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St Mary's Church, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Old Radnor, Powys commemorating Sir Thos Frankland Lewis d. 1855 Treasurer of the Navy

Location

St Mary's Church, Old Radnor, Powys, Wales

Transcript

'Rt. Hon. Sir Thos Frankland Lewis Bt of Harpton, only son of Judge Lewis by his second wife Ann, daughter of Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland. Born 14 May 1780. On 11 March 1805 he married Harriet, 4th daughter of Sir George Cornewall Bt. He died at Harpton Court - 22 Jan 1855...Treasurer of the Navy etc'

Details

People

Lewis, Thomas Frankland
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Treasurer of the Navy
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974
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All Saints Church, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire to Lieutenant Robert Hammond RN d. 1845

Location

All Saints Church, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. / ROBERT HAMMOND R.N. / MAGISTRATE / FOR THIS COUNTY / DIED JUNE 7th 1845 / AGED 56 YEARS / AND OF SARAH BLISS HAMMOND / HIS WIFE BORN OCT.29 1847/ FELL ASLEEP OCT-1897'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Hammond, Robert
Age: 56
Date of Death: 7/6/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1993
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Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating William Lyon d. 1826

Location

Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Lyon of Ayr, Commander of the Sportsman died 4th April 1826 age 45'

Details

Vessel: Sportsman

People

Lyon, William
Age: 45
Date of Death: 4/4/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 39.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Lawrence’s Church, Mereworth, Kent commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir William Hutcheon Hall RN d.1878

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF VICE-ADMIRAL / SIR WILLIAM HUTCHEON HALL. K.C.B.: F.R.S. / BORN 1797 DIED 25TH JUNE 1878 AND OF / HILAIRE CAROLINE HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER / OF ADMIRAL 6TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON / BORN 23RD JUNE 1815 DIED 16TH JANUARY 1889 / KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD, THROUGH FAITH, UNTO SALVATION / I PET.1-5'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Vestry north wall
Materials: Marble

People

Hall, William Hutcheon
Age: 80
Date of Death: 25/6/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harefield, London, England

Plaque at St Mary’s Church, Harefield, London commemorating Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton d.1880

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harefield, London, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD. AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR JOHN WALTER TARLETON, K.C.B., / WHO DIED AT 58 WARWICK SQUARE, / SEPTEMBER 25TH 1880 AGED 68. / "The . memory . of . the . Just . Is . Blessed"'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Breakspear Chapel, N wall.
Materials: Brass

People

Tarleton, John Walter
Age: 68
Date of Death: 25/9/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Ernest Simpson d. 1909

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory / of / George Ernest Simpson / ship's steward / H M S Merlin / who died 8th July 1909 / aged 28 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth, slab and kerbs covering grave.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Merlin

People

Simpson, George Ernest.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 8/7/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Merlin' in commission at Hong Kong 1909-1915 (surveying in China) and 1919-1923.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  Robert Jones d. 1872

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of R. Jones, native of Wales, born 1822 who departed this life January 11th 1872, aged 50 years. Late Diver of Shanghai and Hong Kong. Erected by his affectionate friend W BRISTOW'

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Type: Headstone

People

Jones, Robert
Age: 50
Date of Death: 11/1/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Diver
Organisation:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Shugborough Park, Shugborough, Staffordshire, England

Triumphal arch at Shugborough Park commemorating Admiral of The Fleet, George Lord Anson d. 1762

Location

Shugborough Park, Shugborough, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'GEORGE / LORD / ANSON', 'ELIZABETH / LADY / ANSON'

Details

Description: Two portrait busts stand on sarcophagi within a colonade above the arch, military trophies on a plinth between them. The plinth has a relief frieze of four anchors suspended on a chain and is decorated with the protruding bow and stern of a Roman war galley impying that military success in based on maritime supremacy. The two medallions on the arch celebrate Anson's naval reforms and active service. One is a version of the reverse of the medal struck in 1747 to commemorate the battle of Finisterre and the circumnavigation of 1744.
Type: Triumphal arch
Materials: Portland stone
Artists: James Stuart, Peter Scheemakers

Event Category

1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession

People

Anson, George
Age: 65
Date of Death: 6/6/1762
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Copied from the arch of Hadrian at Athens. Erected by Anson's elder brother as a memorial. Anson Papers, Staffordshire CRO, D.615 (S)/1/61.
Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe 'James Athenian Stuart and the Scheemakers Family', 'Apollo' vol. cxxvi, pp.178-184 (Sept 1987); 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Ingrid Roscoe 'Peter Scheemakers' pp. 275-6 (1999), 'The Sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society'; Patrick Eyres 'Fleets, forests and follies, supremacy of the sea and of the eye' 'New Arcadian Journal' 1993.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Hantsport Baptist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial at Hantsport Baptist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating William Hall VC, RN, d. 1904

Location

Hantsport Baptist Church, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘WILLIAM EDWARD HALL, V. C. / The first Nova Scotian and the first Man of Colour / To win the Empire’s highest award “For Valour” / Born at Horton, N.S. April 28th 1821 / Died at Avonport, N.S. August 27th 1904 / On November 16th 1857 when serving in HMS Shannon, / which placed a 24 Pounder Gun near the angle of the / Shah Nujjiff at Lucknow. When all but the Lieutenant / and Hall were either killed or wounded. Hall with utter / disregard for life kept loading and firing the gun / until the Wall had been breached and the rifle of / Lucknow had been assured. / “His Great Pride was his British Heritage”.

Details

Date Erected: 1954
Vessel: HMS Shannon, HMS Captain of the Foretop

Event

Relief of Lucknow

Event Date

1857

People

Hall, William Edward
Age: 83
Date of Death: 25/8/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: William Hall and Lieutenant Young received for the VC ‘for their gallant conduct at a 24-Pounder Gun, brought up to the angle of the Shah Nujjiff, at Lucknow, on 16 November 1857'.

William Hall was the son of Jacob and Lucy Hall, who escaped slavery in Maryland in 1812. His parents were brought to Nova Scotia by the British Royal Navy as part of the Black Refugee movement.


Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 65.
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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Liverpool commemorating John Lowe d. 1832

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Lowe, Pilot, who had been in the pilot boats for 52 years and was unfortunately drowned in the Clarence Dock 13th. January 1832 aged 68'

Details

People

Lowe, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 13/1/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot boatman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 625. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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