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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Thomas Clements d. 1888

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Thomas Clements aged 17 A native of Ardleigh drowned in Havre Docks Oct 5 1888 and buried at Havre'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Clements, Thomas
Age: 17
Date of Death: 5/10/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Clements aged 17 A native of Ardleigh drowned in Havre Docks Oct 5 1888 and buried at Havre'",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating Thomas Sheppard, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1825

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Thomas Sheppard / late Senior Branch Pilot in the Honourable Com / pany's Bengal Marine Establishment, who de / parted this life on the 1st October 1825 / aged 51 years and 10 months / Leaving a disconsolate widow and five children to / lament his irreparable loss, and by whom this / Monument is erected in testimony / of their affection. / Why on this mouldering tomb express his praise / Whose name can build what time can n'er erase.'

Details

People

Sheppard, Thomas
Age: 51
Date of Death: 1/10/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Senior Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.121.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Thomas Sheppard / late Senior Branch Pilot in the Honourable Com / pany's Bengal Marine Establishment, who de / parted this life on the 1st October 1825 / aged 51 years and 10 months / Leaving a disconsolate widow and five children to / lament his irreparable loss, and by whom this / Monument is erected in testimony / of their affection. / Why on this mouldering tomb express his praise / Whose name can build what time can n'er erase.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating Thomas Sheppard, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1825</p>",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Clement, d. 1859

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / Wm CLEMENT / Barque ‘HYDROOSE’ / Died 22nd May 1859 / Aged 37 years / Erected by his seafa / ring brothers'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall SE8 A258
Vessel: Hydroose

People

Clement, William
Age: 37
Date of Death: 22/5/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: 'British India Office Deaths and Burials' gives Clement's age as 45.
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 224.

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  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / Wm CLEMENT / Barque ‘HYDROOSE’ / Died 22nd May 1859 / Aged 37 years / Erected by his seafa / ring brothers'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Clement, d. 1859</p>",
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    "notes": "'British India Office Deaths and Burials' gives Clement's age as 45.",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 224.",
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St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Admiral John Wight, RN d. 1860 and Lieutenant Alexander Schank Wight, RN d. 1843

Location

St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'In the Memory / of / JOHN WIGHT / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / DIED 22ND JANY 1860 / AGED 87 / In the Memory / of / ALGERNON WIGHT / AGED 42 YEARS / LIEUT ALEXR SCHANK WIGHT / DIED APRIL 18TH AGED 43 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: Liffey

People

Wight, John
Age: 87
Date of Death: 22/1/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wight, Alexander Schank
Age: 43
Date of Death: 1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The Gentleman’s Magazine, London: 'Obituary February 1844 Lately. At Haslar Hospital Lieut. Aleander Schank Wright [sic], R.N. son of Rear-Adm. Wright [sic], and grandson of the late Admiral Schank, of Barton House, Dawlish.’

Note in: A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, Volume 2 ‘Alexander, Lieut. R.N., served as Midshipman on board the Liffey, 50, in the Burmese War, died in 1843'.

Recorder: South West Maritime History Society 1994

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  "location": "St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In the Memory / of / JOHN WIGHT / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / DIED 22ND JANY 1860 / AGED 87 / In the Memory / of / ALGERNON WIGHT / AGED 42 YEARS / LIEUT ALEXR SCHANK WIGHT / DIED APRIL 18TH AGED 43 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Admiral John Wight, RN d. 1860 and Lieutenant Alexander Schank Wight, RN d. 1843</p>",
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    "notes": "The Gentleman’s Magazine, London:  'Obituary February 1844   Lately. At Haslar Hospital Lieut. Aleander Schank Wright [sic], R.N. son of Rear-Adm. Wright [sic], and grandson of the late Admiral Schank, of Barton House, Dawlish.’<br />\r\n<br />\r\nNote in: A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, Volume 2 ‘Alexander, Lieut. R.N., served as Midshipman on board the Liffey, 50, in the Burmese War, died in 1843'.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "South West Maritime History Society 1994",
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St David's Chapel, Llanwrtyd, Powys, Wales

Memorial at St David’s Chapel, Llanwrtyd, Powys commemorating John Lloyd d. 1818 HEIC

Location

St David's Chapel, Llanwrtyd, Powys, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John Lloyd, eldest son of Rees Lloyd of Dinas and captain of the Honbl. East India Company's ship MANSHIP who left this, his native parish at the age of sixteen, without friends or interest, but by good conduct and perseverance acquired both: and after 32 years of active naval service and 12 voyages to India in the course of which he twice suffered shipwreck and cruel imprisonment in the hands of Tipoo Sultan of Mysore, returning to display the same active and enterprising spirit in promoting the welfare and cultivating the resources of his native country. He died Feby 1818 aged 70'

Details

Vessel: HEIC Manship

People

Lloyd, John
Age:
Date of Death: 2/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 6, no. 6 (BACSA).

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  "location": "St David's Chapel, Llanwrtyd, Powys, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of John Lloyd, eldest son of Rees Lloyd of Dinas and captain of the Honbl. East India Company's ship MANSHIP who left this, his native parish at the age of sixteen, without friends or interest, but by good conduct and perseverance acquired both: and after 32 years of active naval service and 12 voyages to India in the course of which he twice suffered shipwreck and cruel imprisonment in the hands of Tipoo Sultan of Mysore, returning to display the same active and enterprising spirit in promoting the welfare and cultivating the resources of his native country. He died Feby 1818 aged 70'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St David’s Chapel, Llanwrtyd, Powys commemorating John Lloyd d. 1818 HEIC</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Chowkidar' vol. 6, no. 6 (BACSA).",
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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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  "id": "M5980",
  "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...'",
  "content": "<p>Brass plaque in Oxburgh Hall Chapel, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Norfolk commemorating Vice Admiral James Lacon Hammet RN, d. 1849 at Malta</p>",
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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.'",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "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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  "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'

Details

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

JSON

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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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  "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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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters