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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Leonard Bentley RN d. 1908

Location

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

Transcript

'...OF JOHN LEONARD BENTLEY / STOKER OF / H.M.S. BRITOMART / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 10TH MARCH 1908 / AGED 22 YEARS / BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION / BRIEF SORROW SHORT LIVED CARE / THE LIFE THAT KNOWS NO ENDING / THE TEARLESS LIFE IS THERE / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES'

Details

Description: Headstone, the grave with kerbs covered by a slab.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Britomart

People

Bentley, John Leonard
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/03/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "transcript": "'...OF JOHN LEONARD BENTLEY / STOKER OF / H.M.S. BRITOMART / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 10TH MARCH 1908 / AGED 22 YEARS / BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION / BRIEF SORROW SHORT LIVED CARE / THE LIFE THAT KNOWS NO ENDING / THE TEARLESS LIFE IS THERE / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES'",
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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, commemorating those lost aboard HMS ‘Thunderer’ as a result of a boiler explosion in 1876.

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

[Side 1] This monument which stands on the graves / of / MESS. T.G. SLADE CHIEF ENGINEER R.N. / AND ROBERT WINFIELD CHIEF ENGINEER R.N. / IS ERECTED BY BROTHER OFFICERS / FELLOW WORKMEN AND FRIENDS / TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE EXPLOSION OF A BOILER / ON BOARD H.M.S. THUNDERER AT SPITHEAD / ON JULY 14TH 1876 / THE GREATER PART OF WHOM ARE BURIED IN / THE GRAVES ADJACENT TO THIS MONUMENT.’

[Side 2] ‘Killed in the / explosion / CHIEF ENGINEER RN / MR THOMAS G.S. SLADE / ENGINEER RN / MR ROBERT WINFIELD / FITTERS / GEORGE ADAMS, WILLIAM DOWNS / HENRY JENKINS / LEADING STOKER / WILLIAM GREEN, JOHN WILLIAMS / STOKERS / JOHN CAMPBELL, SAMUEL KING / JAMES FARWELL, HENRY NINNEM / THOMAS GRANT, HENRY OLIVER / WILLIAM GREGORY, JAMES O’BRIEN / CHARLES HARVEY, PETER PACE / FRANK HENDY, JOSEPH RODGERS’

[Side 3] ‘Also / died subsequently in / ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL HASLAR / LEADING STOKER / GEORGE S. CROCKFORD / STOKERS / JOHN BELLINGER, JAMES BEVIS / ROBERT BENNETT, CHARLES EDGECOMBE / ALFRED FREELAND, WILLIAM CODDEN / OLIVER GREENFIELD, ROBERT LITTLEFIELD / RICHARD LONGMAN, JOHN MOORE / WILLIAM PICKETT, GEORGE REED / DAVID REX, CHARLES WAKEFORD.’

[Side 4] ‘And / died subsequently in / ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL HASLAR / FITTERS / ANDREW BEARD, ARTHUR CRUSHA / HENRY FIBBENS, WILLIAM KINGSNORTH / HARRY SMITH, RICHARD WITTLES / SHIPWRIGHT / WILLIAM BISSETT / SICK BERTH STEWARD / THOMAS WARREN / SKILLED LABOURERS / EDWARD PHILLIPS, JAMES PERRY / CHARLES WILLIAMS.’

Details

Description: Portland stone obelisk on a plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Portland stone, pink granite plinth
Vessel: HMS Thunderer

Extra

Notes: On 14 July 1876, 'Thunder' suffered a disastrous boiler explosion which killed 45 people. One of her boilers burst as she proceeded from Portsmouth Harbour to Stokes Bay. The boiler explosion caused 15 initial dead, including 'Thunder's' commanding officer. A further 30 died from their wounds, while another 40 escaped with injuries.

JSON

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  "content": "<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46357\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Picture2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Picture2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Picture2-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Picture2.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" /></p>\n<p>Memorial in the Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, commemorating those lost aboard HMS ‘Thunderer’ as a result of a boiler explosion in 1876.</p>",
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Fortress of Monte Urgull, San Sebastian, Spain, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Fortress of Monte Urgull, San Sebastian, Spain commemorating Duncan McFarlin d. 1839

Location

Fortress of Monte Urgull, San Sebastian, Spain, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Mr Duncan McFarlin / late first engineer of / her most Catholic Majesty's / steam vessel / Isabella Segunda / who departed this life / on the / 23rd October 1839 / aged 50 years / leaving an affectionate wife / to lament his loss. / This stone was erected by the / engineers of her Britannic / Majesty's steam vessels / Salamander & Comet / as a mark of/respect.'

Details

Position: Seaward side
Vessel: Isabella Segunda, HMS Salamander; HMS Comet

People

Mcfalin, Duncan
Age: 50
Date of Death: 23/10/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Spanish Navy

Extra

Bibliography: E.S. Dodgson 'Notes & Queries', 1905, series 10, vol. 3, p. 361.

JSON

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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemoraing Thomas John Jenner RMLI d. 1908

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / THOMAS JOHN JENNER, / PRIVATE R.M.L.I / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED / WHILE DRIVING THE DAILY CART / TO GREEN MOUNTAIN / 17th AUGUST, 1908 / AGED 38 YEARS / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY / THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND'

Details

Description: Inscription in relief within a laurel wreath border.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Jenner, Thomas John
Age: 38
Date of Death: 17/8/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / THOMAS JOHN JENNER, / PRIVATE R.M.L.I / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED / WHILE DRIVING THE DAILY CART / TO GREEN MOUNTAIN / 17th AUGUST, 1908 / AGED 38 YEARS / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY / THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Walter Lobley d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Walter George Jacob Lobley / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Venerable' / died / 3rd October 1911, aged 18'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 318
Vessel: HMS Venerable

People

Lobley, Walter George Jacob
Age: 18
Date of Death: 3/10/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in Haslar Hospital burial ground commemorating Henry Hoyle d. 1857

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Henry Hoyle / H.M.S Janus / who died Feb 1857 / aged 28'

Details

Vessel: HMS Janus

People

Hoyle, Henry
Age: 28
Date of Death: 2/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Owens d. 1869

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'John OWENS, Master Mariner, who died at Londonderry 19th Decr 1869 aged 41 years'

Details

People

Owens, John
Age: 41
Date of Death: 19/12/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "transcript": "'John OWENS, Master Mariner, who died at Londonderry 19th Decr 1869 aged 41 years'",
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St Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England

Gravestone at St Leodegarius Church, Basford commemorating Commander Thomas Grover RN d. 1863

Location

St Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Sophia, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Strover who departed this life September 7th 1853 Aged 27 years. And of Thomas Strover Commander in the Royal Navy who died September 6th 1863 Aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Strover, Thomas
Age: 72
Date of Death: 6/9/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R.A. Strover

JSON

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  "location": "St Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Sophia, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Strover who departed this life September 7th 1853 Aged 27 years. And of Thomas Strover Commander in the Royal Navy who died September 6th 1863 Aged 72 years'",
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent commemorating Arthur Hayward RN d. 1944

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Mary Jane Hayward, Died 18th March 1943 aged 48 years. Also Ernest Bullock Hayward beloved husband of the above died 15th July 1960 aged 65 years Also their beloved son Arthur RN. Killed in action 31 Jany 1944 aged 19 years, reunited'

Details

People

Hayward, Arthur
Age: 19
Date of Death: 31/1/1944
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Naval Patrol Service

Extra

Recorder: Melanie J. Smallman

JSON

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  "id": "M4540",
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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Mary Jane Hayward, Died 18th March 1943 aged 48 years. Also Ernest Bullock Hayward beloved husband of the above died 15th July 1960 aged 65 years Also their beloved son Arthur RN. Killed in action 31 Jany 1944 aged 19 years, reunited'",
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Poplar, London, England

Statue in Poplar, London, depicting Richard Green d. 1866

Location

Poplar, London, England

Transcript

'RICHARD GREEN 1866'

Details

Description: Seated figure of Green with an open book on his knees and his Newfoundland dog Hector resting his head against his master's knee. Reliefs of Green's shipbuilding yard one one side and a ship on the other. Bronze statue and granite plinth.

Type: Statue
Position: In front of Poplar Baths
Materials: Bronze, granite
Date Erected: 1866
Artists: Edward W. Wyon, Henry Prince

People

Green, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 17/1/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder; philanthropist
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The reliefs show the first ship that Green despatched after the ending of the East India Company monopoly and on the other side a frigate he was building for the Spanish Government at the time of his death.
Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' 19 May 1866, p. 494.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "people": [{"name":"Green, Richard","age":"","dateofdeath":"17/1/1863","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Shipbuilder; philanthropist","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The reliefs show the first ship that Green despatched after the ending of the East India Company monopoly and on the other side a frigate he was building for the Spanish Government at the time of his death.",
    "bibliography": "'Illustrated London News' 19 May 1866, p. 494.",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters