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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant Philipps Baggott Whinfield RN d. 1820 and Lieutenant Horatio Brabayon Whinfield RN 1820

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'Philipps Baggott Whinfield, eldest son of the Revd William Whinfield, Vicar of this Parish. At the age of ...years, 11 of which he served as Lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy, he died on the 19th of January 1820. Also Horatio Brabayon, fifth son of the Revd William Whinfield who, while pursuing the career of Naval Service and aspiring to its Honours, was translated thence to a brighter sphere of action & reward on the 6th day of October 1820 in the 22nd year of his age. Arrived at the Haven of Everlasting Rest, no longer buffetted by winds and waves & stormy seas, they departed this life with pious resignation & holy faith in the Redeemer...'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall near altar
Materials: Marble

People

Whinfield, Philipps Baggott
Age:
Date of Death: 19/1/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Whinfield, Horatio Brabayon
Age: 22
Date of Death: 6/10/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Philipps Baggott Whinfield, eldest son of the Revd William Whinfield, Vicar of this Parish. At the age of ...years, 11 of which he served as Lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy, he died on the 19th of January 1820. Also Horatio Brabayon, fifth son of the Revd William Whinfield who, while pursuing the career of Naval Service and aspiring to its Honours, was translated thence to a brighter sphere of action & reward on the 6th day of October 1820 in the 22nd year of his age. Arrived at the Haven of Everlasting Rest, no longer buffetted by winds and waves & stormy seas, they departed this life with pious resignation & holy faith in the Redeemer...'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant Philipps Baggott Whinfield RN d. 1820 and  Lieutenant Horatio Brabayon Whinfield RN 1820</p>",
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    "position": "North wall near altar",
    "materials": "Marble",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Monument in St Nicholas’s Chapel, King Lynn, Norfolk, commemorating Sir Benjamin Keene, d. 1757 at Madrid

Location

St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Near this place / are deposited the Remains of / SIR BENJAMIN KEENE / Son of CHARLES KEENE Esquire / formerly Mayor of the Corporation / He died at Madrid on the 15th day / of December 1757 / Aged 61 Years, 'Sacred to the Memory of / Sir Benjamin Keene / Knight of the Bath / Ambassador Extraordinary / and Penepotentiary to ye Court of Spain / An Able and Faithful servant / To his King and Country / Honoured and Beloved / at the Court where he resided / Valued and Lamented by his Royal Master / George the Second'

Details

Description: Round sarcophagus on square inscribed plinth. The sarcophagus has lion's head terminals and paw feet. The sides are carved with waved fluting and pilasters. A carved panel shows a figure representing Peace seated on the trophies of war and indicating her benefits in the form of trade (a ship being loaded with cargo). Alternative reliefs show a bust of Keene. The plinth is carved with a garlanded ox skull
Type: Monument
Position: Between choir vestry and St Anne's Chapel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Robert Adam

People

Keene, Benjamin
Age: 61
Date of Death: 15/12/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Diplomat
Organisation: British Government

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Near this place / are deposited the Remains of / SIR BENJAMIN KEENE / Son of CHARLES KEENE Esquire / formerly Mayor of the Corporation / He died at Madrid on the 15th day / of December 1757 / Aged 61 Years, 'Sacred to the Memory of / Sir Benjamin Keene / Knight of the Bath / Ambassador Extraordinary / and Penepotentiary to ye Court of Spain / An Able and Faithful servant / To his King and Country / Honoured and Beloved / at the Court where he resided / Valued and Lamented by his Royal Master / George the Second'<br />\r\n<br />",
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St Nicholas's Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire commemorating Lieutenant Henry Leeke RN d. 1883

Location

St Nicholas's Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of Henry Leeke Lieutenant Royal Navy and fourth son of Ralph Merrick and Lady Hester Leeke of Longford. Born October 2nd 1856. Drowned in the Mayumba River, West Coast Africa June 23rd 1883 aged 26'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall of nave.

