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SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham commemorating  Admiral John Mackeller d. 1854

Location

SS Philip and James Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / John Mackeller / Admiral of the Blue in her Majesty's Service / eldest son of Patrick Mackellar. / General of the Royal Engineers; / he departed this life on the 14th of April 1854 / aged 86. / A steady friend, an affectionate husband and a tender father, / his remains are interred in the vaults beneath this church. / This tablet is erected / to his memory / as a token of affection / by his widow and children.'

Details

Description: Carved with an anchor and cannon.
Type: Memorial
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble

People

Mackellar, John
Age: 86
Date of Death: 14/4/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Gravestone in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Francis Blair RN d. 1832

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF A BELOVED HUSBAND / CAPt FRANCIS BLAIR / ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED MAY 21st 1832 AGED 40 / ALSO HIS MOTHER / Mrs JANET BAILLIE / WHO DIED DECr 31st 1832 AGED 76'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: See notes.
Materials: Sandstone

People

Blair, Francis
Age: 40
Date of Death: 21/5/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Position - faces west in west extension of burying ground approx 10 yards south of north boundary wall; equidistant from east and west boundary walls (25/30 yards approx). Grooves in top section of stone suggesting the presence of a canopy or other cover at one time.
Recorder: John Stbble. 04/07/1988
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Gravestone in Hong Kong Cemetery of Arthur J. Biggs RN d. 1889

Location

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

Transcript

'Arthur J. Biggs Painter 1st class H.M.S. SEVERN who drowned while bathing at Aberdeen Dock. 8. 6. 1889 age 33'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Severn

People

Biggs, Arthur J.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 8/6/1889
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Painter 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas. 1985
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  Edwin Beisley RMLI and  Peter Ward RMLI who both died in 1885

Location

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

Transcript

'Gibraltar / per mare per terram / Sacred / to the memory / of / Edwin Beisley / sergeant R.M.L.I. / who died at Hong Kong 5th July 1885 / aged 27 years / also of / Peter Ward / private R.M.L.I. / who was accidentally killed at Port Hampton [?] 18 May 1886 / aged 31 years / This stone was erected by the officers, NCO / officers and men of the RM Regiment / stationed at Port Hampton as a mark / of esteem and respect'

Details

Description: Headstone, inscription flanked by pillars. Royal Marines badge above.
Type: Gravestone

People

Beisley, Edwin
Age: 27
Date of Death: 5/7/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Ward, Peter
Age: 31
Date of Death: 11/5/1885
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

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

Burial place at St Mary’s Church, Alverstoke, Hampshire of Lieutenant George Bligh RN d. 1834

Location

St Mary's Church, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Bligh, George
Age: 50
Date of Death: 21/10/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried in churchyard.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 28.
Recorder: BC 14/01/1981. Mr. P. Chissold
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St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, commemorating Henry Beynon. d. 1869

Location

St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Henry Beynon Master Mariner of Waubeddau died Sept 22nd 1869 aged 81'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 30 yards from south door

People

Beynon, Henry
Age: 81
Date of Death: 22/9/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Mr. Saunders. September 1983.
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St Mary's Church, Essendon, Hertfordshire, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Essendon, Hertfordshire commemorating Lieutenant James Clitherow RN d. 1813

Location

St Mary's Church, Essendon, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES CLITHEROW, / THIRD SON OF CHRISTOPHER CLITHEROW, ESQRE LATE OF BIRDS PLACE IN THIS PARISH; / LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY; / WHO DIED AT SEA, ON BOARD H.M.S. ARGO, OFF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA, / ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH 1813, IN THE 27TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / ALSO OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHER / WILLIAM HENRY CLITHEROW, / LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAIN IN THE THIRD REGT OF FOOT-GUARDS; / WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY, AT THE HEAD OF MAJOR-GENERAL BYNG'S BRIGADE, / WITH WHOM HE WAS SERVING AS AN AIDE-DE CAMP, / IN A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON THE ENEMY'S STRONG POSITION NEAR ST PALAIS, IN FRANCE, / ON THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY, 1814, IN THE 26TH YEAR OF HIS AGE, / THEIR ZEAL, ACTIVITY, AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, / PROCURED THEM THE ESTEEM AND ADMIRATION OF THEIR SUPERIORS; / THEIR UNSULLIED CHARACTER, AND AMIABLE MANNERS, / ENDEARED THEM TO THEIR FRIENDS AND COMRADES, / BY WHOM THEIR LOSS IN DEEPLY FELT AND LAMENTED.'

Details

Description: Small marble tablet set flush into wall.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Baptistry, West Wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Argo

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Clitherow, James
Age: 27
Date of Death: 29/3/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Resited in 1882, originally on the north wall of the chancel.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial in Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Albert Barker, 1st Class Boy, RN, d. 1927

Location

Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Albert H BARKER "OKEY" 1st Class Boy. Accidentally killed on H.M.S. RAMILLIES 15 July 1927 aged 17 years. Erected by his family, captain, officers and men of his ship'

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Ramillies'

People

Barker, Albert H.
Age: 17
Date of Death: 15/7/1927
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan. 1978
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Olveston, South Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Olveston, South Gloucestershire dedicated to  Captain John Paul RN d. 1720

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Olveston, South Gloucestershire, England

Details

People

Casamayor, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1776
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Paul, John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 1720
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tonge, William Norris
Age:
Date of Death: 1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1777.

Also of Thomas Casamayor. d. 1776 and William Tonge. d. 1844
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Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Tomb in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent commemorating Captain John Elliot Bingham RN, d. 1878

Location

Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Transcript

'To The memory of / John Elliot BINGHAM Capt. R.N / of Hurstwood Lodge Tunbridge Wells, / who fell asleep in Jesus November 25th. 1878 (BR: 1879), / aged 73 years. / "We love Him because He first loved us" / 1 John IV. 19. / In memory of / Ellen, the beloved wife of Captain J. Elliot BINGHAM, R.N. / of Oakfield Tunbridge Wells: / who fell asleep in Jesus on the 30th. day of March, 1870 / aged 62 years'

Details

Description: Triangular tomb.
Type: Tomb
Materials: Granite

People

Bingham, John Elliot
Age: 73
Date of Death: 25/11/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M. Uaplesdan. 1994
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