. / MAGNANIMVS PLACIDAE SVB PACIS NOMINE FORTIS / IVSTITIAE CVLTOR, QVAM FIDVS AMICVS AMICO / FAVTOR EVANGELII DELECTVS PRINCIPE VIXIT / MVNIFICVS POPVLO MVLTVM DELECTVS AB OMNI / VIXIT ET VT SANCTE SIC STAMINA SANCTA PEREGIT / QVI OBIIT 23 DIE MARCII / ANNO DOMINI 1582'. [Translation] 'To Sir Edward Horsey, a very valiant soldier, captain of the Wight, who was courageous both by sea and land, brave yet pacific in disposition, and no less a worshipper of justice than a faithful friend, a supporter of the gospel and a man of liberal spirit, who lived esteemed by his sovereign and much loved by his people and he lived holily so he executed holily his particular duties, who died 23rd March AD. 1582'.

Details

Description: Recumbent effigy in armour on rolled mat. Strapwork background. Architectural surround with three achievements at the top.
Type: Monument
Position: East end of south aisle
Materials: Alabaster

People

Horsey, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 23/3/1582
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval commander
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Moved from earlier church on this site, own sword by his side. Photo see National Monuments Record.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996).
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St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Potterne commemorating Lieutenant Walter Heneage Grubbe RN d. 1864

Location

St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'Walter Heneage Hunt Grubbe. Lieut Royal Navy Born 18th March 1835. Died near Auckland New Zealand 6th July 1864'

Details

People

Grubbe, Walter Heneage Hunt
Age:
Date of Death: 6/7/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Paul's Church, Deptford, London, England

Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Deptford, London commemorating Vice-Admiral James Sayer d. 1776

Location

St Paul's Church, Deptford, London, England

Transcript

'In memory of James Sayer Esq, Vice Admiral of the White, son of John Sayer Esq and Katherine his wife, one of the daughters and coheirs of Rear Admiral Robert Hughes and Lydia his wife, who all lie buried in the old church of this town, with many of their issue. He was a man of the strictest honour and integrity; an active and diligent officer. In the war of 1739, he had the thanks of the Assembly of Barbadoes for his disinterested conduct in the protection of their trade; and he first planted the British Standard in the island of Tobago. In the war of 1756, he led the attacks both at the taking of Senegal and Goree; and was commander in chief off the French coast at Belle Isle, at the time of making the peace in 1763. As his life was most exemplary, he met death with becoming fortitude, after a tedious and most painful illness, on the 29th of October 1776 aged 56 years'

Details

Position: North side of chancel
Date Erected: 1776
Artists: Joseph Nollekens

People

Sayer, James
Age: 56
Date of Death: 29/10/1776
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy' gives his date of death as 15/10/1777. Another monument by John Ricketts the younger 1776, at Sandford St Martin Oxfordshire to an Admiral Sayer.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 301.
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Martin Chapman d. 1892

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Captain MARTIN CHAPMAN, of the ship 'ST. CHARLES', who was killed at sea, 17th May 1892, aged 31 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Headstone 4.263
Vessel: St Charles

People

Chapman, Martin
Age: 31
Date of Death: 17/5/1892
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
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Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Gravestone in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating John Thomas Costick d. 1914

Location

Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MARY ANN ELIZABETH COSTICK / THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN THOMAS COSTICK / LATE CHIEF OFFICER, HM COASTGUARD. / DIED 3rd FEBRUARY 1914 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO OF / JOHN THOMAS COSTICK / DIED 4th APRIL 1915 / AGED 76 YEARS'

Details

Description: A gravestone with columns at the side.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Area B
Materials: White marble

People

Costick, John Thomas
Age: 76
Date of Death: 4/4/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997
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St Cuthbert's Church, Wells, Somerset, England

Wall tablet in St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells, Somerset commemorating Rear-Admiral John Holloway d. 1826

Location

St Cuthbert's Church, Wells, Somerset, England

Transcript

'Scared to the memory / of John Holloway, Esquire / Admiral of the Red / who was born in Wells / Janry: 25th. 1743 / and died in his birthplace, June 26th 1826. / In him was concentrated / a rare combination of estimable qualities / the ingenuousness of the seaman / the sincerity of a genuine friend / and the integrity and honourable feeling / which characterize the gentleman / while the calmness and sincerity of his mind / amid the sensible decay of his vital powers / strongly bespoke the christian's expectation / of a better ans happier world. / To testify her regret and the loss / of one so worthy her esteem and affection / this tablet has been erected / by his afflicted widow.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West pier of North Transept
Materials: White marble

People

Holloway, John
Age: 83
Date of Death: 27/6/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: With Holloway arms. Also a ledger adjacent.
Bibliography: James H. Thomas 'East India Company Shipping Losses in the late 18th Century: The case of the Henry Addington', 'The Mariner's Mirror' (vol. 90, February 2004) p.61.
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St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral Richard Utber, d. 1669

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth the Body of Reere Admiral / Richard Utber, father of Capt John Utber / slaine at Bergen, both born in this towne / of Laistoe, who departed this life the 18 of Novem 1669'

Details

Type: Ledger

People

Utber, Richard
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 18/11/1669
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Hugh D.W. Lees 'Chronicles of a Suffolk Parish Church: Lowestoft St Margaret' (Lowestoft, 1949).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Philip Vian d. 1968

 

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'PHILIP LOUIS / VIAN / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, born 1894 died 1968 / an outstanding leader who commanded / at sea & fought with great distinction / in every major theatre throughout / the Second World War / 1939-45'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt
Materials: Slate

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Vian, Philip Louis
Age:
Date of Death: 27/5/1968
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

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