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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Headstone at Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent commemorating William Grant d. 1915

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / WILLIAM WALTON GRANT / died March 7th 1913 aged 50 years / also JANE widow of the above / died July 4th 1915 / aged 50 years / also WILLIAM ARTHUR their third son / aged 20 years / who was drowned in the Mediterranean Sea / consequent upon the loss of the 'Royal Edward' / August 13th 1915 / Also DOUGLAS CHARLES / their infant son / died April 19th 1908 / aged 6 months / Rest in the Lord / Also THOMAS WALTON GRANT / eldest son of the above killed in action in Flanders / September 12th 1917 aged 26 years'

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Type: Headstone
Position: No 535 J.10
Materials: Sandstone, lead lettering
Artists: Ashdown
Vessel: Royal Edward

People

Grant, William Arthur
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/8/1915
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal
Organisation: Hampshire Regiment

Extra

Notes: 'Royal Edward' carrying troops to the Dardanelles. She was sunk by U-14 off Kandeloussa.
Bibliography: 'The Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret At Cliffe, Kent' Kent Family History Society (Canterbury, 1980).
Recorder: E.R. Stage 1982

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  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / WILLIAM WALTON GRANT / died March 7th 1913 aged 50 years / also JANE widow of the above / died July 4th 1915 / aged 50 years / also WILLIAM ARTHUR their third son / aged 20 years / who was drowned in the Mediterranean Sea / consequent upon the loss of the 'Royal Edward' / August 13th 1915 / Also DOUGLAS CHARLES / their infant son / died April 19th 1908 / aged 6 months / Rest in the Lord / Also THOMAS WALTON GRANT / eldest son of the above killed in action in Flanders / September 12th 1917 aged 26 years'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Scarsbrick Cooke d. 1836

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Scarsbrick Cooke lost at sea 7 April 1836 age 27'

Details

People

Cooke, Scarsbrick
Age: 27
Date of Death: 7/4/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 423.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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

Memorial at Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating Rear-Admiral Charles Austen, RN d. 1852

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of his Excellency C.J. Austen Esq. Companion of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath, Rear Admiral of the Red and commander in chief of H.M. Naval Force in the East India and China station. Died off Prome 7 Oct 1852 while in command of the naval expedition on the Irrawaddy against Burmese forces aged 73 years'

Details

Event

Second Burma War

Event Date

1852-1853

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Austen, Charles John
Age: 73
Date of Death: 7/10/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Brother of novelist, Jane Austen, died at Prome of cholera on board HMS 'Flute'. Another memorial in Portsmouth Cathedral.

Sri Lanka was formerly known as Ceylon until 1972.

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 4 no.1 (April 1985).

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St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Cross at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Admiral John Francis Campbell Mackenzie d. 1882

Location

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'Admiral John Francis Campbell Mackenzie who served his Queen's country in War and Peace for 60 years. Died Holyhead Jan 11 1882 in 72nd year of his age'

Details

Description: Plinth with decorated cross.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

MacKenzie, John Francis Campbell
Age: 71
Date of Death: 11/1/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1983

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Admiral John Francis Campbell Mackenzie who served his Queen's country in War and Peace for 60 years. Died Holyhead Jan 11 1882 in 72nd year of his age'",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1983",
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All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating W. Bonker d. 1878

Location

All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Bonker, W.
Age: 84
Date of Death: 29/12/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Shipbuilder of Salcombe.
Recorder: Saunders, Milford Haven, August 1984

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    "notes": "Shipbuilder of Salcombe.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Saunders, Milford Haven, August 1984",
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St Mary's Church, Charminster, Dorset, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Charminster, dedicated to Captain Adolphus Meyer RN d. 1913

Location

St Mary's Church, Charminster, Dorset, England

Transcript

'IN / EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / ADOLPHUS FREDERICK MAXIMILIAN MEYER / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / BORN 22ND MARCH 1837 / DIED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1913'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Meyer, Adolphus Frederick Maximilian
Age:
Date of Death: 27/9/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'IN / EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / ADOLPHUS FREDERICK MAXIMILIAN MEYER / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / THE DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / BORN 22ND MARCH 1837 / DIED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1913'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Charminster, dedicated to Captain Adolphus Meyer RN d. 1913</p>",
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St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Nathaniel Bowden-Smith d. 1921

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / NATHANIEL BOWDEN-SMITH, / ADMIRAL, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH, / BORN AT BROCKENHURST JAN. 21:1838, / ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY / MARCH 11:1852, / DIED APRIL 28:1921'

Details

Description: Oval with carved rope surround with a knot at the top centre.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle east wall
Materials: Marble

People

Bowden-Smith, Nathaniel
Age:
Date of Death: 28/4/1921
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1984

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / NATHANIEL BOWDEN-SMITH, / ADMIRAL, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH, / BORN AT BROCKENHURST JAN. 21:1838, / ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY / MARCH 11:1852, / DIED APRIL 28:1921'<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1984",
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St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating Captain William Pearse, RN d. 1868

Location

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'Capt PEARSE RN 30 August 1868 aged 65'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Pearse, Pearse
Age: 65
Date of Death: 30/8/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage 1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Capt PEARSE RN 30 August 1868 aged 65'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating Captain William Pearse, RN d. 1868</p>",
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St Mary's Church, New Shoreham, Sussex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, New Shoreham, Sussex commemorating Commander Brereton Ross Hooper RN d. 1943

Location

St Mary's Church, New Shoreham, Sussex, England

Transcript

'Commander Brereton Ross Hooper, Royal Navy, born 11 Oct 1897 died OAS 10 Jan 1943, only son of Captain H Ross Hooper of Hove and Shoreham'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Chapel of St George
Vessel: HMS Aggressive

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Hooper, Brereton Ross
Age: 45
Date of Death: 10/1/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Aggressive' shore base in Newhaven, for small naval motor craft.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Gray d. 1865

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William GRAY, 2nd Officer, British Barque 'Taiwan', who departed this life October 15th. 1865, aged 25 [?] years'

Details

Description: Headstone with anchor in relief above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Taiwan

People

Gray, William
Age:
Date of Death: 15/10/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters