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
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
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'
Details
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
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
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
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