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Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Memorial at Chichester Cathedral to Lieutenant George Pigot Alms d. 1782

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the memory of / Lieutt. GEORGE PIGOT ALMS, of the Royal Navy, / Who was Killed on board the SUPERBE, in an Action with the FRENCH Fleet / in the EAST INDIES on the 12th: APRIL 1782, in the 16th Year of his Age. / He was the eldest Son of Captn: JAMES ALMS, who commanded the
/ MONMOUTH, with the most exemplary Bravery, in the same Engagement. / He lived the Pride and Hope of his Parents; / The Delight and Admiration of his Friends, the rising Ornament of his / Country; and fell GLORIOUSLY in the Discharge of the Duties of his / Profession honoured and lamented by all who knew him. / Impressed with the bitterest Affliction and at a time / that her Husband was still fighting his Country's Battles / in INDIA/his fond and disconsolate Mother / CAUSED THIS MONUMENT / to be erected.'

Details

Description: A relief of naval battle flanked by dolphins, a draped urn above, the inscription on carved drapery below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sailor's Chapel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Superb

Event

Battle of Trincomalee

Event Date

1782

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Alms, George Pigot
Age: 15
Date of Death: 12/4/1782
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 58, p. 206 (Greenwich, 1972).
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Holland d. 1866

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. James Holland died 1 November 1866 aged 41'

Details

People

Holland, James
Age: 41
Date of Death: 1/11/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.859.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain William Morgan d. 1843

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain William Morgan, Commander of the British ship 'General Wood' who died at Macao on the 14th. July, 1843'

Details

Vessel: General Wood

People

Morgan, William
Age:
Date of Death: 14/7/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Captain Thomas George Shortland d. 1827

Location

St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Under this stone are deposited the bodies of Thomas George Shortland Esquire who was Port Captain in and the Commissioner of His Majesty's Navy resident at Port Royal and died on the 23rd day of November 1827. His daughter also Elizabeth Shortland who died on 25th day of the same month aged 25'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble

Event

First Fleet

Event Date

1788

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

Shortland, Thomas George
Age: 57
Date of Death: 23/11/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Arms: Sable, an orle gules and in chief three martlets. Impaling, Azure an eagle displayed argent. Crest: A martlet? Motto: Nec Sorte Nec Facto. Officer in First Fleet to Australia 1788.
Recorder: J.W. Shortland 1997
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St Mark's church, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mark’s Church, Liverpool commemorating John Woodburne d. 1821

Location

St Mark's church, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Woodburne, Shipwright, died 29 October 1821 age 37'

Details

People

Woodburne, John
Age: 37
Date of Death: 29/10/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiles by James Gibson d.1886, vol.3, p. 607. Church demolished in 1913.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Northolt commemorating Richard Pemberton Innes RND d. 1917

Location

St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God / and / in affectionate and honoured remembrance of / RICHARD PEMBERTON INNES, / FIFTH SON OF THE LATE G.E. INNES, / OF ISLIPS MANOR IN THIS PARISH / OF THE HAWKE BATTALION, / ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION / WHO AFTER TAKING PART IN THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN / FELL IN ACTION WHILE SERVING WITH HOWE BATTALION / AT GAURELLE, NEAR ARRAS, FRANCE / ON THE 24TH APRIL 1917'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel north wall
Materials: Marble

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Innes, Richard Pemberton
Age:
Date of Death: 24/4/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Naval Division

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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating S. I. Hawkins d. 1915

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'S.I. Hawkins, Fireman S.S.'Batoum' 18 July 1915 aged 47'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Batoum

People

Hawkins, S. I.
Age: 47
Date of Death: 18/7/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England

Memorial in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent commemorating Sir James Hales d. 1589

Location

Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England

Transcript

'MEMORIAE ET POSTERITATI SACRUM / JACOBO HALES MILITI VIRTUTIBUS ET MUNERIBUS CIVILIBUS INSIGNI ET PATRIAE CHARO IN / EXPEDITIONE PORTUGALIENSI THESAURARIO IN QUA PATRIAM REVISURUS ANNO D. 1589 OBIIT / D: ALICIA EIUSDEM JACOBI RELICTAE FAEMINAE SUMMIS NATURAE ET PIETATIS DOTIBUS / ORNATA QUA ANNO D.1592; MORTUA EST: / CHENEIO HALES UNICO EORUNDEM JACOBI ET ALICIAE FILIO QUI ANNO D.1596. / IMMATURO FATO PERIIT / RICARDUS LEE ARMIGER EIUSDEM ALICIAE / MARITUS SUPERSTES MARENS POSUIT'

Details

Description: Elizabethan warship carved in relief at the top between two armorial obelisks. She is flying St George's flag at the main. James Hales body is being lowered over the side clad in armour. the kneeling figure of James Hales's widow Alice below, with the family estate in the Stour valley shown in the background. Beneath this again, the kneeling figure of James Hales' son, Cheyney Hales.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North side nave
Materials: Coloured marble

People

Hales, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 25/6/1589
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Navy Treasurer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sir James Hales was Treasurer of the 1589 expedition to Cadiz-a reprisal for the Spanish Armada and died on the voyage back. The memorial was erected by Alice Hales' second husband Richard Lee d. 1608, Ambassador to Russia. Lee claimed part of the Hales estate, a claim contested by the children of James Hales's brother.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946); Rupert Gunnis 'History in Marble', 'Country Life' vol. cxviii, pp.396-398 (25 August, 1955).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Louis Smith RN d. 1877

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of George Louis SMITH, Engine Room Artificer, H.M.S.'VICTOR EMANUEL', who departed this life August 31st. 1877. Aged 23 years. Erected by his messmates and ... as a token of their respect'

Details

Description: Headstone flanked by pillars with kerbs.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Smith, George Louis
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31/8/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Mary's Church, Eling, Hampshire, England

Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Eling, Hampshire, commemorating Thomas Warwick d. 1764

Location

St Mary's Church, Eling, Hampshire, England

Details

Description: Carved with a ship and a globe.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Interior
Materials: Purbeck stone

People

Warwick, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1764
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Headstone brought inside the church.
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996) p. 209.
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