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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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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
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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
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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
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St Cybi's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Wall tablet at St Cybi’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Commander John Macgregor Skinner RN d. 1832

Location

St Cybi's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'To the memory of John Macgregor Skinner, Commander RN, for 33 years captain of the Royal Mail Packet on this station, whilst serving his country 57 years lost his life at sea 30 October 1832 in the 72nd year of his age. The obelisk erected on Alltron Rock recorded the mournful event'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: Escape

People

Skinner, John Mcgregor
Age: 72
Date of Death: 30/10/1832
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Obelisk to his memory to east of Holyhead harbour. Lost an eye in a childhood accident and an arm whilst serving in HMS 'Phoenix' during the American war of Independence. Washed overboard from 'Escape' off Holyhead.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p.157.
Recorder: David Saunders 1994
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Holy Trinity Church, Cookham, Berkshire, England

Memorial in Cookham, Berkshire dedicated to Admiral of the fleet Edward Hobart Seymour d. 1929

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Cookham, Berkshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY / OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE / EDWARD HOBART SEYMOUR / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET GCB OM / GCVO LLD WHO DIED ON 2ND OF MARCH / 1929 IN HIS 90TH YEAR. FOR MANY YEARS / A REGULAR WORSHIPPER IN THIS CHURCH / FROM BOYHOOD TO OLD AGE A BRAVE / AND DEVOTED SERVANT OF HIS COUNTRY'

Details

Vessel: HMS Centurion

Event

Boxer Rebellion

Event Date

1900

Event Category

19th Century conflicts in Asia

People

Seymour, Edward Hobart
Age: 89
Date of Death: 2/3/1929
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: H. W. Richmond, ‘Seymour, Sir Edward Hobart (1840–1929)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/36032, accessed 25 May 2017]
Recorder: Colin Harris 1993
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St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Nacton, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir George Broke-Middleton, RN, d. 1887

Location

St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE N. BROKE-MIDDLETON BARONET., C.B., AND / KNIGHT OF MEDJIDIE, J.P., D.L., / HIGH SHERRIFF FOR SUFFOLK IN 1864, / OF BROKE HALL AND SHRUBLAND PARK, / DIED 14TH JANUARY 1887 AGED 74 YEARS. / SERVED AT NAVARINO 1827, / THE TAKING OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1840 / COMMANDED THE GLADIATOR IN THE BALTIC 1854 / AND IN THE BLACK SEA 1855 AT SEVASTOPOL / "THE LORD IS MERCYFUL" / 'HIS DEVOTED WIDOW ERECTED THIS TABLET TO HIS BELOVED MEMORY'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Gladiator

Event

Battle of Navarino, St Jean D'Acre, Crimea War

Event Date

1827, 1840, 1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Broke-Middleton, George N.
Age: 74
Date of Death: 14/1/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, West Yorkshire, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk commemorating John Smeaton d. 1792

Location

St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, West Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'sacred to the Memory / of JOHN SMEATON F.R.S. / A Man, whom God had endowed with the most extraordinary Abilities / which he indefatigably exerted for the benefit of Mankind, in works of Science / and philosophical research / More especially as an Engineer and a Mechanic. His principal work, / The Edystone Light-house erected upon a rock in the open Sea, / (where one had been washed away by the violence of a storm, And another had / been consumed by the rage of fire) Secure in its own stability and in the wise / precautions for its safety, seems not unlikely to convey to distant Ages, / As it does to every nation of the Globe, the name of its Constructor. / He was born at Austhorpe June 8th 1724 / And departed this Life October 28th 1792.' [Below] ' Also Sacred to the Memory of / ANN the Wife of the said JOHN SMEATON F.R.S. / who died January 17th 1784 / Their two surviving daughters / Duly impressed with sentiments of love and respect / For the kindest and tenderest of Parents / Pay this tribute to their Memories'

Details

Description: With a lighthouse on the top.
Type: Wall monument

People

Smeaton, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Civil engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Builder of 3rd Eddystone Lighthouse.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) pp. 111, 112.
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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'

Details

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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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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