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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"'

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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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  "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\"'",
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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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  "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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Oxburgh Hall Chapel, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Norfolk, England

Brass plaque in Oxburgh Hall Chapel, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Norfolk commemorating Vice Admiral James Lacon Hammet RN, d. 1849 at Malta

Location

Oxburgh Hall Chapel, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Vice Admiral James Lacon Hammet, C.V.O. son of the late J.P. Hammet and his wife daughter of Parker Jervis of Darleston Hall, Staffordshire. Born 1849. Died 15 February 1905 and was buried at Malta aged 55 fortified by the last sacraments of the church...'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Chapel
Materials: Brass

People

Hammet, James Lacon
Age: 55
Date of Death: 15/2/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Oxburgh Hall Chapel, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Vice Admiral James Lacon Hammet, C.V.O. son of the late J.P. Hammet and his wife daughter of Parker Jervis of Darleston Hall, Staffordshire. Born 1849. Died 15 February 1905 and was buried at Malta aged 55 fortified by the last sacraments of the church...'",
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St Peter's Church, Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne, Kent commemorating Captain Richard Fogg RN d. 1681

Location

St Peter's Church, Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth ye body of Richard / Fogg Esq. descended of the / Ancient family of Foggs of / this County he faithfully sarued / King Charles First as Captaine / of Seurall of his men of ware /at sea afterward he retired / himselfe to a private life in this / Parish; & attained unto ye eighty / fifth yeare of his age; deceased / ye 15th day of August / in ye yeare of our lord one / Thousand six Hundred / eighty one.'

Details

Description: Black marble slab with incised Roman lettering in an architectural surround, with a scrolled broken pediment on a stepped cornice. Above the arms and crest of the Fogg family.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Vestry West Wall
Materials: Marble, stone

People

Fogg, Richard
Age: 85
Date of Death: 15/8/1681
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Arms. Blazon: Argent, on a fess sable between three annulets as many mullets pierced of the first, in chief a crescent for difference. Crest: On a wreath, a unicorn's head argent, collared and bearded or. DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2007

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Bekesbourne, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth ye body of Richard / Fogg Esq. descended of the / Ancient family of Foggs of / this County he faithfully sarued / King Charles First as Captaine / of Seurall of his men of ware  /at sea afterward he retired / himselfe to a private life in this / Parish; & attained unto ye eighty / fifth yeare of his age; deceased / ye 15th day of August / in ye yeare of our lord one / Thousand six Hundred / eighty one.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne, Kent commemorating Captain Richard Fogg RN d. 1681</p>",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2007",
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Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Emmanuel Church, Frere Town, Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World

Memorial plaque in ACK Emmanuel Church, Frere Town, Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya commemorating Lieutenant Robert Cayley, RN, d. 1896

Location

Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Emmanuel Church, Frere Town, Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT R.E.C. CAYLEY / ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT MOMBASA / DECR. 14TH 1896. / FROM ONE WHO LOST HIS / BEST FRIEND.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Cayley, Robert Edward Cornelius
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14/12/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at Kisauni Cemetery, Frere Town, Mombasa. Born 22 September 1870.

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  "location": "Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Emmanuel Church, Frere Town, Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT R.E.C. CAYLEY / ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT MOMBASA / DECR. 14TH 1896. / FROM ONE WHO LOST HIS / BEST FRIEND.'",
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Isle of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Headstone on the Isle of Colonsay commemorating Lieutenant Francis Hotham RN d. 1900

Location

Isle of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory of / Francis Hotham / Lieutenant Royal Navy / who Died at Colonsay / 13th February 1900 Aged 49 'Until the Day Breaks And the / Shadows Flee Away'

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Type: Headstone

People

Hotham, Francis
Age: 49
Date of Death: 13/2/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Tom and Maryann Parkin 1996

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  "id": "M2783",
  "location": "Isle of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'In / Loving Memory of / Francis Hotham / Lieutenant Royal Navy / who Died at Colonsay / 13th February 1900 Aged 49 'Until the Day Breaks And the / Shadows Flee Away'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone on the Isle of Colonsay commemorating Lieutenant Francis Hotham RN d. 1900</p>",
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    "recorder": "Tom and Maryann Parkin 1996",
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St Andrew's Church, Alwalton, Cambridgeshire, England

Memorial in Alwalton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to George Geoffrey Clemenger d. 1909

Location

St Andrew's Church, Alwalton, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'George Geoffrey Ward CLEMENGER BA, Chaplain Royal Navy 1853-1883. Served in the Baltic and Crimea Campaigns. Rector of the parish 1883-1903. Died July 10th 1909 aged 82'

Details

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Clemenger, George Geoffrey Ward
Age: 82
Date of Death: 10/7/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1973

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  "id": "M1181",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Alwalton, Cambridgeshire, England",
  "transcript": "'George Geoffrey Ward CLEMENGER BA, Chaplain Royal Navy 1853-1883. Served in the Baltic and Crimea Campaigns. Rector of the parish 1883-1903. Died July 10th 1909 aged 82'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Alwalton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to George Geoffrey Clemenger d. 1909</p>",
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  "people": [{"name":"Clemenger, George Geoffrey Ward","age":"82","dateofdeath":"10/7/1903","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Chaplain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan 1973",
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St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Gravestone dedicated to Charles P. Neal d. 1875 and Robert Neal d. 1874, in St Endellion, Cornwall.

Location

St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / CHARLES P. NEAL. / OF PORT ISAAC, / WHO WAS DROWNED IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL, / on the 29th day of Septr. 1875, / Aged 20 years / Also of / ROBERT NEAL / WHO [WAS] DROWNED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,..2[5?]day of Feby. 1874 / Aged 37[?] years'

Details

Description: Carved with a relief of a draped urn.

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Neal, Charles P.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 29/9/1875
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Neal, Robert
Age: 37
Date of Death: 2/1874
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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  "location": "St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / CHARLES P. NEAL. / OF PORT ISAAC, / WHO WAS DROWNED IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL, / on the 29th day of Septr. 1875, / Aged 20 years / Also of / ROBERT NEAL / WHO [WAS] DROWNED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,..2[5?]day of Feby. 1874 / Aged 37[?] years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone dedicated to Charles P.  Neal d. 1875 and Robert Neal d. 1874, in St Endellion, Cornwall.</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Broadwater, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant William Leyland Wilson RN d. 1856

Location

St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'William Leyland Wilson, Lieutenant RN Died June 23 1856 aged 23 years and 4 months'

Details

People

Wilson, William Leyland
Age: 23
Date of Death: 23/6/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "2613",
  "id": "M1666",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'William Leyland Wilson, Lieutenant RN Died June 23 1856 aged 23 years and 4 months'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Broadwater, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant William Leyland Wilson RN d. 1856</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Simpson d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of James SIMPSON, Shanghai Pilot, who died at Hong Kong, March 27th. 1869, aged 45 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Simpson, James
Age: 45
Date of Death: 27/3/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shanghai Pilot
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of James SIMPSON, Shanghai Pilot, who died at Hong Kong, March 27th. 1869, aged 45 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Simpson d. 1869</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters