Memorial in the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating Commander John Hepburn RN d. 1853
Location
Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory of / Retired Commander / John Hepburn R:N. / who departed this Life: / the 6th of October 1853 / Aged 83 Years / Also / ELIZABETH Wife of / Commander / JOHN HEPBURN R:N. / who departed this life: / the 18th of February 1850 / Aged 80 years'
Wall tablet in Christchurch Priory, Dorset, dedicated to Albert Haskell d. 1914
Location
Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / ALBERT HASKELL / WHO WAS KILLED IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY ON BOARD H.M.S. ZEALANDIA / APRIL 24TH 1914 / AGED 22 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS MESSMATES AND FRIENDS'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Chancel Vessel: HMS Zealandia
People
Haskell, Albert Age: 22 Date of Death: 24/4/1914 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Aberystwyth commemorating Roger Peters d. 1859
Location
St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Transcript
'To the memory of / MARGARET PETERS Wife of Roger PETERS, / of this Town Master Mariner, / who departed this life / on the 17th Day of April / 1851 / Aged 65 years / Also to the Memory of / MARY / the eldest Daughter of the / above named / Roger & Margaret PETERS, / who departed this life / on the 15th Day of September / 1852 / Aged 32 YEARS / Also To the Memory / of the above named / ROGER PETERS, / who departed this life / on the 22nd Day of December / 1859 / AGED 87 YEARS'
Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating captains James Robert Mosse and Edward Riou who were killed during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'The Services and Death / of two valiant and distinguished Officers. JAMES ROBERT MOSSE, Captain of the Monarch / and EDWARD RIOU of the Amazon / fell in the attack upon Copenhagen / conducted by Lord Nelson 2nd April 1801 / are commemorated by this Monument/erected at the national expense. / JAMES ROBERT MOSSE was born in 1746 / served as a Lieutenant / several years under Lord Howe / and was promoted to the rank of Post Captain in 1790. / To EDWARD RIOU who was born in 1762 / an extraordinary occasion was presented / in the early part of his service, / of signalizing his intrepidity / and presence of mind / which were combined with the most anxious / solicitude for the lives of those under his command / with a magnanimous disregard for his own. / When his Ship, the Guardian struck upon / an island of Ice, in Dec. 1789 and afforded no prospect. / but that of immediate destruction to those on board, / Lieut Riou encouraged all those who desired to take the chance / of preserving themselves in the boats to consult their safety / but judging it contrary to his own duty / to desert the Vessel / he neither gave up to despair / nor relaxed his exertions; / whereby after ten weeks of the most perilous navigation / he succeeded in bringing his disabled Ship into Port / receiving this high reward / of fortitude and perseverance / from the divine Providence / on whose protection he relied.' [Round portraits] 'Capt JAMES ROBERT MOSSE' 'Capt EDWARD RIOU'
Details
Description: Male and female angels holding oval relief portraits of Riou and Mosse. A sarcophagus decorated with lions heads and paw feet placed above. Type: Monument Position: Crypt Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1802 Artists: John Charles Felix Rossi
Event
Battle of Copenhagen
Event Date
1801
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Mosse, James Robert Age: Date of Death: 2/4/1801 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy Riou, Edward Age: Date of Death: 2/4/1801 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation:
Extra
Notes: A model for a monument to these two gentlemen of a different design is at the Sir John Soane museum. Date of contract 26/4/1803, value £4, 200. Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Cross in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Guy d. 1903, James Twohig d. 1903, and Benjamin Wills d. 1904
Location
Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England
Transcript
'H.M.S. 'Empress of India' / If joy shall at thy bidding fly / and grief's dark day come on / we in our turn meekly cry / Father thy will be done / Wm Guy Ord. Sea. died 3 Feb 1903 aged 18 years / Jas Twohig stoker, died 22 Feb 1903 aged 25 years / Benm. Wills Ord. Sea. died 21 Mar 1904 aged 18 years / This memorial was erected by / the ship's company in affectionate remembrance / of their late shipmates'
Details
Type: Cross Position: Church of England (old) 293 Vessel: HMS Empress of India
People
Guy, William Age: 18 Date of Death: 3/2/1903 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Twohig, James Age: 25 Date of Death: 22/2/1903 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Wills, Benjamin Age: 18 Date of Death: 21/3/1904 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial stone at Taynuilt, Loch Etive commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Taynuilt, Loch Etive, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Details
Type: Standing stone
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Nelson, Horatio Age: 47 Date of Death: 21/10/1805 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Erected by local iron workers. Inscription on slate slab in local museum. Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p.132.
Wall tablet at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating naval surgeon John William Ellia d. 1822
Location
Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / John William ELLIA / late surgeon in the navy and / dispenser of the Royal Hospital / Greenwich / who died the 15 day of October 1822 / aged 42 years / 'Here the wicked cease from troubling / and the weary are at rest' / Also Jane Mary Ann / the daughter of / John William and Elizabeth Ellia. / Who died the 5th day of April 1823 / aged 3 years and 8 months'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Mausoleum
People
Ellia, John William Age: 42 Date of Death: 15/10/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Henry Alexander Brice d. 1848
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Henry Alexander Brice late RN died Portsmouth in 1848 aged 25'
Details
People
Brice, Henry Alexander Age: 25 Date of Death: 1848 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 787. Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of the Museum of Merseyside