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
Wall plaque in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating James Elliott d. 1855
Location
Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'James Wilkinson Elliott / Surgeon R.N. / who died Dec. 1st 1855 / aged 28 years / also / In memory of his mother / Mrs Louis Elliott / widow of Lieut Nelson Elliott / who died April 12th 1870 / aged 71 years'
Details
Type: Wall plaque Position: W12
People
Elliott, James Wilkinson Age: 28 Date of Death: 1/12/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial on Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, dedicated to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Consecrated to the memory of Lord Viscount Nelson by the zealous attachment of all those who fought at Trafalgar to perpetuate his triumph and their regret MVCCCV. Foundation stone laid July 1807'
Details
Description: Bust of Nelson on a square sectioned, tapering pillar. The design of the column is based on the stelae at Axum, Ethiopia. It is placed on a classical pedestal with acroteria at the corners. Type: Obelisk Materials: Granite Date Erected: 1807 Artists: John Thomas Groves
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
Extra
Notes: Bust attributed to John Bacon junior (1777-1859). Erected by the officers and men who fought at Trafalgar, it also functioned as a seamark. Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); E. du Boulay 'Nelson's Monument on the Portsmouth Hills', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 12, p. 341, (Cambridge, 1926); 'Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p.188, 270; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 141. Jane Smith 'The Nelson Monument Portsdown Hill, a seamark rediscovered' (Portsmouth, 2007).
Gravestone in Morvall, Cornwall dedicated to William Welshman d. 1912
Location
St Wenna's Church, Morvall, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In Loving Memory of William Charles WELSHMAN R.N. The Beloved Husband of EDITH WELSHMAN Who Died March 12th 1912 Aged 33 Years 'Not my will but thine O Lord' Also of his Mother HARRIET DOVE Died March 24th 1935 Aged 82 Years'
Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating John Quirk d. 1872
Location
Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man
Transcript
'In memory / of / Elizabeth QUAYLE / who died 1st March 1850 / aged 33 years / also / Anne QUIRK / who died January 28th 1871 / aged 28 years / also in memory of John QUIRK / master mariner of Douglas / who died at Thurso Scotland 16th / July 1872 aged 50 years / Afflictions sore many years I bore, physicians were in vain / til God was pleased with death to cease / and ease me of my pain / Sarah A died July 6th 1873 age 4 months, Mona C died / August 1st 1887 aged 18 months, / Richard H died Oct 26th 1894 / aged 1 years / children of W and M Quirk'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Quirk, John Age: 50 Date of Death: 16/7/1872 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
