Wall tablet in St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong commemorating Captain William Thornton Bate RN d. 1857
Location
St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM THORNTON BATE R.N. / WHO WAS KILLED UNDER THE WALLS OF CANTON / AT THE STORMING OF THE CITY, ON DECEMBER 29TH 1857 / IN THE 37TH YEAR OF HIS AGE: / HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE / THE ARDUOUS DUTIES PERFORMED IN HIS SURVEY OF THE ADJOINING SEAS / THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND CONSISTENT PIETY / WHICH ADORNED HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER / AND THE AMIABLE QUALITIES OF DISPOSITION WHICH ENDEARED HIM / TO A LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS / COMBINED IN RENDERING HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AN OCCASION / OF UNIVERSAL MOURNING AMONG THE FOREIGN COMMUNITY IN CHINA . / THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN TESTIMONY OF RESPECT AND AFFECTION FOR HIS MEMORY / TO ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST TO DIE IS GAIN / PHILIPPIANS CH. I VER VI'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Materials: granite
Event
Second China War
Event Date
1857
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Bate, William Thornton Age: 37 Date of Death: 29/12/1857 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating James Domville MD d. 1816 and Captain Dudley Smith Domville RN d. 1835
Location
Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'In memory of / Sarah Rebecca / the affectionate wife of / James Domville for 44 years / the medical officer / of Greenwich Hospital / Born August 25th 1786 / Died December 23rd 1826 / Sarah Charlotte / their daughter / Born September 21st / Died November 17th 1826 / Dudley Smith their son / Captain of H.M.S. Vestal / Born December 7th 1815 / Died in Jamaica April 2nd 1835 / Also of the above / James Domville M.D. / Deputy Medical Inspector of / The Royal Naval Hospital / Died at Paignton near to Torquay / June 28th 1816 aged 68 years. Requiescant in Pace'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Enclosure Vessel: HMS Vestal
People
Domville, James Age: 68 Date of Death: 28/6/1816 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Deputy Medical Inspector Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich Domville, Dudley Smith Age: 20 Date of Death: 2/4/1835 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Public Record Office Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Storey d. 1896
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of my dear uncle, WILLIAM STOREY who was killed while diving at the S.S. GULF OF TARANTO, Hornby Dock, 30th September 1896, aged 54 years'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: No.G350 Vessel: SS Gulf of Taranto
People
Storey, William Age: 54 Date of Death: 30/9/1896 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Diver Organisation:
Cross in Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Gerald Onslow RN d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland
Location
Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery, Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Scotland
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT-COMMANDER / ARTHUR GERALD ONSLOW D.S.C., R.N. / H.M.S. ONSLAUGHT / DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION / AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 1ST JUNE 1916 AGED 31 YEARS / THE ELDEST SON OF THE LATE COL. C.G.P. ONSLOW R.E...'
Details
Description: Cross on stepped plinth, lead lettering. Type: Cross Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Onslaught
Event
Battle of Jutland
Event Date
1916
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Onslow, Arthur Gerald Age: 31 Date of Death: 1916 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant-Commander Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating John Rowe Thomson, RN, d. 1860
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN ROWE THOMSON, / GUNNER R.N. / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG AUGT. 8TH 1860 / AGED 33 YEARS. / ALSO ROSANNA PATEY, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN PATEY; / WHO DIED JANY. 3RD 1861, / AGED 70 YEARS / ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN PATEY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPT. 16TH 1871 / AGED 82 YEARS.'
Plaque at Llanelli Parish Church commemorating Samuel Sheppard Oakley Morris d. 1893 in the loss of HMS ‘Victoria’
Location
Parish Church, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Transcript
'Samuel Sheppard Oakley Morris, M.A. Chaplain and Naval Instructor of H.M. Battleship 'Victoria', who was lost with 359 others, in the foundering of the ship in collision off Tripoli, 22 June 1893...He worked for others to the end and went down with the vessel. His last words were: 'Steady Men Steady!' He was the third son of the Revd Ebenezer Morris, for nearly 50 years, vicar of this Parish, 1820 to 1867'
Details
Type: Plaque Materials: Copper Vessel: HMS Victoria
People
Morris, Samuel Sheppard Oakley Age: Date of Death: 22/6/1893 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN Organisation: Royal Navy