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
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
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 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.
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
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
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
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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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters