Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Harrow on the Hill commemorating Admiral Byron Drury d. 1881
Location
St Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, London, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL BYRON DRURY, R.N. / SECOND SON OF/THE REV H.J.T. DRURY / HE WAS BORN AT HARROW / 10th FEBRUARY 1815 / AND DIED AT CHELTENHAM / 6th NOVEMBER 1883 / ALSO OF HELEN STEWART, HIS WIFE / WHO DIED AT CHELTENHAM / 19th SEPTEMBER 1881 / "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord'" / REV XIV.13'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South transept Materials: Black and white marble
People
Drury, Byron Age: Date of Death: 6/11/1883 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, Bath, dedicated to Commodore Walter Borlase, d. 1814
Location
Bath Abbey, Bath, England
Transcript
‘In Memory of / WALTER BORLASE / OF PENZANCE IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL ESQ / LATE COMMODORE / IN THE HONble. EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MARINE / AT BOMBAY / OBT 17th JULY 1814. AETAT 61'
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Description: Oval inscription tablet on background of draped cloth, arms above.
Type: Wall tablet Position: South side of Nave Materials: marble Artists: Reeves & Son
People
Borlase, Walter Age: 61 Date of Death: 17/7/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commodore HEIC Organisation: Honourable East India Company
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Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986 Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Statue in St James’s Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, commemorating Admiral Robert Holmes d. 1692
Location
St James's Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
Transcript
'H.S.I. / ROBERTUS HOLMES Miles / HENRICI HOLMES de Mallow comitatus Corkensis in Hibernia Armigeri Filius natu Tertius, ab ineunt Adolescentia / ad acquirendam armis gloriam intentus Militiae Nomen dedit, et sub serenissimi Regis Caroli vexillis Tyrocinia ponens contra / perduelles fortiter feliciterq' pugnavit Pari deinde amimo, Pari Laude Navalibus se immiscuit praeliis, et sub Auspiciis Celsillimi / principis Ruperti egregie meruit. Cum vero videret Causam Regiamarmis ultra defendi non posse, ad exteros sese principes / Contulit, et in Gallia, Germania, Flandria rebus Belli pulchre gestis inclaruit. Rege Carolo 2do fauste Tandem prospereque / restaurato, ab eo Castelli de Sandon in vectis insula praefecturam (tanquam veteris Meriti praemium) accepit, et subinde / Militis Titulo ornatus est Anno 1666. Copiarum Navalium, quae Rubris vexillis insigniuntur, legatus alter Constitutus / Portum Batavum de Ulii exigua classe intravit Cumq' illic Naves centum et octoginta Concremasset in Scellingam descendit/et Branderium istius Insulae primarium oppidum incendio delevit. Ob haec et alia multa praeclare acta eum Serenissimus Rex / haud indebitis illius et virtuiti, et Fidei pramiis honorabit, Insulaeq vectis ducem, et Gubernatorem durante vita naturali praefecit quinetiam / Faecialium principi Mandavit ut Ipsius gentilitiis insignibus Leo Angelicus adscriberetur, nec non Crista nempe Brachium / Armatum e navali corona porrectum, et Tridentem gerens. Hos Honores qua arte acquisivit eadem etiam tuebatur Vir / Fortissimus, nimirum bene merendo, fideli semper in Reges et in Patriam Studio. Obiit An:Dom 1692 Nov: 18. / Honoratissimo Patruo infra Sepulto hoc Monumentum posuit HENRICUS HOLMES / Armiger vectis Insulae praefecti Authoritate Regia locum tenens.' [Translation] 'ROBERT HOLMES KNIGHT. The third son of Henry Holmes , Gentleman, of Mallow in the County of Cork in Ireland being from his early youth determined on winning fame by arms enlisted for military service, and under the standards of his most serene Charles he fought bravely and successfully against his enemies. Then with equal spirit and equal success he involved himself with naval encounters and served with distinction under the auspices of the most noble Prince Rupert. But when he saw that the Royal cause could not be defended further with arms, he offered his services to foreign princes, and after successfully campaigning in France, Germany and Flanders he became famous. When at length King Charles II had been happily and properly restored he received from him the office of Governor of the castle of Sandown on the Isle of Wight (as a reward for his former service) and thereupon in the year 1666 he was honoured with the title of knight. Having been appointed to one of two commanders of naval forces which were identified by red banners [the red squadron] he entered the Dutch port of Vlie with a small squadron, and when he had burned a hundred and eighty ships there he made an attack on Terschelling and destroyed with fire [Branderium?] the principal town of that island. Because of these and many other splendid feats of arms his most Serene Majesty honoured him with not undeserved rewards for his courage and loyalty, and appointed him as captain and governor of the Isle of Wight for the rest of his natural life. Indeed [?] instructed that he should add the lion of England to his armourial bearings, and that his coat of arms should have the crest of a naval crown and bear a trident. This very gallant man guarded these honours with the same zeal as he had obtained them, indeed very well deserved and with always faithful devotion to his monarchs and his country. He died on November 18th in the year of our Lord 1692. This memorial tablet to his most distinguished uncle, buried below, was set up by Henry Holmes, gentleman, holding the position of Governor of the Isle of Wight by royal authority'
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Description: Holmes shown full-length in armour the left hand resting on a gun. Type: Statue Position: Mortuary chapel Materials: Marble
Event Category
1666-1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War
People
Holmes, Robert Age: Date of Death: 18/11/1692 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation:
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Notes: DOSSIER Supposed to be captured statue of Louis XIV with head finished to resemble Holmes. Holmes left £300 in his will to erect the monument. Not original inscription? Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
Memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Charles Duff RN d. 1805 during the Battle of Trafalgar
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN GEORGE DUFF / WHO WAS KILLED THE XXITH OF OCTR / MDCCCV / COMMANDING THE MARS / IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / IN THE FORTY SECOND YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND THE TWENTY-NINTH OF HIS SERVICE'
Details
Description: In relief, Britannia lays an oak wreath on a sarcophagus carved with a profile portrait of Duff, her lion reclines behind her. On the opposite side of the monument, a sailor mourns over the inscription tablet with an ensign draped behind him. Type: Wall memorial Position: Crypt Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1806 Artists: John Bacon, the younger
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Duff, George Age: 41 Date of Death: 21/10/1805 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Date of contract 19/10/1807, value £1, 575. A new memorial stone and plaque erected in the grounds of Banff Castle, 21 October 2005. Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964); 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 28, p. 506 and frontispiece (London, 1812). Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Samuel May, d. 1862
Location
Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘Sacred / to the memory of / SAMUEL T. MAY / Chronometer Maker / who departed this life / on the 14th December 1862 / He lived respected / and died / lamented'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: North wall N32 C45
People
May, Samuel T. Age: 28 Date of Death: 14/12/1862 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Chronometer maker Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: Aged 28 years (Obituary in 'Straits Times' 20 Dec 1862). Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 193.
Wall memorial in St James’s Church, Christow, Devon, commemorating Admiral Fleetwood Pellew d. 1861
Location
St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of the Honorable / Sir Fleetwood Broughton / Reynolds Pellew / Second son of Edward Viscount Exmouth / Admiral of the Blue / Companion of the Bath, Knight Comm. Royal / Guelphic Hanov. Order / Born 13 Dec. 1789 / Died Marseilles 28 July / Buried at Florence 7th Aug. 1861'
Details
Description: White marble trophy with a crest of a figure holding a cross in right hand and fish in left, 'ALGIERS' below. Motto 'DEO ADJUVANTE'. Exmouth arms below with battle honours for Pegu 1854, Java 1811, Algiers. Inscription on a ship's sail.
Type: Wall memorial Position: North wall of chancel Materials: Marble
Event
Second Anglo-Burmese War
Event Date
1852-1853
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Pellew, Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Age: 71 Date of Death: 28/7/1861 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Dwelly's Parish Records Vol VI, Devon MI pp. 177-178. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet Green d. 1858
Location
Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / HARRIET, the wife of / John Stanford Esq. / of Dublin / Also their infant son ALFRED / She was the beloved and only daughter of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green / and departed this Life / on the 23rd June 1848 / aged 19 years. / TEMPEST WILLOUGHBY SCRIMSHIRE GREEN / Died 21st July, 1851 / aged 18 years / the youngest son of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green. / Sacred to the memory of / Vice Admiral Sir ANDREW PELLET GREEN, / K.C.H., K.S.S., K.I.C.A., / Toulon, Bastia, Lord Hotham's Action, /1798 / 'Censeur' / St Lucie / St. Domingo, Copenhagen, Trafalgar / Preuss Eylau, Danzic, Cuxhaven, Gluckstadt &c./ Naval Aide-de-Camp to / William IV & Queen Victoria / Died on the 24th of December, 1858 / in his 82nd year.'
Details
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Green, Andrew Pellet Age: 82 Date of Death: 25/12/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 52
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters