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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating William Jones d. 1903

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'To the Memory / of HUGH WILLIAM / son of WILLIAM JONES ship carpenter / by ANN his wife / who died the 7th day of May 1862 / Aged 15 Months / Also of MARGARET JANE JONES / died the 6th July 1866 Aged 6 Months / Also / the above named WILLIAM JONES / who died April 20th 1903 / Aged 66 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Jones, William
Age: 66
Date of Death: 20/4/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship carpenter
Organisation:

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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

Extra

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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St James's Church, Antony, Cornwall, England

Monument in Antony, Cornwall dedicated to Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves d. 1755

Location

St James's Church, Antony, Cornwall, England

Details

Description: 'A roman columna rostrata and two urns standing on a Doric entablature' Pevsner.
Type: Monument
Artists: Joseph Wilton

People

Graves, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1/12/1755
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: Cornwall' (Harmondsworth, 1951).
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Jeffery RN d. 1871

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William JEFFERY, Boy 1st.Class, H.M.S.'Juno' who was killed by a fall from the main royal truck, 13th. February, 1871, Aged 17 years. Erected by his shipmates.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Juno

People

Jeffery, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 13/2/1871
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Beccles, Suffolk commemorating Commander Samuel Fielding Harmer, RN d. 1843 in China

Location

St Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England

Transcript

[South inscription panel only] 'To the Memory of / ROBT. the eldest son of / ROBT. & MARTHA HARMER / who died June 28th. 1815 / In the 54th. Year of his Age. / ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE / WHO DIED JANY 18TH. 1844 / AGED 80 YEARS, / AND ALSO OF / SAML. FIELDING HARMER ESQ R.N. / SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED / IN CHINA WHILST COMMANDING / H.M. STEAMER ‘DRIVER’ / APRIL 16TH. 1843 AGED 48 YEARS'

Details

Description: Monument above vault, two square stories with inscription panels on each side, surmounted by an urn. Iron railings now missing.
Type: Monument
Position: Western edge of churchyard
Materials: Freestone and slate
Artists: Edward Holl
Vessel: HMS Driver

Event

First China War

Event Date

1839-1842

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Harmer, Samuel Fielding
Age: 48
Date of Death: 16/4/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Originally erected in 1807 to commemorate Jane Hallmarke, aunt of Robert Harmer, who obatined the faculty for its erection, it has later additions to all four of the inscription panels, including those on the southern panel to Robert and Mary Harmer and their son Samuel Fielding Harmer, Esq., RN, died in China whilst commanding HM Steamer 'Driver', 16 April 1843 aged 48., Norfolk Record Office: Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Town Clerk's Department Catalogue Ref. Y/TC Creator(s): Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Town Clerk's Department STRAYS, MISCELLANEOUS Moyse Papers Moyse Family and Jane Moyse FILE - Faculty granted to Robert Harmer of Beccles ironmonger for vault and tomb in Beccles churchyard wherein his aunt Jane Hallmarke was buried - ref. Y/TC 85/39 - date: 1807 FILE - Bills and receipts - ref. Y/TC 85/40 - date: 1807-1839 [from Scope and Content] Bills and receipts for the erection by Edward Holl of Mrs Hallmarke's tomb and for chimney piece, and for repair of her tomb and of Mrs Juson's inc. letter from E.C. Sharpin and draft reply of Mary Harmer, 1807-1809, 1833-1839.
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Sir William Hoste RN d. 1828

 

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'SIR WILLIAM HOSTE BART., K.C.B., K.M.T. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS / AND / THE ADMIRERS OF HIS SERVICES'

Details

Description: Full-length in uniform, draped in a cloak, leaning on a capstan holding a telescope.
Type: Statue
Position: South transept
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1833
Artists: Thomas Campbell

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hoste, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Cathedral Close, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Statue in Norwich Cathedral Close commemorating Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, RN d. 1805

Location

Cathedral Close, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'NELSON' [on plinth]

Details

Description: Full-length figure, in uniform but bareheaded, draped in cloak, a gun at his feet and holding a telescope in his left hand.
Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1847
Artists: Thomas Milnes

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cost £700 guineas

Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 145.
Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson, Pippa Lacey
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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Monument at St Peter’s Parish Church,  Liverpool, England, commemorating  T. Jolly d. 1806

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt T Jolly age 37. Born Durham 18 June 1769' [no date of death].

Details

People

Jolly, T.
Age: 37
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p.281.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, London, England

Memorial at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park commemorating James West d. 1912

Location

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, London, England

Details

People

West, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ropemaker
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Rosemary Taylor 'Every stone tells a story'.
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