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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Herbert Gay d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'HERBERT GAY / AB HMS 'Seaflower' / died / 5th Octr 1903 Aged 20'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 330
Vessel: HMS Seaflower

People

Gay, Herbert
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/10/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'HERBERT GAY / AB HMS 'Seaflower' / died / 5th Octr 1903 Aged 20'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating William Jones d. 1839

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'William Julian, master mariner, died 4th June 1839 in the 78th year of his age. Presented by Rice Jones Esq merchant and banker of this town'

Details

People

Julian, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 4/6/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "id": "M1117",
  "location": "Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'William Julian, master mariner, died 4th June 1839 in the 78th year of his age. Presented by Rice Jones Esq merchant and banker of this town'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating William Jones d. 1839</p>",
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    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Headstone at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Captain George Boys, RN d. 1859

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of Lieut. Commander / GEORGE SAYER BOYS R.N. / Lately in command of / H.M.S. Athol, Greenock / who died in London April 30th / 1859 Aged 46' [three lines of text beginning] "For God so loved the world"'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: North side of church
Vessel: HMS Athol

People

Boys, George Sayer
Age: 46
Date of Death: 30/4/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: D. P. Gander,1988

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  "id": "M2586",
  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of Lieut. Commander / GEORGE SAYER BOYS R.N. / Lately in command of / H.M.S. Athol, Greenock / who died in London April 30th / 1859 Aged 46' [three lines of text beginning] \"For God so loved the world\"'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Captain George Boys, RN d. 1859</p>",
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "North side of church",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Athol"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Boys, George Sayer","age":"46","dateofdeath":"30/4/1859","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Commander RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "D. P. Gander,1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Thomas Richards, d. 1862

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to / the memory of / THOMAS RICHARDS / late Chief Steward of / the Steamship SINGAPORE / who departed this life / on the 25th Dec 1862 / Aged 27 years // The Lord gave and the / Lord hath taken away. Bless / ed be the Name of the Lord

Details

Position: North wall N56 C39
Artists: Perreau ? Sculptor
Vessel: Singapore

People

Richards, Thomas
Age: 27
Date of Death: 25/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Steward
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 209.

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  "id": "M468",
  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to / the memory of / THOMAS RICHARDS / late Chief Steward of / the Steamship SINGAPORE / who departed this life / on the 25th Dec 1862 / Aged 27 years // The Lord gave and the / Lord hath taken away.  Bless / ed be the Name of the Lord",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating  Thomas Richards, d. 1862</p>",
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    "position": "North wall N56 C39",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "Perreau ? Sculptor",
    "vessel": "Singapore"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 209.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Gravestone in Haslar Hospital burial ground commemorating James Andrews d. 1834

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'James Andrews / Assistant Surgeon / died December 1834 / Aged 33 Years'

Details

People

Andrews, James
Age: 33
Date of Death: 12/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "id": "M2549",
  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'James Andrews / Assistant Surgeon / died December 1834 / Aged 33 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Haslar Hospital burial ground commemorating James Andrews d.  1834</p>",
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    "recorder": "",
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}

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St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

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

Extra

Notes: Remains of a larger memorial? Opium Wars.

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  "post_id": "2633",
  "id": "M5785",
  "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'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5785Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7556\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5785Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5785Large-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet in St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong commemorating Captain William Thornton Bate RN d. 1857</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Remains of a larger memorial? Opium Wars.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

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.

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  "id": "M2399",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating James Domville MD d. 1816 and Captain Dudley Smith Domville RN d. 1835</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Enclosure",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Vestal"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Domville, James","age":"68","dateofdeath":"28/6/1816","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Deputy Medical Inspector","organisation":"Royal Hospital, Greenwich"},{"name":"Domville, Dudley Smith","age":"20","dateofdeath":"2/4/1835","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Public Record Office Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating Adam Ebbels, RN d. 1877

Location

Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Adam Ebbels naval school master who died April 14 1877 aged 37 years'.

Details

People

Ebbels, Adam
Age: 37
Date of Death: 14/4/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Naval schoolmaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: ADM 139/823/2230 Born 4/4/1836.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "2637",
  "id": "M2764",
  "location": "Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Adam Ebbels naval school master who died April 14 1877 aged 37 years'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating Adam Ebbels, RN d. 1877</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "",
    "position": "",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "ADM 139/823/2230 Born 4/4/1836.",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating John Butcher, Trinity Pilot, d. 1872

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John Butcher, Trinity Pilot, died 6 Feb 1872 aged 39'

Details

People

Butcher, John
Age: 39
Date of Death: 6/2/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

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  "id": "M1151",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'John Butcher, Trinity Pilot, died 6 Feb 1872 aged 39'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating John Butcher, Trinity Pilot, d. 1872</p>",
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    "type": "",
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    "materials": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

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:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

JSON

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  "id": "M879",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Storey d. 1896</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "No.G350",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Gulf of Taranto"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters