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Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England

Wall tablet in Bristol Cathedral, England commemorating Rear-Admiral George Gregory, RN d. 1814.

Location

Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England

Transcript

'In memory of GEORGE GREGORY, Esq. / Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet, / who in numerous Engagements with the Enemies / of his Country / but especially on the 11th October 1797. / nobly sustained the Honor of her Flag. / This TABLET, / which seeks rather to commemorate his private worth, is / erected by his affectionate and grateful Niece MARY LOWE / Obt. 17 Jan 1814.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North chancel
Vessel: HMS Veteran

Event

Battle of Camperdown

Event Date

1797

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Gregory, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 17/1/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of GEORGE GREGORY, Esq. / Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet, / who in numerous Engagements with the Enemies / of his Country / but especially on the 11th October 1797. / nobly sustained the Honor of her Flag. / This TABLET, / which seeks rather to commemorate his private worth, is / erected by his affectionate and grateful Niece MARY LOWE / Obt. 17 Jan 1814.'<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "event":"Battle of Camperdown",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Admiral John Cleland d. 1795

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

In Memory of Admr. JOHN CLELAND / who died the 24th June 1795 / in the 70th Year of his age / Also SUSANNA ELIZTH CLELAND / Daughter of the above died Sept. 8th 1784 / in the 26th Year of her age / Also JANE MONTAGUE CLELAND / Daughter of the above, died DEC. 19th 1780 / in the 19th Year of her age / And also MARY AMELIA CLELAND / Wife of / the above Adml. CLELAND who died the 23rd of Jan 1798 / aged 50 years

Details

Description: Cartouche with family coat of arms displayed above the transcript.
Type: Cartouche
Position: North choir aisle

People

Cleland, John
Age: 70
Date of Death: 1795
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996) p. 404.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "In Memory of Admr. JOHN CLELAND / who died the 24th June 1795 / in the 70th Year of his age / Also SUSANNA ELIZTH CLELAND / Daughter of the above died Sept. 8th 1784 / in the 26th Year of her age / Also JANE MONTAGUE CLELAND / Daughter of the above, died DEC. 19th 1780 / in the 19th Year of her age / And also MARY AMELIA CLELAND / Wife of / the above Adml. CLELAND who died the 23rd of Jan 1798 / aged 50 years",
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St Helen's Bishopgate, London, England

Memorial at St Helen’s Bishopsgate commemorating William Bonde d. 1576, merchant adventurer

Location

St Helen's Bishopgate, London, England

Transcript

'I am sure that my redeemer liveth and that I shall ryse out of ye earth in ye latter daye that I shall be clothed againe with this skinne and see God in my fleshe yea I myself shall behold Him not wt other but wt these same eyes. Flos mercantorum quos terra Britana creavit. Ecce, sub hoc tumulo Gulielmus Bondus humatur. Ille mari multum passus per saxa per undas ditavit patrias peregrinis mercibus oras. Magnanimum Graeci mirantur Iasona vales aurea de gelido retulit quia vellera Phasi. Graecia docta tace Graii concedite vates: hic iacet argolico mercator Iasone maior. Vellera multa tulit magis aurea vallere Phryxi. Et freta multa scidit magis ardua Phasidos undis. Hei mihi quod nullo mors est superabilis auro flos mercantorum Guelielmus Bondus humatur. Heere lieth the bodie of Will'm Bonde Alderman somtime Shreve of London a marchant adventurer most famous in his age for his great adventures bothe by sea and lande obiit 30 May 1576'

Details

Description: With kneeling effigies of Bonde's, wife and children.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Painted

People

Bonde, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/5/1576
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Merchant adventurer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Captain M T Morton, 30 December 1982

JSON

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  "location": "St Helen's Bishopgate, London, England",
  "transcript": "'I am sure that my redeemer liveth and that I shall ryse out of ye earth in ye latter daye that I shall be clothed againe with this skinne and see God in my fleshe yea I myself shall behold Him not wt other but wt these same eyes. Flos mercantorum quos terra Britana creavit. Ecce, sub hoc tumulo Gulielmus Bondus humatur. Ille mari multum passus per saxa per undas ditavit patrias peregrinis mercibus oras. Magnanimum Graeci mirantur Iasona vales aurea de gelido retulit quia vellera Phasi. Graecia docta tace Graii concedite vates: hic iacet argolico mercator Iasone maior. Vellera multa tulit magis aurea vallere Phryxi. Et freta multa scidit magis ardua Phasidos undis. Hei mihi quod nullo mors est superabilis auro flos mercantorum Guelielmus Bondus humatur. Heere lieth the bodie of Will'm Bonde Alderman somtime Shreve of London a marchant adventurer most famous in his age for his great adventures bothe by sea and lande obiit 30 May 1576'",
  "content": "<p><a href=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12314\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000203-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000203-284x300.jpg 284w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000203-768x812.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000203-968x1024.jpg 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" /></a></p>\n<p>Memorial at St Helen’s Bishopsgate commemorating William Bonde d. 1576, merchant adventurer</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Rouse d. 1908

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / THOMAS ROUSE; Able Seaman / of HMS Britannia / who was killed / at his post of duty whilst coaling / 19th November 1908 / Aged 23 years / In the midst of life we are in death / erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 346
Vessel: HMS Britannia

People

Rouse, Thomas
Age: 23
Date of Death: 19/11/1908
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Monument face down on ground.
Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / THOMAS ROUSE; Able Seaman / of HMS Britannia / who was killed / at his post of duty whilst coaling / 19th November 1908 / Aged 23 years / In the midst of life we are in death / erected by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Rouse d. 1908</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Britannia"  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Monument face down on ground.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, East Ruston, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, East Ruston, Norfolk commemorating R. Bristow, RN d. 1919

Location

St Mary's Church, East Ruston, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'R. Bristow, stoker 1st class RN K / 47921 HMS 'Bacchante' 21 Feb 1919 Age 19'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS 'Bacchante'

People

Bristow, R.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 21/2/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, August 1968

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, East Ruston, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'R. Bristow, stoker 1st class RN K / 47921 HMS 'Bacchante' 21 Feb 1919 Age 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, East Ruston, Norfolk commemorating R. Bristow, RN d. 1919</p>",
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    "recorder": "William Donnan, August 1968",
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Westoe Cemetery, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England

Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating William Shipley d. 1884

Location

Westoe Cemetery, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England

Transcript

[Not exact] 'WILLIAM SHIPLEY Master Mariner died 22 Jan 1884 aged 72. HARRIET wife of the above died 26 Nov 1856 aged 26. THOMAS son of the above died 5 Jan 1866 aged 21. ELIZABETH second wife of the above died 29 July 1882 aged 61.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 2246

People

Shipley, William
Age: 72
Date of Death: 22/1/1884
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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  "id": "M5567",
  "location": "Westoe Cemetery, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England",
  "transcript": "[Not exact] 'WILLIAM SHIPLEY Master Mariner died 22 Jan 1884 aged 72. HARRIET wife of the above died 26 Nov 1856 aged 26. THOMAS son of the above died 5 Jan 1866 aged 21. ELIZABETH second wife of the above died 29 July 1882 aged 61.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial  in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating  William Shipley d. 1884</p>",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "",
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St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton, dedicated to Edward Chippendall d. 1819 and d.Septimus Chippendall RN d. 1839

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Transcript

'Edward Chippendall RN who died at Carthagena on Sept 9 1819 and Septimus Chippendall RN son of the above who died at Belldry[?] Feb 11 1839'

Details

People

Chippendall, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 9/9/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Chippendall, Septimus
Age:
Date of Death: 11/2/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England",
  "transcript": "'Edward Chippendall RN who died at Carthagena on Sept 9 1819 and Septimus Chippendall RN son of the above who died at Belldry[?] Feb 11 1839'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton, dedicated to Edward Chippendall d. 1819 and d.Septimus Chippendall RN d. 1839 </p>",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Sir John Kempthorne d. 1679

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth Interred the Body of Sr Iohn / Kempthorne Knight who who had the Honour / to wear severall Flags in severall com / mands in His Majesty's Service, and hath / fought severall Battles at sea for his / King and Country: and dyed Commissio / ner of His Majesty's Navy at Portsmouth / the 19th day of October 1679, aged 59 yeares. / Heare beneath this Stone doth lye, / As much Valour as could dye, / Who in his life did Vigour give, /To as much Justice as could live, / But Death (which ne'er could him dismay), / Unkindly snatcht him hence away.'

Details

Description: Wall tablet, the inscription flanked by pillars, a coat of arms at the top in a cartouche, below the pediment.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Mary Rose

People

Kempthorne, John
Age: 59
Date of Death: 19/10/1679
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Arms are on widow's tomb in All Hallows, Barking, London.
Bibliography: G.A. Kempthorne 'Mariner's Mirror' xii (1926) pp. 309-10; P Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 207, 208 (Greenwich, 1972).
Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "location": "Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth Interred the Body of Sr Iohn / Kempthorne Knight who who had the Honour / to wear severall Flags in severall com / mands in His Majesty's Service, and hath / fought severall Battles at sea for his / King and Country: and dyed Commissio / ner of His Majesty's Navy at Portsmouth / the 19th day of October 1679, aged 59 yeares. / Heare beneath this Stone doth lye, / As much Valour as could dye, / Who in his life did Vigour give, /To as much Justice as could live, / But Death (which ne'er could him dismay), / Unkindly snatcht him hence away.'",
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    "recorder": "Timothy Wilson  1979",
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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 D. Hossack, HEIC, d. 1802

Location

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

Transcript

'D. Hossack / Master Pilot in the / Honourable Company's Service / died 15th Sept. 1802, aged 40 years'

Details

People

Hossack, D
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/9/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Pilot
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.86

JSON

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'D. Hossack / Master Pilot in the / Honourable Company's Service / died 15th Sept. 1802, aged 40 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating D. Hossack, HEIC, d. 1802</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Lapidge RN d. 1865

Location

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

Transcript

'George Lapidge, Paymaster on the H.M.S. 'COQUETTE', died 4th June 1865, aged 43'

Details

Description: Headstone with a cross above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Coquette

People

Lapidge, George
Age: 43
Date of Death: 4/6/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M85",
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  "transcript": "'George Lapidge, Paymaster on the H.M.S. 'COQUETTE', died 4th June 1865, aged 43'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Lapidge RN d. 1865</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters