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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham d. 1963

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ANDREW BROWNE CUNNINGHAM / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / VISCOUNT CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE KT / 1883-1963 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF MEDITERRANEAN / 1939-1943 / FIRST SEA LORD & CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF / 1943-1946 / CALABRIA TARANTO MATAPAN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Age:
Date of Death: 1963
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Bronze bust by Franta Belsky on the north wall of Trafalgar square.

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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Wall tablet in St Mary Magdalene, Taunton commemorating Sir Robert Seppings d. 1840

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS, F.R.S. & c / SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT TAUNTON 25TH APRIL 1840 / AGED 72 YEARS / AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY FIFTY YEARS / "TO HIS ABILITIES AND EXERTIONS / THIS COUNTRY IS MAINLY INDEBTED FOR ITS MOST / VALUABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN / NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, / WHICH WILL CONFER A LASTING BENEFIT ON THE / BRITISH NATION." / (FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF FINANCE / HOUSE OF COMMONS / 30TH APRIL 1819.'

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Description: Two marble tablets within an arch, to Seppings and his wife. The family crest above an incription 'AS A MARK OF FILIAL RESPECT'.
Type: Tablet
Position: South Aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Seppings, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 25/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS, F.R.S. & c / SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT TAUNTON 25TH APRIL 1840 / AGED 72 YEARS / AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY FIFTY YEARS / \"TO HIS ABILITIES AND EXERTIONS / THIS COUNTRY IS MAINLY INDEBTED FOR ITS MOST / VALUABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN / NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, / WHICH WILL CONFER A LASTING BENEFIT ON THE / BRITISH NATION.\" / (FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF FINANCE / HOUSE OF COMMONS / 30TH APRIL 1819.'",
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Window in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire dedicated to Admiral George Sartorius d. 1885

Location

Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To : the : glory : of God : in : the : memory of / SIR GEORGE ROSE SARTORIUS G.C.B. / Admiral of the Fleet, Count de Penha Firme / Born : 9th : AUGUST : 1790 : Died : 13 : APRIL : 1885 / TRAFALGAR [Shield with warship] 21 : OCTOBER : 1805'

Details

Description: Five main lights:- The stilling of the storm. Matt 8: 23-27 Our Lord as the master of great waters, Jesus teaching the people on the shores of Lake Tiberius. John 6 The call of the apostles by the Sea of Galilee Matt 4: 18-22 The net let down again. Luke 5: 4-11.
Type: Window
Position: East end of the sanctuary
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: 1889
Artists: John Hardiman & Co., Birmingham

People

Sartorius, George Rose
Age: 94
Date of Death: 13/4/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Plaque on family vault, formerly at Warton, Lancashire commemorating George Richard d. 1872

Location

Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Family vault
Vessel: Minnow, British Workman

People

Richard, George
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Tablet removed and lost in churchyard clearance. DOSSIER 'British Workman' topsail schooner. Built 1868, Preston.

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St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Lee commemorating Captain William Alexander Willis RN d. 1862

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Transcript

'James Willis dtl Feb 11 1817 aged 55. William Alexander Willis Esq his son, a captain of the Royal Navy and of the Royal Hospital Greenwich where after long and faithful service he died 29 Dec 1862 aged 63 years'

Details

People

Willis, William Alexander
Age: 63
Date of Death: 29/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

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Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Gravestone in Leith Cemetery commemorating Joseph Stonelly RN d. 1820

Location

Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'Joseph Ston[e]ly, Royal Navy, born at Stonehenge, Island of Jamaica, on the 19th November 1792, died here, 28 March 1820, erected by his only sister Mary Kemp, of Jamaica'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Stonely, Joseph
Age: 27
Date of Death: 28/3/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Stonehenge, Jamaica was an estate at Trelawny, Jamaica owned by the Rev. Joseph Stoney and a word-play on his name.

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Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Memorial at Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas commemorating Captain Henry Harvey RN d. 1869

Location

Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Capt Henry Harvey died 19 July 1869 Aged 46 years at Nassau. Senior Officer of the Bahamas Division and Capt H.M.S. Eclipse. Died of yellow fever.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Eclipse

People

Harvey, Henry
Age: 46
Date of Death: 19/7/1869
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Tatsfield commemorating Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR d. 1915

Location

St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Transcript

'In proud and loving memory of my dear husband Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR who was killed at his post on October 5 1915 aged 46 while navigating Admiralty transport ship to Mudros Base during operations on Gallipoli 'One who never turned his back but marched breast forward'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Brass

Event

Gallipoli

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Hunt, Ambrose Langley
Age:
Date of Death: 5/10/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

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Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Headstone at Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton commemorating Arthur Hill d. 1862

Location

Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In Affectionate / Remembrance of / MARY, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADAM HILL, / DIED 17TH JUNE 1849, / AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO OF / ADAM HILL, / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1852, / AGED 52 YEARS. / ALSO OF ARTHUR / SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1862, / ON BOARD OF P.& O. SHIP NEMESIS, / AND WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA, AGED 26 / COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE / HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST / 11. MATT. 28'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Nemesis

People

Hill, Arthur
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: P & O Line

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St Mary's Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Tablet at St Mary’s Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, commemorating John Burrard d. 1809

Location

St Mary's Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Transcript

'John Thomas Burrard, son of Lieutenant General Sir Harry Burrard, Midshipman RN, drowned on his way to shore on duty 9 October 1809, aged 17 years and 7 months'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: Royal Sovereign

People

Burrard, John Thomas
Age: 17
Date of Death: 9/10/1809
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The accident happened off Weymouth in a boat belonging to 'Royal Sovereign' (yacht).
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194, (Greenwich,1987).

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters