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Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial at Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada commemorating Samuel Sargent, RN, d. 1854

Location

Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

'FROM 1853, HERE IN THE FOREST OUTSKIRTS OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT WERE BURIED MANY NANAIMO PIONEERS. FEW HEADSTONES REMAIN. THIS HONOURS THEM ALL. AN UNIQUE BURIAL OCCURED OCTOBER 10, 1854, OF SAMUEL SARGENT, STOKER, WHO DIED ABOARD H.M.S. VIRAGO IN NANAIMO OF WOUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR - PROBABLY THE ONLY SUCH CASUALTY BURIED ON CANADIAN SOIL'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Corner Comox Rd and Wallace St
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Virago

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Sargent, Samuel
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/1854
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Plaque placed on wall of municipal park by Nanaimo Historical Society aand Nanaimo Community Foundation in 1985.
Recorder: Tom W. Parkin 1998

JSON

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  "location": "Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'FROM 1853, HERE IN THE FOREST OUTSKIRTS OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT WERE BURIED MANY NANAIMO PIONEERS. FEW HEADSTONES REMAIN. THIS HONOURS THEM ALL. AN UNIQUE BURIAL OCCURED OCTOBER 10, 1854, OF SAMUEL SARGENT, STOKER, WHO DIED ABOARD H.M.S. VIRAGO IN NANAIMO OF WOUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR - PROBABLY THE ONLY SUCH CASUALTY BURIED ON CANADIAN SOIL'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada commemorating Samuel Sargent, RN, d.  1854</p>",
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    "type": "Wall plaque",
    "position": "Corner Comox Rd and Wallace St",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Virago"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Crimea War",
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    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
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    "notes": "Plaque placed on wall of municipal park by Nanaimo Historical Society aand Nanaimo Community Foundation in 1985.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Tom W. Parkin 1998",
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St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Gravestone at St Cadfan’s Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd commemorating Captain John Rees d. 1867

Location

St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Transcript

'Captain John Rees, Schooner 'JOHN WESLEY' of Aberdovey, who departed this life November 19th 1867 aged 43 years. Also John, son of Captain John and Jane Rees d. 17 June 1865 aged 13 months'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: John Wesley

People

Rees, John
Age: 43
Date of Death: 19/11/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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  "location": "St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Captain John Rees, Schooner 'JOHN WESLEY' of Aberdovey, who departed this life November 19th 1867 aged 43 years. Also John, son of Captain John and Jane Rees d. 17 June 1865 aged 13 months'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Cadfan’s Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd commemorating Captain John Rees d. 1867</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating Edmund Tincome RN d.1825

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of EDMUND TINCOME Esq masters mate of H.M.S. Liffey. Died Aug 7 1825 aged 27 years. Beloved by his shipmates and esteemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Pause stranger o'er this hallowed spot/And grant for one so dear / A prayer for him who's now no more / And drop a pitying tear'

Details

Vessel: HMS Liffey

People

Tincome, Edmund
Age: 27
Date of Death: 7/8/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of EDMUND TINCOME Esq masters mate of H.M.S. Liffey. Died Aug 7 1825 aged 27 years. Beloved by his shipmates and esteemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. Pause stranger o'er this hallowed spot/And grant for one so dear / A prayer for him who's now no more / And drop a pitying tear'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating Edmund Tincome RN d.1825</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, England

Window in Truro Cathedral, Cornwall dedicated to Cornish fisherman.

Location

Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'CORNISH FISHERMEN AT NEWLYN', 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS / THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN BY H.P. AND F. EDE A.D. 1907'

Details

Description: A scene of a fishing boat leaving harbour, the Guardian Angel of fishermen stands above. A pair to a similar window showing Cornish miners.

Type: Window
Position: West end, South side
Artists: Clayton & Bell

Extra

Bibliography: Margaret E.D. Eustice 'The Windows of Truro Cathedral' 1995

JSON

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  "transcript": "'CORNISH FISHERMEN AT NEWLYN', 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS / THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN BY H.P. AND F. EDE A.D. 1907'",
  "content": "<p>Window in Truro Cathedral, Cornwall dedicated to Cornish fisherman.</p>",
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    "description": "A scene of a fishing boat leaving harbour, the Guardian Angel of fishermen stands above. A pair to a similar window showing Cornish miners.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "type": "Window",
    "position": "West end, South side",
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    "dateErected": "",
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    "recorder": "",
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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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  "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'",
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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

JSON

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  "transcript": "'NELSON' [on plinth]",
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    "recorder": "",
    "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

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Capt T Jolly age 37. Born Durham 18 June 1769' [no date of death].",
  "content": "<p>Monument at St Peter’s Parish Church,  Liverpool, England, commemorating  T. Jolly d. 1806</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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'.

JSON

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  "location": "Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, London, England",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park commemorating James West d. 1912</p>",
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St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Tiverton, Devon commemorating John Greenaway d.1529

Location

St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England

Details

Description: Exterior carved with ships and anchors and wool bales
Type: Chapel

People

Greenaway, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1529
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Photos taken in 1912-1913 by H.H. Brindley in Historic Photographs. Built by Greenaway in 1517.

JSON

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Tiverton, Devon commemorating John Greenaway d.1529</p>",
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Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Memorial at Rochester Cathedral commemorating Admiral Edward Kelly RN d. 1892

Location

Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / EDWARD KELLY / LATE ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT / OF / H.M. DOCKYARD CHATHAM. / BORN APRIL 26 1836, DIED JANY. 16, 1892 / HIS WORK WAS DONE / "IN SINGLENESS OF HEART, FEARING GOD'

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: North nave aisle
Materials: Brass

Event

New Zealand War

Event Date

1860-1866

Event Category

19th century conflicts in the Pacific

People

Kelly, Edward
Age: 55 years
Date of Death: 16/1/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral Superintendant
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Chatham

Extra

Notes: Entered RN at 14. Cadet during Kaffir War of 1850 in HMS 'Castor'. Part of Naval brigade from HMS 'Pelorus'. In NZ War, 1st Lieut of 'Bombay' burnt out off Montevideo, Promoted Capt. 1870, commanded HMS 'Achilles' during Egyptian War of 1882. He died of syncope resulting from an aneurism of the heart which had lain dormant since severe rheumatic fever constracted from exposure at the burning of the 'Bombay'.
Bibliography: R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters