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

Gravestone in Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant John Mooney of the Royal Marines d. 1833

Location

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

Transcript

'To / [the] Memory of / Lieut J. Mooney RM / [died] the 6th of [Aug] 1833 / Aetat 81'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Mooney, John
Age: 81
Date of Death: 6/8/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: J. Morgan
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St Mary's Church, Charminster, Dorset, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Charminster commemorating William Meyer d. 1910

Location

St Mary's Church, Charminster, Dorset, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM ROBERT MEYER / ONLY SON OF CAPTAIN MEYER R.N. / AND THE LATE MARTHA ANNE HIS WIFE / SURGEON ON BOARD S.S. FULANI / BORN 11TH JULY 1866 / DIED AT SEA OFF THE BISSAGOS ISLANDS / WEST AFRICA / 6TH JUNE 1910 / IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: S.S. Fulani

People

Meyer, William Robert
Age: 43
Date of Death: 9/6/1910
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Ship's doctor
Organisation: African Steamship Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Somerset and Dorset Family History Society' vol. 36 No. 2
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Cenotaph, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, Rest of the World

Cenotaph on Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada commemorating William Cutbush, RM, d. 1853

Location

Cenotaph, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM CUTBUSH / PRIVATE ROYAL MARINE, / H.M.S. ASSISTANCE, / A NATIVE OF NORTHIAM, SUSSEX / WHO DIED ON BOARD / ON THE 27TH FEBRUARY, 1853, / AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS FROM / DISEASE OF THE LUNGS, / AGED 34 YEARS. / He served with credit in his corps for / upwards of 16 years and 4 months, gain / ing by his good conduct two badges of / merit in addition to the Syrian medal / During twelve months of the above pe- / riod he served in H.M.S. Assistance, gain-/ ing the respect of Captain and Officers, / and beloved by all who knew him, and / died deeply lamented by his shipmates. / Happy are they that die in the Lord. / He lies interred in Northumberland Sound'

Details

Description: Lead plate fixed to an octagonal wooden memorial surmounted by a ball.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Lead, wood
Vessel: HMS Assistance

People

Cutbush, William
Age: 34
Date of Death: 27/2/1853
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Transcript in account of Belcher expedition 1852-4. 'Inscriptions on the Cenotaph in Beechey Island.’

Bibliography: Sir Edward Belcher 'The Last of the Arctic Voyages: being an narrative of the expedition in HMS Assistance under the command of Sir Edward Belcher, CB, in search of Sir John Franklin, during the years 1852-53-54' (London, 1855). 'Further papers relative to the recent Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin and the crews of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror' (HMSO, 1855) p. 63.
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Huangpu, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Huangpu, Guangdong, China commemorating Captain Abel Vyvyan HEIC d. 1797

Location

Huangpu, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies interr'd the remains of Capt Abel Vyvyan late Commander of the Canton Indiaman who departed this life the 12th October 1797 aged 34 Years'

Details

Vessel: Canton

People

Vyvyan, Abel
Age: 34
Date of Death: 12/9/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. viii, no. 2, p. 25 (1997).
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St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, James, 1st Baron Gambier d. 1833

Location

St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE RIGHT HON. / JAMES BARON GAMBIER / OF IVER / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET G.C.B. / WHO WAS BORN 13th OCTOBER 1756 / AND WHO DIED 19TH APRIL 1833 / HIS NAME ADORNS THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY / AS ONE OF HER UNDAUNTED DEFENDERS / BUT HIS CHIEF RECORD IS ON HIGH / AS A MEEK AND LOWLY FOLLOWER OF THE LAMB'

Details

Event

Basque Roads

Event Date

1809

Event Category

1803 - 1815 Napoleonic Wars

People

Gambier, James
Age:
Date of Death: 19/4/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harrris 1993
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the world

Headstone at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Albert Benjamin Knivett RN d. 1883

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / A.B. Knivett / H.M.S. Audacious / died 27th January 1883 / this stone was erected by ship's company ' [Footstone] A.B.K.'

Details

Description: Headstone with floral border, cross in relief above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Audacious

People

Knivett, Albert Benjamin
Age: 17
Date of Death: 27/1/1883
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 2nd Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Fell from aloft.
Bibliography: ADM 188/146/115940
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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All Saints Church, Banstead, Surrey, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Banstead commemorating Harrington Hudson RN d. 1896

Location

All Saints Church, Banstead, Surrey, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / HARRINGTON HUDSON R.N. / LATE OF BESSINGBY YORKSHIRE / WHO DIED HERE FEB. 9 1896 / THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN / SHIPS THAT DO BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS / THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD / AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP'

Details

Description: In gothic architectural frame with a shield bearing a foul anchor above the inscription.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Hudson, Harrington
Age:
Date of Death: 9/2/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Walter Francis d. 1916

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Walter H Francis / Aged 44 / Lost from SS F. “Matarazzo” / February 11 1916 / Particulars unknown'.

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS F Matarazzo

People


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Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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St Mary's Church, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at Fishguard commemorating John Harris d. 1841

Location

St Mary's Church, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'John Harris Esqre, Customs House Officer of this Port, died 5 Dec 1841 aged 68.'

Details

People

Harris, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 5/12/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Customs House Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Henry Dacres Brent d. 1887

Location

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

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / HENRY DACRES MENZIES BRENT, / MIDSHIPMAN / H.M.S. "MONARCH" / WHO DIED AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL, GIBRALTAR / 1ST MARCH 1887 / AGED FIFTEEN YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS, / THE ONLY SON OF / CAPTAIN H.W. BRENT R.N. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS ELDEST SISTER.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Monarch

People

Brent, Henry Dacres Menzies
Age: 15
Date of Death: 1/3/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
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