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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Gravestone in Haslar Hospital burial ground, commemorating Dr Anderson Angus d. 1830

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Dr Anderson Angus / surgeon in Royal Navy / Died 17 April 1830 Age 30 / erected in tribute by brother / James Angus / of Inverkeithing'

Details

People

Angus, Anderson
Age: 30
Date of Death: 17/4/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Heather d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN HEATHER. boatman C. G. H.M.S. Duncan / died / 10th July 1905 Aged 36'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 363
Vessel: HMS Duncan

People

Heather, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 10/7/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatman
Organisation: HM Coastguard, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'JOHN HEATHER. boatman C. G. H.M.S. Duncan / died / 10th July 1905 Aged 36'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Heather d. 1905</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
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    "vessel": "HMS Duncan"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating five ratings of HMS ‘Espoir’ who died of cholera in 1883

Location

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

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY BANCE E.R.A. / W. A. EDWARDS CARPRS MATE / FRANK HAGGART STOKER / CHARLES CLARKE STOKER / ELI G. TAYLOR STOKER / H.M.S. 'ESPOIR' / THESE MEN DIED OF CHOLERA UP THE …RIVER IN THE MONTH OF JULY 1883 / FOR THEM NO MORE THE BLAZING HEARTH SHALL BURN, /.OR BUSY HOUSEWIFE PLY HER EVENING CARE: / NO CHILDREN RUN TO LISP THEIR SIRE'S RETURN, / OR CLIMB HIS KNEES THE ENVIED KISS TO SHARE. / THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND CREW OF H.M.S. 'ESPOIR'

Details

Type: Cross on plinth.
Vessel: HMS Espoir

People

Bance, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Edwards, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy
Haggett, Frank
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, Eli George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/8/1883
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/157/121098, ADM 188/159/122219
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY BANCE E.R.A. / W. A. EDWARDS CARPRS MATE / FRANK HAGGART STOKER / CHARLES CLARKE STOKER / ELI G. TAYLOR STOKER / H.M.S. 'ESPOIR' / THESE MEN DIED OF CHOLERA UP THE …RIVER IN THE MONTH OF JULY 1883 / FOR THEM NO MORE THE BLAZING HEARTH SHALL BURN, /.OR BUSY HOUSEWIFE PLY HER EVENING CARE: / NO CHILDREN RUN TO LISP THEIR SIRE'S RETURN, / OR CLIMB HIS KNEES THE ENVIED KISS TO SHARE. / THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND CREW OF H.M.S. 'ESPOIR'<br />",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "ADM 188/157/121098, ADM 188/159/122219",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1985",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial in Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating William Grave RN d. 1801

Location

Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'William Grave, aged 38 years, Master of HMS Caesar who fell while conspicuously exerting himself in the Battle of Algeziras on July the sixth AD 1801. By nature he was penetrating and resolute, he was courteous in his deportment, irreproachable in his morals and exemplary in his attention in all his duties and the functions of his religion. Contemplating with affectionate regret a memory to which they would pay but every tribute of regard, the Officers of HMS Caesar have erected this monument of their esteem for their departed Friend'

Details

Vessel: HMS Caesar

Event

Battle of Algeciras

Event Date

1801

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Grave, William
Age: 38
Date of Death: 6/7/1801
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Liz Carter 'Carved in stone-recorded on the rock', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 13, p.12 (Oct 1997).

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating William Grave RN d. 1801</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Liz Carter 'Carved in stone-recorded on the rock', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 13, p.12 (Oct 1997).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Llawddog's Church, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Wall tablet in St Llawddog’s Church, Cilgerran commemorating Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower d. 1814

Location

St Llawddog's Church, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Sir Erasmus Gower Knt. Admiral of the White Interred in the Church of Hambleden in Hampshire Who in domestic life was consistent and affectionate and in Command Prompt indefatigable and brave, a patron of merit, unbiased by favour or connexion and firm under long and severe affliction he died respected by his friends and lamented by the poor in the seventy second year of his age and the fifty eighth year of his public service June 21st 1814'

Details

Description: Oval tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble

People

Gower, Erasmus
Age: 72
Date of Death: 21/6/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1983

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Sir Erasmus Gower Knt. Admiral of the White Interred in the Church of Hambleden in Hampshire Who in domestic life was consistent and affectionate and in Command Prompt indefatigable and brave, a patron of merit, unbiased by favour or connexion and firm under long and severe affliction he died respected by his friends and lamented by the poor in the seventy second year of his age and the fifty eighth year of his public service June 21st 1814'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Llawddog’s Church, Cilgerran commemorating Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower d. 1814</p>",
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1983",
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Richard Tillidge Sainthill RN d. 1857

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Margaret Sainthill who departed this life on 16 Jan 1831. Marianne Quirk Sainthill daughter of Commander Sainthill R.N. & Marianne Quirk his wife who departed this life on 2 [?] December 1852: also Richard Tillidge Sainthill Com. R.N. who departed this life on 8 March 1857 also of Marianne Quirk widow of the said Com. Sainthill R.N.... who departed this life on 28 January 1877'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 34a

People

Sainthill, Richard Tillidge
Age:
Date of Death: 8/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives, checked in 'Navy List'.

JSON

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  "id": "M5999",
  "location": "Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Margaret Sainthill who departed this life on 16 Jan 1831. Marianne Quirk Sainthill daughter of Commander Sainthill R.N. & Marianne Quirk his wife who departed this life on 2 [?] December 1852: also Richard Tillidge Sainthill Com. R.N. who departed this life on 8 March 1857 also of Marianne Quirk widow of the said Com. Sainthill R.N.... who departed this life on 28 January 1877'.",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Richard Tillidge Sainthill RN d. 1857</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Record at Jersey archives, checked in 'Navy List'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Rear-Admiral Charles Douglas d. 1789

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / SIR CHAS DOUGLAS, BART / SON OF / CHAS AYTON DOUGLAS / OF KINGLASSIE / BORN 1727 DIED 1789 / A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER / HE RELIEVED QUEBEC 1778 AND / WHEN CAPT. OF THE FLEET TO / ADL SIR GEORGE RODNEY / IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE FIRST / SUGGESTED THE MANOEUVRE KNOWN / AS THE BREAKING OF THE LINE / 12 APRIL 1782 / INTERRED BESIDE HIS BROTHER / NEAR THIS SPOT.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of church
Materials: Grey granite

Event

Battle of the Saints

Event Date

1782

Event Category

American Revolutionary War

People

Douglas, Charles
Age: 62
Date of Death: 3/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Dictionary of National Biography' dismisses this claim to have orginated the manoeuvre to break the line of battle.
Recorder: John Steele, 1988

JSON

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  "transcript": "'TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / SIR CHAS DOUGLAS, BART / SON OF / CHAS AYTON DOUGLAS / OF KINGLASSIE / BORN 1727 DIED 1789 / A DISTINGUISHED OFFICER / HE RELIEVED QUEBEC 1778 AND / WHEN CAPT. OF THE FLEET TO / ADL SIR GEORGE RODNEY / IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE FIRST / SUGGESTED THE MANOEUVRE KNOWN / AS THE BREAKING OF THE LINE / 12 APRIL 1782 / INTERRED BESIDE HIS BROTHER / NEAR THIS SPOT.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating  Rear-Admiral Charles Douglas d. 1789</p>",
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of the Saints",
    "date": "1782",
    "category": "American Revolutionary War"  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "'Dictionary of National Biography' dismisses this claim to have orginated the manoeuvre to break the line of battle.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "John Steele, 1988",
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating James George Wilkie RN d. 1890

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of JAMES GEORGE WILKIE of H.M.S. Boadicea who died at Trincomalee Dec 6th 1890 of fever contracted whilst on active service in the Witu Expedition'

Details

Vessel: HMS Boadicea

Event

Witu expedition

Event Date

1890

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Wilkie, James George
Age:
Date of Death: 6/12/1890
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Domesric
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sri Lanka formerly Ceylon. ADM 188/210/147560. Wilkie born at Windsor 12 Oct 1866. Died of enteric fever.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of JAMES GEORGE WILKIE of H.M.S. Boadicea who died at Trincomalee Dec 6th 1890 of fever contracted whilst on active service in the Witu Expedition'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating James George Wilkie RN d. 1890</p>",
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Bull ring centre, Birmingham, England

Statue in Birmingham commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Bull ring centre, Birmingham, England

Transcript

'THIS STATUE / IN HONOR OF / ADMIRAL / LORD NELSON / WAS ERECTED / BY THE / INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM / A.D.DMDCCCIX'

Details

Description: Lord Nelson is represented in a reposed and dignified attitude, his left arm reclining on an anchor. He is adorned with the many medals and Orders his illustrious naval career had earned him. To the left of the statue is a representation of HMS Victory with Nike, goddess of victory, holding aloft her customary laurel wreath, at the prow. Above the ship is a facsimile of the Flag Staff truck of the French flagship of 120 guns, L'Orient, which was recovered by Captain Hood of HMS Zealous from the sea after the Battle of the Nile. The statue's original marble plinth had a cartouche of a mourning figure representing Birmingham, murally crowned accompanied by genii offering trident and rudder.
Type: Monument
Date Erected: 25/10/1809
Artists: Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Victory

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: Unveiled 25 Oct 1809. Similar statue by Westmacott in Barbados erected 1813. Moved in 1959. The plinth was damaged in 1960 and was replaced by the current one in 1963, which is made of Portland stone. In 2003 the memorial was cleaned and restored as the focal point of the new Bull Ring development. The wreath laying ceremony was revived in 2004. The original railings were re-instated in September 2005 after a 2 year campaign by The Birmingham Civic Society.
Bibliography: J.D. Bennett 'Discovering Statues: Central and Northern England' (Tring, 1968); Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 136. 'Gentleman's Magazine', May 1812. Pl.II. p.417.
Photographer: Stephen Hartland 2005

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    "artists": "Richard Westmacott",
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    "date": "1805",
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    "notes": "Unveiled 25 Oct 1809. Similar statue by Westmacott in Barbados erected 1813. Moved in 1959. The plinth was damaged in 1960 and was replaced by the current one in 1963, which is made of Portland stone. In 2003 the memorial was cleaned and restored as the focal point of the new Bull Ring development. The wreath laying ceremony was revived in 2004. The original railings were re-instated in September 2005 after a 2 year campaign by The Birmingham Civic Society.",
    "bibliography": "J.D. Bennett 'Discovering Statues: Central and Northern England' (Tring, 1968); Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 136. 'Gentleman's Magazine', May 1812. Pl.II. p.417.",
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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Memorial window formerly in Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating Commander Edward Hay RN d. 1868

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

[Not exact] 'James Hay of Belton died 3rd Feb 1857 aged 71. Also his sons, Lieutenant David Hay, of the 22nd Oude Regular Cavalry and one of the defenders of Lucknow, who died 6 June 1868, aged twenty-five, and Commander Hay, R.N., who was killed in New Zealand, 30th April 1864, aged twenty-nine.'

Details

Type: Window

Event

New Zealand War

Event Date

1860-1866

Event Category

19th century conflicts in the Pacific

People

Hay, Edward
Age: 29
Date of Death: 30/4/1864
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Killed in the attack on Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) during the Tauranga Campaign. The window was destroyed by fire in 1987.
Bibliography: Rev. Charles Rogers 'Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland' (vol i, 1871) pp. 202-203

JSON

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  "id": "M5490",
  "location": "Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland",
  "transcript": "[Not exact] 'James Hay of Belton died 3rd Feb 1857 aged 71. Also his sons, Lieutenant David Hay, of the 22nd Oude Regular Cavalry and one of the defenders of Lucknow, who died 6 June 1868, aged twenty-five, and Commander Hay, R.N., who was killed in New Zealand, 30th April 1864, aged twenty-nine.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial window formerly in Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating Commander Edward Hay RN d. 1868</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Window",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"New Zealand War",
    "date": "1860-1866",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in the Pacific"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Hay, Edward","age":"29","dateofdeath":"30/4/1864","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Commander RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Killed in the attack on Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) during the Tauranga Campaign. The window was destroyed by fire in 1987.",
    "bibliography": "Rev. Charles Rogers 'Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland' (vol i, 1871) pp. 202-203",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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