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
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
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
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
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.
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