Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Leander’ who died on her commission 1886-89
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory of / R.B. FULFORD Lt. / F.H. HALL Asst. Pay / W. WORDEN Stoker / G. MALONEY Stoker / J. SLEEMAN Pt. R.M.L.I. / F. ADAMS Boy / Who died during the commission of / H.M.S. 'LEANDER' in China / from 1886-1889'
Details
Description: Broken column on plinth. Type: Monument Vessel: HMS Leander
People
Adams, F. Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boy Organisation: Royal Navy Fulford, Reginald Baldwin Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy Hall, F. H. Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster Organisation: Royal Navy Maloney, G. Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Sleeman, J. Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Worden, W. Age: Date of Death: 1886-89 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in Twickenham, London, in memory of Henry Church, d. 1819
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, London, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY CHURCH ESQR SURGEON R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST THE 23RD 1819 AGED 68 / HIS REMAINS REST IN THE VICARS VAULT OF THIS PARISH / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / SARAH / WIFE OF THE ABOVE & DAUGHTER OF REGINALD AND SARAH LONSDALE / WHO DIED AT BATH MAY THE 16TH 1841 AGED 75 / HER REMAINS REPOSE IN THE NEW CEMETERY OF WALCOT PARISH / IN THE SAID CITY / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED TO TO THEIR MEMORY BY THEIR ONLY / SURVIVING SON HENRY / COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Materials: White marble
People
Church, Henry Age: 68 Date of Death: 23/8/1819 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone in Morwenstow, Cornwall commemorating Huntingdon Dalrymple Waller d. 1928
Location
Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HUNTINGDON DALRYMPLE / WALLER / OF THE RIVER SURVEY CALCUTTA / HE SLIPPED HIS CABLE / AUGUST 23 1928 / AND OF HIS SISTER / ELLEN DALRYMPLE WALLER / BOTH OF HALL BARN, MORWENSTOW / DIED MARCH 8TH 1929'
Details
Description: Gravestone carved with an anchor in relief.
Type: Gravestone Position: Left of lychgate Materials: Granite
People
Waller, Huntingdon Dalrymple Age: Date of Death: 23/8/1928 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: River Survey, Calcutta
Memorial obelisk at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Commander Charles Wood Robinson RN d. 1910
Location
St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England
Transcript
'Charles Wood Robinson / 1866-1910 / Commander / Royal Navy / Fee Aman Illah (In the mercy of God) / God keep thee'
Details
Type: Obelisk Position: 142
People
Robinson, Charles Wood Age: c. 44 years Date of Death: 1910 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 8, no.142. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Robert Mason, HEIC, d. 1812
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr. Robert Mason, / late Purser of the Honourable Company's / ship 'Baring' / who departed this life 24th Nov. 1812 / aged 37 years.'
Details
Vessel: Baring
People
Mason, Robert Age: 37 Date of Death: 24/11/1812 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Purser Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.98.
Memorial tile in Ironbridge, Shropshire commemorating Lieutenant Woollett Wilmot RMLI d. 1879
Location
Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England
Transcript
'In Memory / of / Woollett Wilmot / Lieut. R.M.L.I. / Died at Malta / July 31st 1879'
Details
Description: Part of an encaustic tile frieze in the Gothic style. Type: Memorial tile Materials: Ceramic Artists: Minton & Co
People
Wilmot, Woollett Age: Date of Death: 31/7/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Extra
Notes: Originally in interior of St Michael's Church, Derby built 1858. The church was declared redundant at the end of 1976 and the tiles donated to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum when the site was redeveloped in 1982.
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