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Seafront, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at Milford Haven commemorating ‘Operation Overlord’ 1944

Location

Seafront, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING / "OPERATION OVERLORD" / ON 8TH JUNE 1994, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVASION / OF NORMANDY, WE RECALL WITH PRIDE THE ENDEAVOURS / OF THE MANY THOUSANDS OF SERVICE MEN, WOMEN / AND MERCHANT SEAMEN AND CIVILIANS OF THE ALLIED / NATIONS WHO WORKED ON AND AROUND THE MILFORD / HAVEN WATERWAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE LAUNCH / AND SUBSEQUENT SUPPORT OF OPERATION "OVERLORD" / THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE HAS BEEN / PLACED HERE BY THE COUNTY BRANCH OF / THE NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION.'

Details

Description: Bronze inscription plaque on grey granite plinth.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze, granite

Event

Normandy Landings

Event Date

1944

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Shea d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In / affectionate memory / of / JAMES SHEA / of HMS 'Collingwood' / who died 29th October 1912 / Aged 31 years / fortified by the rites of the / Holy Catholic Church / RIP / We cannot tell who next may fall / beneath thy chastening rod / one must be first / so let us all / prepare to meet our God'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 510
Artists: Appleby & Childs
Vessel: HMS Collingwood

People

Shea, James
Age: 31
Date of Death: 29/10/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry
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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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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Peter Galbrith, d.1815

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Peter Galbrith, alias Patrick Galbrith / a native of Greenock in Scotland, pensioner on / the H.C. Marine Establishment, who departed / this life on the 9th May 1815 aged 70 years.'

Details

People

Galbrith, Peter
Age: 70
Date of Death: 9/5/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Bombay Marine

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.133.
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ermington, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ermington, Devon commemorating Francis Geach d. 1798

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ermington, Devon, England

Transcript

'Underneath this place are deposited the remains of Francis Geach M.D. F.R.S. and first surgeon of the Royal Hospital at Plymouth who died on the XVIIth day of February in the Year MDCCXCVIII and in the LXVIIth Year of his Age. The gentleness of his manners, the brilliancy of his talents and his deep insights into the science of physic which he practised during a period of forty years with the highest reputation and success, have written on the hearts of thousands a memorial more durable than any monumental record which the sculptor can design. Under the influence however of the most unfeigned affection for so valuable a man, and so inestimable a relative, this tablet is inscribed by his grateful nephew Geo Crossman L.L.D. Rector of the Parishes of Blagdon and West Monkton in the County of Somerset and a Prebendary of the Cathedral Church in Wells.'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South side of Nave

People

Geach, Francis
Age: 67
Date of Death: 17/2/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Plymouth

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St Peter's Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England

Wall tablet dedicated to Alexander Barket in Edensor, Derbyshire. d. 1816.

Location

St Peter's Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of / Alexander Barker, / only son of George and Deborah Barker, / Late of this village; / who died at Totley VIII February MDCCCXXII / aged LXXVII years. / And of / Elizabeth his wife. / Daughter of William and Deborah Bossley, / of Bakewell; / who died XXVII May MDCCCXVI, aged LXVI. / Also of / Deborah, Elizabeth, Sarah, James, and / Elizabeth, their children; / who died of tender age. / Also of / Caleb their eldest son, / who died XXIV July MDCCCXIV, aged XLII./ And also of / George Alexander their third son,/ a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy,/ on board the Swiftsure in the battle of/ Trafalgar; / who died at Chesterfield VI December / MDCCCXVI, aged XXXI. / All were interred in this churchyard / except Elizabeth their second daughter, / who died and was buried at Chesterfield.'

Details

Description: White tablet on top of black. Draped urn in relief at top.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Swiftsure

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Barker, George Alexander
Age: 31
Date of Death: 6/12/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Davies d. 1845, shipwright

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'John Davies, shipwright died 16 Sept 1845 aged 56 years'

Details

People

Davies, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 16/9/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Jones 1974
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Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Memorial window in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk dedicated to Sub Lieutenant Russell Bolingbroke d. 1917

Location

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘In Loving Memory of / Russell BOLINGBROKE Sub Lieut. RN / Born 2nd April 1896 / Killed in Action 17 March 1917.'

Details

Type: Window
Materials: stained glass and lead

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bolingbroke, Russell
Age: 20
Date of Death: 17/3/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan 1967
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All Saints Church, Elton, Cambridgeshire, England

Window in Elton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Admiral Granville Proby d. 1868

Location

All Saints Church, Elton, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'Granville Leveson PROBY, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, Admiral RN. Born 1783, died Novr. 3rd 1868. Erected by his son and successor Granville Leveson 4th Earl'

Details

Type: Window
Position: East end of chapel
Vessel: HMS Neptune

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Proby, Granville Leveson
Age: 85
Date of Death: 3/11/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, commemorating Vice-Admiral James Gambier, d. 1789.

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / JAMES GAMBIER Esqr / Vice Admiral of the Red / who departed this Life / January 28th. 1789. / Aged 61 Years / His Remains lie / near this Place'

Details

Description: Draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet, bearing a coat of arms.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave

People

Gambier, James
Age: 61
Date of Death: 28/1/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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