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Car park, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Cornwall dedicated to those lost during Operation Chariot 1942

Location

Car park, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'OPERATION CHARIOT / FROM THIS HARBOUR 622 SAILORS / AND COMMANDOS SET SAIL FOR / THE SUCCESSFUL RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE / 28TH MARCH 1942 168 WERE KILLED / 5 VICTORIA CROSSES WERE AWARDED / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR COMRADES BY / THE ST. NAZAIRE SOCIETY'

Details

Type: Memorial
Materials: granite, bronze

Event

St Nazaire Raid

Event Date

1942

Event Category

1939 - 1945 Second World War

Extra

JSON

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Parish church, East Ham, London, England

Memorial at East Ham, London commemorating George Story d. 1874

Location

Parish church, East Ham, London, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance. / GEORGE STORY / OF THIS PARISH / BORN 21ST AUGUST 1804 AT SEA ON BOARD H.M.S. TEMERAIRE / DIED ON 10TH MAY 1874. BROTHER THOU ART GONE BEFORE ME / AND THY SOUL I TRUST IS FLOWN / WHERE TEARS ARE WIPED FROM EVERY EYE / AND SORROW IS UNKNOWN. / WHERE MEN ARE SURE TO MEET THE GOOD / WHOM ON EARTH THOU LOVEST BEST / WHERE THE WICKED CEASE FROM TROUBLING AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST / ALSO OF / MARY ANN THOMPSON / SISTER TO THE ABOVE / DIED 22ND FEBRUARY 1921'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard against front wall
Vessel: HMS Temeraire

People

Story, George
Age: 70
Date of Death: 10/5/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance. / GEORGE STORY / OF THIS PARISH / BORN 21ST AUGUST 1804 AT SEA ON BOARD H.M.S. TEMERAIRE / DIED ON 10TH MAY 1874. BROTHER THOU ART GONE BEFORE ME / AND THY SOUL I TRUST IS FLOWN / WHERE TEARS ARE WIPED FROM EVERY EYE / AND SORROW IS UNKNOWN. / WHERE MEN ARE SURE TO MEET THE GOOD / WHOM ON EARTH THOU LOVEST BEST / WHERE THE WICKED CEASE FROM TROUBLING AND THE WEARY ARE AT REST / ALSO OF / MARY ANN THOMPSON / SISTER TO THE ABOVE / DIED 22ND FEBRUARY 1921'",
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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 William Harvey Hooper d. 1833

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / William Harvey Hooper Esq / late Secretary of the / Royal Hospital Greenwich / who died 8th November 1833 / aged 41 years / Lord now lettest Thou thy / servant Depart in Peace / according to thy word Luke 2nd 29th v. / also of / Richard Goodwin Keats Hooper / second son of the above / who died 20th July 1841 / aged 7 years 10 months / Yea though I walk through / the / valley of the shadow of Death I will / fear no evil for thou art with me / Thy Rod and Thy staff / they comfort me. Ps 23rd 4th v'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Enclosure

People

Hooper, William Harvey
Age:
Date of Death: 8/11/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / William Harvey Hooper Esq / late Secretary of the / Royal Hospital Greenwich / who died 8th November 1833 / aged 41 years / Lord now lettest Thou thy / servant Depart in Peace / according to thy word Luke 2nd 29th v. / also of / Richard Goodwin Keats Hooper / second son of the above / who died 20th July 1841 / aged 7 years 10 months / Yea though I walk through / the / valley of the shadow of Death I will / fear no evil for thou art with me / Thy Rod and Thy staff / they comfort me. Ps 23rd 4th v'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.",
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Maryport Maritime Museum, Maryport, Cumbria, England

Plaque in Maryport, Cumbria commemorating John. A. Jeffery d. 1967, James R. Tennant d. 1972 and Charles F. Dadd d. 1972

Location

Maryport Maritime Museum, Maryport, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JOHN A. JEFFREY / SENIOR PILOT / LOST AT SEA WHILE BOARDING / THE PILOT LAUNCH / 15 OCTOBER 1967 / AND / CAPTAIN JAMES R. TENNANT / RETIRED SENIOR PILOT / DIED 13TH APRIL 1972 / ALSO / MR CHARLES F. DADD / ASSISTANT MISSIONER / AT WORKINGTON FOR 33 YEARS / DIED 29TH APRIL 1972 / MAY I HEAR THEE SAY TO ME, / 'FEAR NOT, I WILL PILOT THEE!'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Metal, wood

People

Jeffrey, John A.
Age:
Date of Death: 15/10/1967
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House
Tennant, James R.
Age:
Date of Death: 13/4/1972
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Notes: Originally erected in the Seaman's Bethel, Workington, in 1872
Recorder: Patricia Barber 2007

JSON

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  "location": "Maryport Maritime Museum, Maryport, Cumbria, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JOHN A. JEFFREY / SENIOR PILOT / LOST AT SEA WHILE BOARDING / THE PILOT LAUNCH / 15 OCTOBER 1967 / AND / CAPTAIN JAMES R. TENNANT / RETIRED SENIOR PILOT / DIED 13TH APRIL 1972 / ALSO / MR CHARLES F. DADD / ASSISTANT MISSIONER / AT WORKINGTON FOR 33 YEARS / DIED 29TH APRIL 1972 / MAY I HEAR THEE SAY TO ME, / 'FEAR NOT, I WILL PILOT THEE!'",
  "content": "<p>Plaque in Maryport, Cumbria commemorating  John. A. Jeffery d. 1967, James R. Tennant d. 1972 and Charles F. Dadd d. 1972</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Originally erected in the Seaman's Bethel, Workington, in 1872",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2007",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Thomas Pennington d. 1861

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Erected by Alexr. Athson, master of the British ship 'James Potons' of Ayr in memory of Tho. PENNINGTON, his apprentice boy who died on board at this port on the 1st. January 1861. Through the effects of a fall into the hold. Deeply regretted'

Details

Vessel: James Potons

People

Pennington, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/1/1861
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M391",
  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected by Alexr. Athson, master of the British ship 'James Potons' of Ayr in memory of Tho. PENNINGTON, his apprentice boy who died on board at this port on the 1st. January 1861. Through the effects of a fall into the hold. Deeply regretted'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Eade d. 1884

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'GEORGE EADE aged 26 lost from the Yacht 'Psyche' off Whitstable July 31 1884'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Psyche

People

Eade, George
Age: 26
Date of Death: 31/7/1884
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'GEORGE EADE aged 26 lost from the Yacht 'Psyche' off Whitstable July 31 1884'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Eade d. 1884</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "type": "Memorial tile",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Psyche"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Eade, George","age":"26","dateofdeath":"31/7/1884","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":""}],
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Michael Smith d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'MICHAEL SMITH / Lighter Recovery / died / 5th August 1909 Aged 48'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 491

People

Smith, Michael
Age: 48
Date of Death: 5/8/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'MICHAEL SMITH / Lighter Recovery / died / 5th August 1909 Aged 48'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Michael Smith d. 1909</p>",
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    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Brass plaque at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating midshipmen of HMS ‘Warspite’ drowned in a canoe accident in 1891

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY / READ ADMIRAL HOTHAM, / CAPTAIN LAMBTON, AND OFFICERS OF / H.M.S. "WARSPITE" / TO THE MEMORY OF / RALPH CALDWELL / BORN JUNE 21ST 1874: / HONBLE ARTHUR A. MONTMORENCY / BORN OCTOBER 25TH 1874: / PERCIVAL A.H. BROWN, / BORN MARCH 7TH 1874: / DOUGLAS C. JOHNSTONE, / BORN FEBRUARY 19TH 1874: / MIDSHIPMEN OF H.M.S. WARSPITE / WHO WERE DROWNED AT ESQUIMAULT / JULY 17TH 1891 / 'OURS ARE THE TEARS, THOUGH FEW, SINCERELY SHED, / WHEN OCEAN SHROUDS AND SEPULCHRES OUR DEAD.'

Details

Description: Tablet with a border of oak leaves, a naval crown and foul anchor above the inscription. The upper corners are filled with a design of olive branches.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass
Artists: Matthew
Vessel: HMS Warspite

People

Brown, Percival A.H.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 17/7/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Caldwell, Ralph
Age: 16
Date of Death: 17/7/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
de Montmorency, Arthur A.
Age: 17
Date of Death: 17/7/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Johnstone, Douglas C.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 17/7/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The four midshipman drowned in a boat accident, during shore leave involving two locally-purchased canoes. There is another memorial to them in the form of a free-standing granite cross at Esquimalt, Canada.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M6332",
  "location": "St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY / READ ADMIRAL HOTHAM, / CAPTAIN LAMBTON, AND OFFICERS OF / H.M.S. \"WARSPITE\" / TO THE MEMORY OF / RALPH CALDWELL / BORN JUNE 21ST 1874: / HONBLE ARTHUR A. MONTMORENCY / BORN OCTOBER 25TH 1874: / PERCIVAL A.H. BROWN, / BORN MARCH 7TH 1874: / DOUGLAS C. JOHNSTONE, / BORN FEBRUARY 19TH 1874: / MIDSHIPMEN OF H.M.S. WARSPITE / WHO WERE DROWNED AT ESQUIMAULT / JULY 17TH 1891 / 'OURS ARE THE TEARS, THOUGH FEW, SINCERELY SHED, / WHEN OCEAN SHROUDS AND SEPULCHRES OUR DEAD.'",
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    "category": ""  },
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St Matthias's Church, Poplar, London, England

Tomb at St Matthias’s Church, Poplar commemorating Captain Samuel Jones d. 1734

Location

St Matthias's Church, Poplar, London, England

Transcript

'...He engaged a superior force of the French off Cape Ravella in 1706, and off Beachy head in 1707; and with signal bravery and conduct put them to flight'

Details

Description: Bas relief showing a ship, an urn on the top.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Jones, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1734
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 284.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'...He engaged a superior force of the French off Cape Ravella in 1706, and off Beachy head in 1707; and with signal bravery and conduct put them to flight'",
  "content": "<p>Tomb at St Matthias’s Church, Poplar commemorating Captain Samuel Jones d. 1734</p>",
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St John’s Cemetery, St John's Church, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St John’s Cemetery, St John’s Church, Kolkata, India commemorating Vice Admiral Charles Watson, RN d. 1757

Location

St John’s Cemetery, St John's Church, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies interred the body of CHARLES / WATSON Esqr., Vice Admiral of the White, / Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Naval / Forces in the East Indies, who Departed / this life the 16th day of August 1757. In ye / 44th Year of his Age. / Geriah taken February 13th 1756. / Calcutta Freed January 11th 1757. / Chandernagore taken March 23rd, 1757. / Exegit monumentum aere perennius'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet within a temple-front with an obelisk carved with leaves above.

Type: Tomb

Event

1756-1763 Seven Years War

People

Watson, Charles
Age: 44
Date of Death: 16/8/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: C.R. Wilson 'List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Calcutta, 1896) p. 21, no 71.
Photographer: P.J. Golder 2011

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Here lies interred the body of CHARLES / WATSON Esqr., Vice Admiral of the White, / Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Naval / Forces in the East Indies, who Departed / this life the 16th day of August 1757. In ye / 44th Year of his Age. / Geriah taken February 13th 1756. / Calcutta Freed January 11th 1757. / Chandernagore taken March 23rd, 1757. / Exegit monumentum aere perennius'",
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    "event":"1756-1763 Seven Years War",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters