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Penal Burial Ground, Georgetown, Guyana, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Penal Burial Ground, Georgetown, Guyana commemorating Captain John H. Delap d. 1868

Location

Penal Burial Ground, Georgetown, Guyana, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Capt John H Delap a native of Nova Scotia of British Barque 'Trident' who died at Massaring British Guiana June 31 1868 Aged 29 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Trident

People

Delap, John H.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 31/6/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Harris RN

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the / memory / of / THOMAS HARRIS / Captain of The Forecastle / HMS 'Pique' / who / departed this life / 10 February AD 1856 / aged 51 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Pique

People

Harris, Thomas
Age: 51
Date of Death: 10/2/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Forecastle
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Wall tablet in Ripon Cathedral commemorating Admiral Charles Lister Oxley d. 1820 and Commander Christopher Bernard Oxley RN d. 1953

Location

Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF EMILY / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADMIRAL OXLEY / AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ROBERT KEARSLEY, J.P. D.L., OF HIGHFIELD, IN THIS COUNTY, / WHO DIED JANUARY 19TH 1898, / AGED 41 YEARS. / LEAVING ISSUE 2 SONS AND 5 DAUGHTERS. / ADMIRAL C.L. OXLEY, J.P. / WHO DIED JULY 21ST 1920, AGED 78 YEARS. / VIOLET FREEMANTLE. / DIED AUGUST 21ST 1944, AGED 62 YEARS. / COMMANDER C.B. OXLEY, R.N. D.S.C. / DIED JANUARY 11TH 1953 AGED 58 YEARS. / CHARLES OXLEY, DIED MAY 9TH 1959 AGED 79 YEARS. / MARGARET WINIFRED ELIOT. / DIED FEB 13TH 1969 AGED 85 YEARS. / AGNES OXLEY / DIED FEBRUARY 11TH 1971, / AGED 92 YEARS. / ROSE OXLEY. / DIED JANUARY 14TH 1976, / AGED 90 YEARS. / DOROTHY VISCOUNTESS / OF ARBUTHNOT O.B.E., / DIED JULY 27TH/1990, AGED 100 YEARS'

Details

Description: An angel (presumably Emily) holds a cloth on which are shown eight portrait winged cherub heads, representing her husband and seven children. The inscription is on a scroll in the centre.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Bell tower
Materials: Slate and marble

People

Oxley, Christopher Bernard
Age: 58
Date of Death: 11/1/1953
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Oxley, Charles Lister
Age: 78
Date of Death: 21/7/1920
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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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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