Memorial at St Mary Elms Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Vice Admiral of the White, Samuel Reeve, RN, d. 1803
Location
St Mary Elms Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / SAMUEL REEVE ESQR. / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, / WHO DIED, / MAY V MDCCCIII, AGED LXX YEARS. / HE WAS EXEMPLARY IN THE DUTIES / OF HIS PROFESSION, / A MAN OF STRICT PROBITY, /AND A VALUABLE FRIEND, / A BROTHER / JUSTLY BELOVED, / AND MOST GRATEFULLY / REMEMBERED / Also of / SAMUEL REEVE C.L.E., B.A. / HIS NEPHEW / WHO DIED SEP XXVII, MDCCCXXX . AGED XLIV YEARS.'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South side of nave Materials: White marble
People
Reeve, Samuel Age: 70 Date of Death: 5/5/1803 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Davy notes in margin 'he was killed by a fall out of a gig'. British Library: Add.19094, f.4b Davy's Church Notes. Recorder: Mrs F. Keymer 1988
Headstone in Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Commander Francis Shipton RN d. 1937
Location
Dawlish Cemetery, Dawlish, Devon, England
Transcript
'To the memory of my beloved husband / Commander Francis H E Shipton O.B.E. R.N. / Who passed over April 12th 1937 C.E / Lord god of hosts be with us yet. / Lest we forget-Lest we forget / Also of Emma Helen Mary Shipton his beloved wife / who passed over April 18th 1950'
Details
Description: Headstone Type: Gravestone
People
Shipton, Francis H.E. Age: Unknown Date of Death: 12/4/1937 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Mary’s Cemetery, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India commemorating Captain Henry Inman, RN, d.1809
Location
St Mary’s Cemetery, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Henry Inman Esq., a Captain in the Royal Navy, who died in the 46th year of his age, from a coup de soleil, twelve days after landing from the ‘Clorinda’ frigate on 4th July 1809, on which ship he came out to fulfil the duties of Naval Commisioner at Madras, an appointment made by the Lords of the Admiralty from their conviction of his capacity and integrity, and as some reward for the zeal and gallantry that had distinguished his professional services.’ ‘In him the gentlest manners were united in the firmest mind'
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church Vessel: Clorinda
Event
Battle of Copenhagen
People
Inman, Henry Age: 45 Date of Death: 18/7/1809 Cause of Death: Sunstroke Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Inman served with Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen.
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.44.
Memorial in St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Captain James Renton RN d. 1748
Location
St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'This stone is placed near the Remains of Captain / JAMES RENTON, to preserve to posterity the memory of that / gallant officer, who was born in Scotland Oct. 1702. / He went early to sea, and by his Experience in Maritime Affairs / was signally useful to the brave VERNON, at the taking of / Porto Bello, where he served as a volunteer & was rewarded wth the / command of a frigate, added to the British Navy by that glorious conquest. / He was Captain of the 'Stafford', when Port Louis was taken by / Rear-Admiral Knowles, March 8, 1748 & mortally wounded in the attack, / dying without regret in the service of his country and in the / arms of victory. / ELIZABETH RENTON, his widow, from duty and affection, inscribed / this, to testify a just sence [sic] of her loss'
Details
Description: Relief of battleship being fired on by fort, other ship in the distance. Type: Wall monument Position: South transept, south wall Materials: Grey and white marble
Event Category
1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession
People
Renton, James Age: 46 Date of Death: 8/3/1748 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
Window in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hoxne, Suffolk dedicated to Lieutenant John Halton Hodgson RIN d. 1868
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hoxne, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Lieut John HALTON HOGSON R.I.N. H.M.S. FAVORITE, who died at the Naval Hospital, Port Royal Jamaica Feb 17th 1868 aged 22. This window is erected by his brother officers and friends.'
Details
Type: Window Position: Sanctuary Vessel: RIN Favourite
People
Hodgson, John Halton Age: 22 Date of Death: 17/2/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RIN Organisation: Royal Indian Navy
Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Brown d. 1899
Location
Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England
Transcript
'In loving memory / of / Henry Brown / (Boy) of H.M.S. 'Volage' / who departed this life / Jan'y 14th 1899 / aged 17 years / the Lord Gave, and the Lord / hath taken away, blessed be the / name of the Lord / Erected by his ship mates as a / token of their respect and esteem'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Nonconformist 477 Artists: Charles Weylth Appleby Vessel: HMS Volage
People
Brown, Henry Age: 17 Date of Death: 14/1/1899 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boy Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in Waldenbury, Hertfordshire dedicated to Captain William Fothergill RN d. 1817
Location
All Saints Church, Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England
Transcript
'S M / OF CAPTn WILLIAM FOTHERGILL, RN / ... Having passed some years in the East India Company`s and Merchant Services he entered the / Royal Navy at the commencement of the war 1793; after sharing in the glory of the victories / of Lords Howe and Bridport in 1794 and 1795 he personally distinguished himself 1799 / when Lieut. in temporary command of the Rattlesnake sloop of war of 18 guns / at anchor in Algoa Bay by engaging for seven hours LA PRENEUSE French frigate of / 44 guns and beating her off under circumstances eminently advantageous to HM service. / On his promotion he afterwards commanded on Foreign Stations HM Ships DIOMEDE / LANCASTER, ULYSSES, and ARGO. His intrepidity and experience secured him the / confidence of his superiors, his integrity and unassuming manners the friendship and esteem / of his equals, and his benevolence and humanity the fidelity and affections of his inferiors. / On retiring to enjoy the fruits of long and arduous service he became the victim of a painful / and lingering illness which he bore with fortitude peculiar to himself, but which at length / closed a life beneficial to his country and honourable to his fame. / He died in this Parish 18th July 1817 in the 49th Year of his Age. / "Alike to him each climate and each blast, / The first in danger, in retreat the last" / Falconer.'
Details
Description: Trophy of arms above the inscription.
Fothergill, William Age: 49 Date of Death: 18/7/1817 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Honourable East India Company, Royal Navy
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