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Spanish Town, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Statue in Spanish Town, Jamaica commemorating Admiral George Brydges Rodney d. 1792

Location

Spanish Town, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'GEORG. BRYDG. RODNEY . BARON RODNEY / NAVAL PRAEL. VICTORI. / PRID. ID. APRILIS / A.D. MDCCLXXXII / JAMAICAE SALUTEM / BRITANN. PACEM REST. / DDD S.P.G. JAMAICENSIS.'

Details

Description: In a domed pavilion, a statue of Rodney dressed as a Roman general holding a baton in his extended right hand, his left hand rests on a sword hilt above a polygonal shield resting on a rock covered with seaweed and shells. On the back a relief of the 'Ville de Paris' surrendering based on a painting by Dominic Serres. Symbolic reliefs of Britannia on east and west sides. One in a sea shell chariot on the other side protecting Jamaica.
Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1792
Artists: John Bacon, the elder

People

Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commissioned by Jamaican Assembly after the battle of the Saints. Clay model in V & A with Rodney in contemporary uniform. Serres painting exhibited at RA in 1784. No. 89 'La Ville de Paris striking to the British Fleet Apr. 12 1782.' John Bacon Junior 'Reminiscences of the late John Bacon Esquire RA and other persons of his time; as far as an old treacherous memory may be relied on' (MSS).
Bibliography: Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 39, p.68; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964)); 'Times' (Dec 15 1929). Joan Coutu 'Eighteenth-Century British Monuments and the Politics of Empire' (PHD thesis, University of London, 1993) pp. 208-211.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Robert Bailey d. 1951

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In ever loving memory of / Robert Bailey / Master Mariner / Deeply loved and devoted husband of Harriett / Who died 27th April 1951 - aged 77 / until we meet./ Also Harriett / beloved wife of / Robert Bailey / Died 16th March 1961-Aged 88.'

Details

Type: Coped stone

People

Bailey, Robert
Age: 77
Date of Death: 27/4/1951
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Robert Hannay d. 1838

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Robert Hannay of Port William Wigtonshire died 7 December 1838 age 24'

Details

People

Hannay, Robert
Age: 24
Date of Death: 7/12/1838
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. 7, p. 261.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Sunners d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JAMES SUNNERS / Leading Signalman H.M.S. KING GEORGE V / died / 27th March 1913 aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 504
Vessel: HMS King George V

People

Sunners, James
Age: 25
Date of Death: 27/3/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Signalman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Castel, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Tomb in Castel, Guernsey, of Admiral James Saumarez, d. 1836

Location

Castel, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Here rests the mortal remains of / the Right Honourable JAMES Lord De SAUMAREZ / Baron of the United Kingdom and Baronet / Admiral of the Red General of Marines / Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and of / the Royal Order of the Sword of Sweden DCL. / Looking unto Jesus for a blessed resurrection / He departed this life with the joyful hope / of immortal glory on the 9 of October 1836 / in the 80th year of his age / England's history records his public character / the voice of this island his private virtues / Also the mortal remains of / the Right Honourable MARTHA Baroness DE SAUMAREZ / relict of the above who departed this life on / the 17th of April 1849 in the 81st year of her age / Four of their children are also interred here / MARY DOBREE died 25 September 1812 / CARTERET died 19 June 1814 / THOMAS LE MARCHANT died 4th of July 1834 / MARTHA HARRIET died 2nd of January 1848 / Here also are deposited the remains of / CAROLINE ESTHER wife of Colonel / the Honourable JOHN ST VINCENT SAUMAREZ'

Details

Type: Tomb

Event

Second Battle of Algeciras

Event Date

1801

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Saumarez, James
Age: 80
Date of Death: 9/10/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A plaque replicating the tomb's deteriorating inscriptions set up by the 1805 Club on 21 July 2003.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon commemorating Nathaniel Lock d. 1785

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Wm. Lock who departed this life / the 16th day of Octb, 1773 Aged 5 years / Also Nathl. Lock who was drowned the 4th / day of Novr. 1785 in Latt 28.34 N and Long. 31.10 W / aged 26 years / the son of Wm and Elizab. Lock'

Details

Description: Oval wall tablet surmounted by an urn on a grey base
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Grey and white marble

People

Lock, Nathaniel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/11/1785
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating William Andrews d. 1872

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM ANDREWS / aged 20 years / seaman of H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / who met his death / by falling from aloft while manning yards / in honour of the visit of / HRH Prince of Wales / on the occasion of opening the Breakwater at this place / 10th August 1872 / this stone is erected as a token of respect / by his shipmates'

Details

Position: 97
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

People

Andrews, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 10/8/1872
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & JH Perry. 1986
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Willie Cook d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Willie Cook / Aged 34 / Lost with H M Trawler / “Agate" in the English / Channel March: 14: 1918'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: H M Trawler Agate

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cook, Willie
Age: 34
Date of Death: 14/3/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Dock hand
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: 'Agate' minesweeper, mined and sunk in the English Channel 14 March 1918

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Place of burial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London of Edwin Hayes 1904, marine painter

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Details

People

Hayes, Edwin
Age:
Date of Death: 7/11/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Hector McNeil d. 1802

Location

St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Hector McNeil, late master of the sloop Lady Mount Stuart of Rothsay died 26th April 1802 age 46'

Details

Vessel: Lady Mount Stuart

People

McNeil, Hector
Age: 46
Date of Death: 26/4/1802
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. 3, p. 670. Church closed in 1905.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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