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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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'