People

Leeke, Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 23/6/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1984

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of Henry Leeke Lieutenant Royal Navy and fourth son of Ralph Merrick and Lady Hester Leeke of Longford. Born October 2nd 1856. Drowned in the Mayumba River, West Coast Africa June 23rd 1883 aged 26'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Parish Church, Newport, Shropshire commemorating Lieutenant Henry Leeke RN d. 1883</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1984",
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}

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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Monument in New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Andrew Morries RN d. 1856

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'THE BURYING GROUND OF / CAPT MORRIES ROYAL NAVY / IN MEMORY OF / JOHN DAVIE ESQ OF GAVIESIDE / WH0 DIED IN AUGT 1803, AGED 70 / MARY FLINT HIS WIDOW / WHO DIED IN JANY 1824, AGED 82 / ADAM, THEIR ONLY SON, MAJOR IN / HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE, WHO DIED / A PRISONER OF WAR IN THE CITY OF / CANDY, ISLAND OF CEYLON JULY 1812 / AFTER NINE YEARS CAPTIVITY THERE / ISABELLA, 3D DAUGHTER / DIED IN JANY 1827 / MARY ELDEST DAUGHTER / DIED IN JANY 1834 / CHARLOTTE, 5TH DAUGHTER / DIED IN DECR 1834 / JANE 4TH DAUGHTER / AND WIFE TO CAPTN MORRIES / WHO DIED ON THE 18TH DECR 1818 / AND WILLIAM THEIR ELDEST CHILD / DIED ON THE 3D APRIL 1812 / MARION TOD BROWN / DAUGHTER OF ROBT. BROWN ESQR W.S. / WIFE TO CAPT MORRIES / WHO DIED ON 10TH AUGUST 1840 / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED / CAPTN ANDREW MORRIES / ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 10TH JANR 1856 AGED 76 / AND / JOHN DAVIE MORRIES STIRLING / HIS SON WHO DIED 21ST OCTR 1858 / AGED 48'

Details

Description: Urn on a pedestal.

Type: Monument
Position: 40 yards south of north boundary wall
Materials: Sandstone

People

Morries, Andrew
Age: 76
Date of Death: 10/1/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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  "transcript": "'THE BURYING GROUND OF / CAPT MORRIES ROYAL NAVY / IN MEMORY OF / JOHN DAVIE ESQ OF GAVIESIDE / WH0 DIED IN AUGT 1803, AGED 70 / MARY FLINT HIS WIDOW / WHO DIED IN JANY 1824, AGED 82 / ADAM, THEIR ONLY SON, MAJOR IN / HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE, WHO DIED / A PRISONER OF WAR IN THE CITY OF / CANDY, ISLAND OF CEYLON JULY 1812 / AFTER NINE YEARS CAPTIVITY THERE / ISABELLA, 3D DAUGHTER / DIED IN JANY 1827 / MARY ELDEST DAUGHTER / DIED IN JANY 1834 / CHARLOTTE, 5TH DAUGHTER / DIED IN DECR 1834 / JANE 4TH DAUGHTER / AND WIFE TO CAPTN MORRIES / WHO DIED ON THE 18TH DECR 1818 / AND WILLIAM THEIR ELDEST CHILD / DIED ON THE 3D APRIL 1812 / MARION TOD BROWN / DAUGHTER OF ROBT. BROWN ESQR W.S. / WIFE TO CAPT MORRIES / WHO DIED ON 10TH AUGUST 1840 / ALSO THE ABOVE NAMED / CAPTN ANDREW MORRIES / ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 10TH JANR 1856 AGED 76 / AND / JOHN DAVIE MORRIES STIRLING / HIS SON WHO DIED 21ST OCTR 1858 / AGED 48'",
  "content": "<p>Monument in New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Andrew Morries RN d. 1856</p>",
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    "description": "Urn on a pedestal.<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "position": "40 yards south of north boundary wall",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
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    "artists": "",
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  "event": {
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Patrick Sydney-Turner d. 1947

Location

Church of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Lt Cmdr. Patrick George / Osric Sydney-Turner R.N. / who died 8 November 1947 / aged 38 years'

Details

Description: 35.5. x 53.5 cm.
Type: Wall plaque
Position: Wall of south aisle

Event

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Sydney-Turner, Patrick George Osric
Age: 38
Date of Death: 8/11/1947
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Stationed at HMS 'Peregrine' (RNAS Ford)

JSON

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  "id": "M1869",
  "location": "Church of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / Lt Cmdr. Patrick George / Osric Sydney-Turner R.N. / who died 8 November 1947 / aged 38 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Church of St Martin and St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Patrick Sydney-Turner d. 1947</p>",
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    "notes": "Stationed at HMS 'Peregrine' (RNAS Ford)<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Botolph's Church, Cambridge, England

Memorial in St Boltolph’s Church, Cambridge commemorating Kenneth Wallis. d. 1918

Location

St Botolph's Church, Cambridge, England

Transcript

'To the glory of God and in memory of / Kenneth Ferguson Arnold Wallis / Lieut RN who was accidentally killed / while serving in the grand fleet on board / HMS St Vincent January 22 1918 Aged 26 / This tablet is erected by the officers who were / shipmates with him in HMS Temeraire during / the period January 1913 to February 1917'

Details

Position: South wall south aisle
Materials: Grey stone, alabaster
Vessel: HMS St Vincent

People

Wallis, Kenneth Ferguson Arnold
Age: 26
Date of Death: 22/1/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Phil Scott

JSON

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  "post_id": "1739",
  "id": "M543",
  "location": "St Botolph's Church, Cambridge, England",
  "transcript": "'To the glory of God and in memory of / Kenneth Ferguson Arnold Wallis / Lieut RN who was accidentally killed / while serving in the grand fleet on board / HMS St Vincent January 22 1918 Aged 26 / This tablet is erected by the officers who were / shipmates with him in HMS Temeraire during / the period January 1913 to February 1917'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Boltolph’s Church, Cambridge commemorating Kenneth Wallis. d. 1918</p>",
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    "recorder": "Phil Scott",
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}

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Westminster Abbey, London, England

Ledger in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Thomas Cochrane d. 1860

Location

Westminster Abbey, London, England

Transcript

'HERE RESTS IN HIS 85TH YEAR / THOMAS COCHRANE / TENTH EARL OF DUNDONALD / OF PAISLEY AND OF OCHILTREE / IN THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND / MARQUESS OF MARANHAM IN THE / EMPIRE OF BRAZIL G.C.B. AND ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / WHO BY THE CONFIDENCE WHICH HIS GENIUS / HIS SCIENCE AND EXTRAORDINARY DARING / INSPIRED. BY HIS HEROIC EXERTIONS IN THE / CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND HIS SPLENDID / SERVICES ALIKE TO HIS OWN COUNTRY, / GREECE, BRAZIL, CHILE AND PERU / ACHIEVED A NAME ILLUSTRIOUS THROUGHOUT / THE WORLD FOR COURAGE, PATRIOTISM / AND CHIVALRY. / BORN DEC 14 1775. / DIED OCT 31 1860'

Details

Description: Surmounted by the family arms, those of Greece, Brazil, Chile and Peru in the corners.
Type: Floor slab
Position: Floor in centre of nave

People

Cochrane, Thomas
Age: 84
Date of Death: 31/10/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 10th Earl of Dundonald. Epitaph written by Sir Lyon Playfair.

Thomas Cochrane was one of Britain's most talented and most controversial naval officers.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

JSON

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  "post_id": "1740",
  "id": "M1027",
  "location": "Westminster Abbey, London, England",
  "transcript": "'HERE RESTS IN HIS 85TH YEAR / THOMAS COCHRANE / TENTH EARL OF DUNDONALD / OF PAISLEY AND OF OCHILTREE / IN THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND / MARQUESS OF MARANHAM IN THE / EMPIRE OF BRAZIL G.C.B. AND ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / WHO BY THE CONFIDENCE WHICH HIS GENIUS / HIS SCIENCE AND EXTRAORDINARY DARING / INSPIRED. BY HIS HEROIC EXERTIONS IN THE / CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND HIS SPLENDID / SERVICES ALIKE TO HIS OWN COUNTRY, / GREECE, BRAZIL, CHILE AND PERU / ACHIEVED A NAME ILLUSTRIOUS THROUGHOUT / THE WORLD FOR COURAGE, PATRIOTISM / AND CHIVALRY. / BORN DEC 14 1775. / DIED OCT 31 1860'<br />\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Ledger in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Thomas Cochrane d. 1860</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Surmounted by the family arms, those of Greece, Brazil, Chile and Peru in the corners.",
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    "position": "Floor in centre of nave",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "10th Earl of Dundonald. Epitaph written by Sir Lyon Playfair.<br />\n<br />\nThomas Cochrane was one of Britain's most talented and most controversial naval officers.",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Woollward, d. 1708

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth the Body / of JOHN WOOLLWARD the / Master of the Wherry / Who Departed this Life / the 16th day of July Being / struck dead in a Moment / by the Lightning and Thunder / aged 36 years Anno Dom 1708 / Also of JAMES WOOLWARD Grandson of the above said J.W. / who died the 19th of Octr 1802 / Aged 63 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Woollward, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1708
Cause of Death: Struck by lightning
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

JSON

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  "post_id": "1741",
  "id": "M5424",
  "location": "St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth the Body / of JOHN WOOLLWARD the / Master of the Wherry / Who Departed this Life / the 16th day of July Being / struck dead in a Moment / by the Lightning and Thunder / aged 36 years Anno Dom 1708 / Also of JAMES WOOLWARD Grandson of the above said J.W. / who died the 19th of Octr 1802 / Aged 63 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Woollward, d. 1708</p>",
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    "notes": "Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Wall plaque in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire commemorating Admiral William Wordsworth Fisher d. 1937

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN REMEMBRANCE OF / WILLIAM WORDSWORTH FISHER / ADMIRAL / G.C.B., G.C.V.O. / 1875-1937 / AND OF HIS SON NEVIL FISHER / PILOT OFFICER ROYAL AIR FORCE / 1914-1935'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: North aisle east wall
Materials: Brass

People

Fisher, William Wordworth
Age:
Date of Death: 1937
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs J Wright 1984

JSON

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  "post_id": "1742",
  "id": "M1670",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN REMEMBRANCE OF / WILLIAM WORDSWORTH FISHER / ADMIRAL / G.C.B., G.C.V.O. / 1875-1937 / AND OF HIS SON NEVIL FISHER / PILOT OFFICER ROYAL AIR FORCE / 1914-1935'",
  "content": "<p>Wall plaque in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire commemorating Admiral William Wordsworth Fisher d. 1937</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Wall plaque",
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    "recorder": "Mrs J Wright 1984",
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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Headstone in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Richard Meehan RN d. 1842, veteran of the capture of USS ‘Chesapeake’ 1813

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In loving memory of Mr Richard Meehan, Native of the city of Limerick, who died in Guernsey 27 October 1842 aged 76 years. Mr Meehan spent the greater part of his life in the British Navy and was gunner on H.M. Frigate Shannon at the time this vessel engaged and captured the United States Frigate Chesapeake on the [1 June 1813]. His behaviour on that glorious occasion and his general conduct were so highly estimated by Captain Brooke and the officers of the Shannon that they presented him with a silver tea service. Mr Meehan had resided upward of 25 years in this island and was higly respected by all classes. This tribute was erected by public subscription'

Details

Description: Carved with capstan and British flag.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Shannon

Event

War of 1812

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Meehan, Richard
Age: 76
Date of Death: 27/10/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982

JSON

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  "post_id": "1746",
  "id": "M4578",
  "location": "Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Mr Richard Meehan, Native of the city of Limerick, who died in Guernsey 27 October 1842 aged 76 years. Mr Meehan spent the greater part of his life in the British Navy and was gunner on H.M. Frigate Shannon at the time this vessel engaged and captured the United States Frigate Chesapeake on the [1 June 1813]. His behaviour on that glorious occasion and his general conduct were so highly estimated by Captain Brooke and the officers of the Shannon that they presented him with a silver tea service. Mr Meehan had resided upward of 25 years in this island and was higly respected by all classes. This tribute was erected by public subscription'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Richard Meehan RN d. 1842, veteran of the capture of USS ‘Chesapeake’ 1813</p>\n\n\n<p></p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters