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Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough commemorating John Potter Matthews d. 1892

Location

Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'JOHN POTTER MATTHEWS Carpenter who was accidentally killed on board H.M.S. Endymion at Hull December 10 1892 Aged 56'

Details

Vessel: HMS Endymion

People

Matthews, John Potter
Age: 56
Date of Death: 10/12/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980
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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 Captain George Brown, HEIC, d. 1820

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Capt. George Brown / late Commander of the ship 'Roberts' and / formerly of the H.C. Service, who departed this / life 6th April 1820, aged 36 years.'

Details

Vessel: Roberts

People

Brown, George
Age: 36
Date of Death: 6/4/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.124.
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Hannah d. 1849

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Details

People

Hannah, William
Age: 32
Date of Death: 13/7/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 77.
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at  Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Walter Lomer RN d. 1872

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In memory of Walter Lomer, Paymaster R.N. born at Southampton 22 February 1801, died at St Brelade, Jersey [?] June 1872. Aged 71 years and 4 months.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Lomer, Walter
Age: 71
Date of Death: 6/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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St Peter's Church, Peterstone, Newport, Wales

Brass at St Peter’s Church, Peterstone, Newport commemorating  Seabright Wilmot Jones RN d. 1920

Location

St Peter's Church, Peterstone, Newport, Wales

Transcript

'Seabright Wilmot Jones, H.M.S. Cassandra. Died July 14th 1920 the result of exposure on active service'

Details

Type: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cassandra

People

Jones, Seabright Wilmot
Age:
Date of Death: 14/7/1920
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders
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St Nicholas's Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England

Monument in North Stoneham, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral Edward Hawke d. 1781

Location

St Nicholas's Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'D.O.M. / This Monument is Sacred to the Memory of / Edward Hawke Lord Hawke Baron of Towton in the County of York. / Knight of the Bath. Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet / Vice Admiral of Great Britain & who died October the 17th 1781 Aged 76. / The Bravery of his Soul was equal to the Dangers he encountered, / The Cautious intrepidity of his Deliberations Superior even to the Conquests he Obtained, / The Annals of his Life compass a Period of Naval Glory unparalleld in later time / For wherever he sailed Victory attended him. / A Prince unsolicited conferred on him Dignities which he Distained to ask. / This monument is also Sacred to the Memory of / Catherine Lady Hawke, his Wife, the beauty of whose person was Excelled only / by the accomplished Elegance of her Mind. She died October the 17th 1756 Aged 36 / In the Conjugal, Parental and Social Duties of Private Life / They were equalled by few, excelled by none'

Details

Description: In relief above the inscription tablet, a sarcophagus with a battle scene, above, an obelisk bearing the Hawke arms, flanked with flags, an urn on top.


Type: Monument
Materials: Coloured marble
Date Erected: 29/8/1783
Artists: John Francis Moore
Vessel: HMS Royal George

Event

Battle of Quiberon Bay

Event Date

1759

Event Category

1756 - 1763 Seven Years War

People

Hawke, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Alternative designs in V & A 4910/4-5. Relief after Dominic Serres, BHC0400.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946); Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 369, (Greenwich, 1981).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Memorial in St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall dedicated to Admiral Sir Thomas Spry d. 1828

Location

St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS SPRY Esqr. ADMIRAL OF THE ED / WHO DIED THE 27TH OF NOVEMBER 1828 / IN HIS 73RD YEAR / AND OF ANNA MARIA / HIS WIFE / WHO DIED ON THE 21ST SEPT 1835 IN HER 71ST YEAR THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR AFFECTIONATE SON / SIR SAMUEL SPRY.'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet flanked by a mourning seaman and a female figure with a steering oar representing Fortune. Above a smaller Gothic plinth with a coat of arms, supporting a mural crown with naval trophies.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1835
Artists: Thomas Hoppner

People

Spry, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 27/11/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Stanley Clarke d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'STANLEY CLARKE / Leading Stoker H.M.S. 'Bristol' / died / 9th May 1911 aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 321
Vessel: HMS Bristol

People

Clarke, Stanley
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/5/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Monument in the Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, commemorating Edwin Hughes d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Edwin / The beloved husband of Lily A. Hughes / Petty Officer of H.M.S. Conquest / Died March 28 1916 / [age not visible]'

Details

Description: Carving- rocks,anchor and chain, lifebuoy.
Type: Monument
Materials: Coadestone?
Artists: L. J. Watts
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

Hughes, Edwin
Age:
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981
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St Mary's Church, Kintbury, Berkshire, England

Wall tablet in Kintbury, Berkshire to  Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas d. 1862

Location

St Mary's Church, Kintbury, Berkshire, England

Transcript

'TO . THE . MEMORY . OF / SIR . JAMES . WHITLEY . DEANS . DUNDAS / ADMIRAL . OF . THE . WHITE / MILITARY . GRAND . CROSS / OF . THE HONORABLE . ORDER . OF . THE . BATH / MEJIDIE . OF . THE . FIRST . CLASS / AND . GRAND . CROSS . OF . THE . LEGION . OF . HONOUR / COMMANDER . IN . CHIEF / OF . HER . MAJESTY’S . FLEET . IN . THE . MEDITERRANEAN / AND . THE . BLACK . SEA / IN . THE . YEARS . 1852 . 1853 AND . 1854 / SIR . JAMES . DUNDAS . FILLED . THE . OFFICE / OF CLERK . OF . THE . ORDNANCE . A . LORD . OF . THE . ADMIRALTY / IN . TWO . ADMINISTRATIONS . AND . REPRESENTED . THE . BOROUGHS . OF . DEVISES . & . GREENWICH / IN . FOUR . PARLIAMENTS / BORN . DECEMBER . 4TH . 1789 . DIED . OCTOBER . 3RD . 1862 / AGED 76 . YEARS'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet within a rope twist border with entwined foliage. Family arms above, with supporters, crossed branches below.
Type: Wall tablet

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Dundas, James Whitley Deans
Age: 76
Date of Death: 3/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Susanne Gilbert
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