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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Commander Samuel Sparshott RN d. 1851

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / COMMANDER SAMUEL SPARSHOTT, ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 10TH NOVEMBER, 1851, IN HIS 69TH YEAR / WHILE FILLING THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE COASTGUARD, / WHICH HE HAD HELD FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY OFFICERS AND MEN OF THAT SERVICE / TO RECORD THEIR HIGH ESTIMATION / OF HIS CHARACTER AS AN OFFICER / AND GENTLEMAN'

Details

Description: Stele with shell acroteria. At the top, the Sparshott arms with the motto on a ribbon below: 'JUST AND LOYAL'. Above the inscription a relief of a capstan, sail and other naval trophies below a wreath of oak and laurel branches.
Type: Wall tablet
Artists: C. Raymond Smith

People

Sparshott, Samuel
Age: 68
Date of Death: 10/11/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: HM Coastguard, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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St Mary’s Cemetery, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Mary’s Cemetery, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India commemorating Peter Stoakes, HEIC, d. 1786

Location

St Mary’s Cemetery, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

In memory of Peter Stoakes, Esq., beloved Commander of the ship ‘Kent’, who died September 30th, 1783, aged 56 years.

Details

Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
Vessel: Kent

People

Stoakes, Peter
Age: 53
Date of Death: 30/9/1783
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on Tombs or Monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.42.

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Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent, England

Memorial at Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson RN d. 1946

Location

Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent, England

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Monarch', HMS 'Centurian', HMS 'Colombo', HMS 'Cambrian',

People

Dobson, Claude Congreve
Age: 61 years
Date of Death: 26/6/1946
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Awarded Victoria Cross in 1919
Recorder: J.S. Kent

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St Helen's Bishopsgate, London, England

Memorial at St Helen’s Bishopsgate to Richard Staper d. 1608

Location

St Helen's Bishopsgate, London, England

Transcript

'Here resteth the bodie of the / worshipful Richard Staper electid / Alderman of this cittye Anno 1594 hee / was the greatest merchant in his / tyme the chiefest actor in Discoveri, of / the trades of turkey, and East / India, A man hvmble in Prosperity, / payneful and ever ready in the / affayres publiqve and discreetely', 'Careful of his private, a liberal / howsekeeper, bowntifvl to the poore, / an vpright dealer in the world, / and a devovt aspirer after the world / to come Much blest in his posterity, and / happy in his and their allyavnces. He / dyed in the last Iune Anno Domine 1608 / Intravit ut exiret'

Details

Description: Within two arches kneeling figures of a man with five sons and a woman with four daughters, the monument is flanked by Corinthian columns, strap work and a cartouche of arms above. The hull of a ship on the top.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South side of aisle

People

Staper, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 30/6/1608
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1982
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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St Mary's Church, Wareham, Dorset, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Wareham, commemorating Paymaster in Chief Charles Card RN d. 1903

Location

St Mary's Church, Wareham, Dorset, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND THE DEAR MEMORY OF / CHARLES JAMES CARD, PAYMASTER IN CHIEF, ROYAL NAVY / (GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE JOHN CARD) / WHO DIED AT THE "MOORINGS" WAREHAM, JAN. 18TH 1903 / AN UPRIGHT AND HONOURABLE OFFICER HE SERVED HIS QUEEN FOR FORTY YEARS IN 22 OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS / AMONG THEM THE RATTLESNAKE, CALLIOPE, SPITFIRE, ROSARIO, BLANCH, EURYALUS, AND HERCULES / DURING THE LAST 17 YEARS OF HIS LIFE A RESIDENT OF THIS TOWN, GREATLY ESTEEMED AND BELOVED'

Details

People

Card, Charles James
Age:
Date of Death: 18/1/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster in Chief RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND THE DEAR MEMORY OF / CHARLES JAMES CARD, PAYMASTER IN CHIEF, ROYAL NAVY / (GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE JOHN CARD) / WHO DIED AT THE \"MOORINGS\" WAREHAM, JAN. 18TH 1903 / AN UPRIGHT AND HONOURABLE OFFICER HE SERVED HIS QUEEN FOR FORTY YEARS IN 22 OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS / AMONG THEM THE RATTLESNAKE, CALLIOPE, SPITFIRE, ROSARIO, BLANCH, EURYALUS, AND HERCULES / DURING THE LAST 17 YEARS OF HIS LIFE A RESIDENT OF THIS TOWN, GREATLY ESTEEMED AND BELOVED'",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Commander George Leslie, d. 1845

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the Memory of / GEORGE LESLIE / Commander / of the / Ship 'GOOD SUCCESS’ / Died 26 May 1845 / Aged 27 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall A140
Vessel: Good Success

People

Leslie, George
Age: 27
Date of Death: 26/5/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 127.

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Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Compton, West Berkshire, England

Memorial in Compton, Berkshire commemorating Lieutenant Cyril Leigh Wasey RN d. 1892

Location

Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Compton, West Berkshire, England

Transcript

'Cyril Leigh Wasey Lieut RN died of fever at Malta March 16th 1892 aged 26.'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Wasey, Cyril Leigh
Age: 26
Date of Death: 16/3/1892
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Cyril Leigh Wasey Lieut RN died of fever at Malta March 16th 1892 aged 26.'",
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, commemorating Commander Charles Grahame, HEIC, d. 1821

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Charles GRAHAME Esq. late Commander of the H.C.ship 'Bombay' who departed this life on the 3rd. October 1821, aged 50 years. This monument is erected by the senior officers of the 'Bombay' and the commanders of the fleet as a testimony of their esteem'

Details

Vessel: HEIC Bombay

People

Grahame, Charles
Age: 50
Date of Death: 3/10/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Frederick Dowsing, d. 1917

Location

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'FREDERICK JAMES DOWSING Lost at sea, smack 'RUPEE' Oct 4th 1917 aged 44. Also of MARY ANN died December 3rd 1931 aged 58'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 4
Vessel: Rupee

People

Dowsing, Frederick James
Age: 44
Date of Death: 4/10/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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  "transcript": "'FREDERICK JAMES DOWSING Lost at sea, smack 'RUPEE' Oct 4th 1917 aged 44. Also of MARY ANN died December 3rd 1931 aged 58'",
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St David's Church, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at St David’s Church, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire commemorating Captain William Evans d. 1867

Location

St David's Church, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'In affectionate memory of Captain William Evans Late of the Victory Milford who died July 27 1867 aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Victory

People

Evans, William
Age:
Date of Death: 27/7/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders, 1993

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters