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St Mary Abbot's Church, Kensington, London, England

Memorial at St Mary Abbot’s Church, Kensington commemorating Commander William Dawson RN d. 1911

Location

St Mary Abbot's Church, Kensington, London, England

Transcript

'William DAWSON, Commander Royal Navy. Born Dungannon Ireland March 31, 1831 'Went aloft' Genoa Oct 16 1911. Served in the Baltic Campaign whose life was devoted to the welfare of seamen and the work of the church in this diocese'

Details

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Dawson, William
Age:
Date of Death: 16/10/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
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Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland commemorating John Simpson d. 1912

Location

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLOTTE, / THIRD / DAUGHTER OF / JOHN SIMPSON, M.D., / BELFAST, / WHO DIED 29TH NOV. 1890, AGED 13 YEARS. / HIS ONLY SON JOHN EDWARD, / SHIPS SURGEON, TITANIC. / LOST 15TH APRIL 1912, AGED 37 YEARS. / ALSO HIS GRANDCHILD, SON OF / ROBERT AND WINIFRED STANTON, / 16TH JUNE 1916. / ALSO HIS FOURTH DAUGHTER, FLORA, / DIED 8TH JUNE 1920. / ALSO HIS DAUGHTER LIZETTE, / DIED 8TH FEB. 1949. / ALSO HIS GRANDSON / JOHN RALPH PETERS / DIED IN LONDON 25TH MARCH 1961 / SON OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED JOHN EDWARD'

Details

Description: Headstone with curved top corners, with a semicircular top and pillar-like sides. A vertical rectangular text panel, defined by an incised line, and rounded-off at the top with a semi-circle. Grey granite stone used for the base. Headstone has a decorative motif at the top, depicting an open book with the words "TO BE WITH CHRIST, WHICH IS FAR BETTER" visible upon the pages. There are also two daffodil motifs at the bottom right and left of the headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Artists: Gemmell
Vessel: Titanic

People

Simpson, John Edward
Age: 37
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: White Star Line

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Notes: Good condition.
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St George the Martyr Cemetery, Brunswick Square, London, England

Memorial in St George the Martyr Cemetery, Brunswick Square, London commemorating Curtiss Brett d. 1784

Location

St George the Martyr Cemetery, Brunswick Square, London, England

Transcript

'Underneath are deposited the remains of / CURTISS BRETT Esq., / who died the 18th June, 1784, aged 64. / Twelve times the great Atlantic cross'd / To Fortune paying court; / In many a terrible tempest toss'd; / but now I'm safe in Port / Yet is my course not ended here, / Through faith in Christ I trust, / My sins forgiv'n, I shall appear / Among the Good and Just / ANN BRETT, his wife / Died 17th May, 1788, aged 59'

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People

Brett, Curtiss
Age: 64
Date of Death: 18/6/1784
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 212
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St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Memorial at St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon commemorating John Stabb d. 1832

Location

St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Transcript

'John Stabb Master Mariner, drowned River Thames 1832 aged 48'

Details

People

Stabb, John
Age: 48
Date of Death: 1832
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Gravestone at Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany commemorating Dirk Kramer d. 1769

Location

Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Born 26 August 1725 and from the age of 17 years, he sailed to all parts of the world'

Details

Description: Carving of a ship at the top of the tombstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Kramer, Dirk
Age:
Date of Death: 7/8/1769
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: T. Sheppard 'Old Dutch Whalers', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 25, pp. 50-61, (Cambridge, 1939).
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating John Drury, RN, d. 1808

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / John Sheppy Drury / first lieutenant of his Majesty's ship 'Modeste' / who died 29th April 1808, aged 24 years.'

Details

Vessel: Modeste

People

Drury, John Sheppy
Age: 24
Date of Death: 29/4/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating James Babbage, RN, d. 1890

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / James Babbage / late Able Seaman / of H.M.S. Conquest / who met his death / by falling from aloft / 15th September 1890 / aged 22 / Much respected by all who knew him / In the midst of life we are in death / the voice we loved is stilled / his place is vacant in the mess which never can be filled / This tablet was erected / by his topmates'

Details

Description: Curved top with rope twist border, carving of ship above inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

Babbage, James
Age: 22
Date of Death: 15/9/1890
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery, Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Scotland

Cross in Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Alfred Bakewell RN d. 1916 in the Battle of Jutland

Location

Dalmeny and Queensferry Cemetery, Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory / of / ALFRED BAKEWELL / LIEUTENANT R.N. / H.M.S. ONSLAUGHT / KILLED IN ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND / 1ST JUNE 1916 IN HIS 24TH YEAR'

Details

Description: Stepped cross on plinth with lead lettering.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Onslaught

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bakewell, Alfred
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1/6/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Wall tablet in Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey commemorating Captain Frederick Le Mesurier HEIC d. 1783

Location

Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'To the memory of Frederick Le Mesurier / late Commander / of the Ponsborne East India ship / second son of John Le Mesurier Esq / Governor of the Island of Alderney who died at Brentford / on the third of May 1783 / in the thirty first year of his age. / In professional knowledge he had few equals / for the want of Longer Experience / was in him amply supplied / by Attention and Activity / His understanding was sound / His manner most Amiable / Simple and Modest, / he seldom offered himself to the world / but when impelled by the necessities of others / or his own Duty / his courage was unaffected, steady, / temperate and inflexible. / For it was founded in Religion and Justice: / It bore him through many dangers, / It supported him in his last moments. / Patient and Resigned / through the course of a painful Illness / he seemed only to feel / for his Friends who wept over him. / His Brothers and Sisters / have erected this monument / in remembrance of those virtues / which assure them of his Happiness in a Better State'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Obscured by the organ
Vessel: HEIC Ponsborne

People

Le Mesurier, Frederick
Age: 30
Date of Death: 3/5/1783
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Berry's History of Guernsey' (1815) p.152.
Recorder: J. Le Pelley 1981
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Christchurch, Blackfriars, London, England

Memorial at Christchurch, Blackfriars, London to Captain Thomas Eyre Hinton RN d. 1829

Location

Christchurch, Blackfriars, London, England

Transcript

'IN THIS VAULT ARE DEPOSITED / THE REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS EYRE HINTON R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JULY 13th 1829 / AGED 72 YEARS'

Details

Type: Ledger over vault
Position: Churchyard

People

Hinton, Thomas Eyre
Age: 72
Date of Death: 13/7/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also commemorated his wife Phoebe and grandson Charles Petty.
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