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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall to John Richards d. 1890

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JOHN RICHARDS / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES / SEPTEMBER 8TH 1890 / AGED 38 YEARS / THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN / THE PRESENCE / ALSO OF / THOMAS RICHARDS / BELOVED HUSBAND OF / MARY RICHARDS / AND BROTHER OF THE ABOVE / BORN FEBRUARY 20TH 1855 / DIED JULY 8TH 1930 / ALSO OF THE ABOVE MARY RICHARDS / WHO DIED JANY 10TH 1936 / AGED 87 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN'

Details

Description: Marble headstone, gothic style, flanked by pillars. Dafodil, rose, bullrushes and passion flower with ivy leaves carved above the inscription. Iron railings round the grave.


Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble

People

Richards, John
Age: 38
Date of Death: 8/10/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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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

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Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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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

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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.

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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

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

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Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford
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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

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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

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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:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Dolley RN

Location

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

Transcript

Sacred to the memory / of / Charles Dolley / Captain topmast H.M.S. Princess Royal / who departed this life [illegible] deeply regretted by his brother / and his shipmates / this stone was erected by his messmates / as a token of respect'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Princess Royal

People

Dolley, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1864-7
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the topmast
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Tudwal's Church, Llanstadwel, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at St Tudwal’s Church, Llanstadwel commemorating William Weeks d. 1822

Location

St Tudwal's Church, Llanstadwel, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'William WEEKS late of the TORTOISE Lighter, belonging to Plymouth Dockyard who was unfortunately drown'd in Milford Harbour on the 16th day of October 1822 aged 22 years. All thy waves and thy billows passed over me'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Tortoise

People

Weeks, William
Age: 22
Date of Death: 16/10/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974
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