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:
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
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.
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.
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
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
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'