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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Temple West RN d. 1757

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF TEMPLE WEST ESQ / Who dedicating himself from his earliest Youth / To the Naval Service of his Country / Rose with merit and reputation to the rank of / Vice Admiral of the White / Sagaceous, Active, Industrious / He was a skilful seaman / Cool, Intrepid and Resolute / He approved himself a gallant Officer / In the signal Victory / Obtained over the French May 3 1747 / He was Captain of the ship which carried Sir Peter Warren / And acquired peculiar Honour / even in that day of general Glory / In the less successful engagement near Minorca May 20 1756 / when as Rear Admiral he commanded the second division / His distinguished courage and animating example / Were admired by the whole British squadron / Confessed by that of France / And amid the national Discontent which followed / Rewarded as they deserved by the warmest Applause / of his Country and the just Approbation of his Sovereign / On the 17th of November following / He was appointed / One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty / He adorned this Station / By a Modesty which concealed from him his own Merits / By a candour which disposed him to reward that of others / With these public Talents / He possessed the milder graces of a domestic Life / To the frank and generous Spirit of an Officer / He added the ease and Politeness of a Gentleman / And with the moral and social Virtues of a good Man / He exercised the Duties of a Christian / A life so honourable to himself / So dear to his friends so useful to his Country / Was ended at the age of 43 AD 1757 / To preserve to Posterity / His Fame and his Example / This Monument was erected / By the daughter of the brave, unfortunate Balchen / The Wife of Temple West A.D. 1761'

Details

Description: Bust of West flanked by flags, a pyramid with arms behind.
Type: Monument
Position: North choir aisle
Materials: White marble
Artists: Joeph Wilton

People

West, Temple
Age: 43
Date of Death: 1757
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982

JSON

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  "location": "Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF TEMPLE WEST ESQ / Who dedicating himself from his earliest Youth / To the Naval Service of his Country / Rose with merit and reputation to the rank of / Vice Admiral of the White / Sagaceous, Active, Industrious / He was a skilful seaman / Cool, Intrepid and Resolute / He approved himself a gallant Officer / In the signal Victory / Obtained over the French May 3 1747 / He was Captain of the ship which carried Sir Peter Warren / And acquired peculiar Honour / even in that day of general Glory / In the less successful engagement near Minorca May 20 1756 / when as Rear Admiral he commanded the second division / His distinguished courage and animating example / Were admired by the whole British squadron / Confessed by that of France / And amid the national Discontent which followed / Rewarded as they deserved by the warmest Applause / of his Country and the just Approbation of his Sovereign / On the 17th of November following / He was appointed / One of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty / He adorned this Station / By a Modesty which concealed from him his own Merits / By a candour which disposed him to reward that of others / With these public Talents / He possessed the milder graces of a domestic Life / To the frank and generous Spirit of an Officer / He added the ease and Politeness of a Gentleman / And with the moral and social Virtues of a good Man / He exercised the Duties of a Christian / A life so honourable to himself / So dear to his friends so useful to his Country / Was ended at the age of 43 AD 1757 / To preserve to Posterity / His Fame and his Example / This Monument was erected / By the daughter of the brave, unfortunate Balchen / The Wife of Temple West A.D. 1761'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1982",
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St Cuthberts cemetery, Kingstables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Memorial in St Cuthberts cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Rear-Admiral James Haldane Tait d. 1845

Location

St Cuthberts cemetery, Kingstables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'REAR ADMIRAL / JAMES HALDANE TAIT / WHO DIED AUGUST 7th 1845 / AGED 74 YEARS / "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ / and thou shalt be saved." Acts XVI. 31. / HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF / MARION LOUISA / WIFE OF BENJAMIN BURT, M.D. / BENGAL MEDICAL SERVICE / AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / REAR ADMIRAL TAIT, / DIED 18TH OCT 1862 / MARION YULE OR TAIT / RELICT OF REAR ADMIRAL / JAMES H. TAIT / WHO DIED 22ND OCTOBER 1878 / AGED 96 YEARS / "When the chief Shephard shall appear / ye shall receive a crown of glory that / fadeth not away" / I Pet v.4'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Position: 50 yards south west of west end of church
Materials: Grey sandstone

People

Tait, James Haldane
Age: 74
Date of Death: 7/8/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "transcript": "'REAR ADMIRAL / JAMES HALDANE TAIT / WHO DIED AUGUST 7th 1845 / AGED 74 YEARS / \"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ / and thou shalt be saved.\" Acts XVI. 31. / HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF / MARION LOUISA / WIFE OF BENJAMIN BURT, M.D. / BENGAL MEDICAL SERVICE / AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / REAR ADMIRAL TAIT, / DIED 18TH OCT 1862 / MARION YULE OR TAIT / RELICT OF REAR ADMIRAL / JAMES H. TAIT / WHO DIED 22ND OCTOBER 1878 / AGED 96 YEARS / \"When the chief Shephard shall appear / ye shall receive a crown of glory that / fadeth not away\" / I Pet v.4'",
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Père Lachaise, Paris, France, Rest of the World

Memorial at Père Lachaise, Paris commemorating Admiral Alexander Cochrane d. 1831

Location

Père Lachaise, Paris, France, Rest of the World

Details

People

Cochrane, Alexander Forrester Inglis
Age: 73
Date of Death: 20/1/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Burial Place. Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane 1758-1832.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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    "notes": "Burial Place. Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane 1758-1832.",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating John Watson, RN, d. 1885

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘In Memory of / JOHN K. WATSON / Chief Engineer R.N. / H.M.S. Sapphire. / Died 15 Dec 1885 Aged 62 Years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Sapphire

People

Watson, John K.
Age: 62
Date of Death: 15/12/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘In Memory of / JOHN K. WATSON / Chief Engineer R.N. / H.M.S. Sapphire. / Died 15 Dec 1885 Aged 62 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating John Watson, RN, d. 1885</p>",
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St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, South Dalton commemorating Admiral William Hotham d. 1813

Location

St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Near this place / Lie interred the remains of / The Right Honourable William Lord Hotham / of South Dalton, in the County of York, / Admiral of the Red, and a Baronet, / who after a long life, / Honourably and Conspicuously spent / in the naval service of his country / Was raised by his Sovereign / to the Dignity of an Irish Peerage / Most graciously extended to the Heirs Male / of the Body of his Father, / William, Lord Hotham, was the Third son, of Sir Beaumont Hotham of Scarborough, Bart. / and succeeded to the Baronetcy on the Demise / of his Nephew, Sir Charles Hotham, on July 18th 1811, / He was Born April 8th 1736 / and departed this life, at South Dalton / on May 1st 1813 in the 78th year of his age / in testimony of the many and signal benefits / Which he conferred upon his Family / This tablet is erected to his Memory / by his next surviving and Affectionate Brother / Beaumont, Lord Hotham'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble
Artists: Fishers York [signed]

People

Hotham, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 1/5/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Poppy Corita Myerscough 1996

JSON

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  "post_id": "1939",
  "id": "M4017",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, South Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Near this place / Lie interred the remains of / The Right Honourable William Lord Hotham / of South Dalton, in the County of York, / Admiral of the Red, and a Baronet, / who after a long life, / Honourably and Conspicuously spent / in the naval service of his country / Was raised by his Sovereign / to the Dignity of an Irish Peerage / Most graciously extended to the Heirs Male / of the Body of his Father, / William, Lord Hotham, was the Third son, of Sir Beaumont Hotham of Scarborough, Bart. / and succeeded to the Baronetcy on the Demise / of his Nephew, Sir Charles Hotham, on July 18th 1811, / He was Born April 8th 1736 / and departed this life, at South Dalton / on May 1st 1813 in the 78th year of his age / in testimony of the many and signal benefits / Which he conferred upon his Family / This tablet is erected to his Memory / by his next surviving and Affectionate Brother / Beaumont, Lord Hotham'",
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    "recorder": "Poppy Corita Myerscough 1996",
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St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, India commemorating E. J. Alexander Shaw, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1889

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In sacred memory of E.J. ALEXANDER SHAW, / Bengal Pilot Service, and late cadet H.M.S. / 'Worcester' who was drowned off No.1 / Refuge-house, Sunderbunds, 3rd May 1889, / aged 25 years. This tablet is erected as a mark of deep respect by his brother officers.'

Details

Description: Wall tablet supported by three small granite columns, one symbolically broken carrying a cornice above which is a small marble panel carved with a capstan and anchor; to the right a gunboat and to the left a ship and a lighthouse.

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Worcester

People

Shaw, E.J. Alexander
Age: 25
Date of Death: 3/5/1889
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: C.R. Wilson 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Bengal possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Calcutta, 1896).

JSON

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  "id": "M5877",
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  "transcript": "'In sacred memory of E.J. ALEXANDER SHAW, / Bengal Pilot Service, and late cadet H.M.S. / 'Worcester' who was drowned off No.1 / Refuge-house, Sunderbunds, 3rd May 1889, / aged 25 years. This tablet is erected as a mark of deep respect by his brother officers.'",
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Memorial in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset commemorating Captain Thomas Phillip Durell RN d. 1836

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN THE FAMILY VAULT UNDERNEATH LIE THE REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS PHILLIP DURELL R.N. / WHO DIED AT SIDMOUTH. IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON / NOVEMBER 23RD 1836 / AGED 81 YEARS. / AS A HUSBAND AND FATHER HE WAS EQUALLED BY FEW SURPASSED BY NONE / AND HIS LOSS WILL BE LONG AND DEEPLY DEPLORED BY HIS AFFLICTED FAMILY. / LIKEWISE THE REMAINS OF ELIZA HIS WIFE WHO DIED APRIL 27TH 1815 / AGED 31 YEARS'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side nave
Materials: Marble

People

Durell, Thomas Phillip
Age: 81
Date of Death: 23/11/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders

JSON

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  "post_id": "1920",
  "id": "M4335",
  "location": "Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'IN THE FAMILY VAULT UNDERNEATH LIE THE REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS PHILLIP DURELL R.N. / WHO DIED AT SIDMOUTH. IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON / NOVEMBER 23RD 1836 / AGED 81 YEARS. / AS A HUSBAND AND FATHER HE WAS EQUALLED BY FEW SURPASSED BY NONE / AND HIS LOSS WILL BE LONG AND DEEPLY DEPLORED BY HIS AFFLICTED FAMILY. / LIKEWISE THE REMAINS OF ELIZA HIS WIFE WHO DIED APRIL 27TH 1815 / AGED 31 YEARS'",
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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain John Smith d. 1838

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Smith, Native of Aberdeen, who died at sea on the 16th December 1838 on board the ...ship belonging to Aberdeen - and was buried here the 18th December aged 52 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Smith, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 16/12/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: A schooner belonging to Aberdeen freighted with potatoes, put into St. Peter Port harbour on 16th December 1838, owing to the sudden death of her captain who died shortly after leaving Jersey.
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982

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  "location": "Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Smith, Native of Aberdeen, who died at sea on the 16th December 1838 on board the ...ship belonging to Aberdeen - and was buried here the 18th December aged 52 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at  Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain John Smith d. 1838</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alfred Boulton RM d. 1894

Location

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

Transcript

'‘PER MARE PER TERRAM /SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF /ALFRED BOULTON, PRIVATE ROYAL MARINES, H.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL / DIED OCT 1894 / AGED 32 YEARS'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone, globe and bugle carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Boulton, Alfred
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: Christine M Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "post_id": "1923",
  "id": "M286",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'‘PER MARE PER TERRAM /SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF /ALFRED BOULTON, PRIVATE ROYAL MARINES, H.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL / DIED OCT 1894 / AGED 32 YEARS'",
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Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating James Farrie d. 1843

Location

Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'James Farrie native of Irvine shipmaster died 6th Jan 1843 age 46. James Farrie shipmaster, son of the above died 24 July 1850 age 30'

Details

People

Farrie, James
Age: 46
Date of Death: 6/1/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Farrie, James
Age: 30
Date of Death: 24/7/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 141. The church is now a ruin.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'James Farrie native of Irvine shipmaster died 6th Jan 1843 age 46. James Farrie shipmaster, son of the above died 24 July 1850 age 30'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating James Farrie d. 1843</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters