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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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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1984",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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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  "details": {
    "description": "Urn on a pedestal.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "type": "Monument",
    "position": "40 yards south of north boundary wall",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
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    "date": "",
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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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  "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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    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Phil Scott",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "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",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Cochrane, Thomas","age":"84","dateofdeath":"31/10/1860","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Admiral of the Fleet","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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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.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating William Dickeson, HM Coastguard, d. 1884

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In / Memory / of / WILLIAM DICKESON / Late Commissioned Boatman in / H.M. Coastguard at Aldeburgh / who was accidentally drowned / at Orford on 23rd July 1884 / Leaving a wife and six children / in the the fatherless findeth mercy'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Dickeson, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 23/7/1884
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boatman
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

JSON

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  "post_id": "1720",
  "id": "M5898",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'In / Memory / of / WILLIAM DICKESON / Late Commissioned Boatman in / H.M. Coastguard at Aldeburgh / who was accidentally drowned / at Orford on 23rd July 1884 / Leaving a wife and six children / in the the fatherless findeth mercy'.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating William Dickeson, HM Coastguard, d. 1884</p>",
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    "date": "",
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St Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Lawrence’s Church, Bidborough, Kent commemorating Captain William Critchell, RN d. 1873 and Lieutenant Archer Critchell, RM, d. 1857

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, England

Transcript

'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM CRITCHELL, / ROYAL NAVY / WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE 1809, / WAS ENGAGED AT THE SIEGE OF CADIZ 1812, / AND EMPLOYED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / 22 YEARS. RETIRED 1846. / DIED SEPTEMBER 19th 1873. / ALSO OF / ARCHER CROFT CRITCHELL / LIEUTENANT ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY, / SON OF THE ABOVE, / WHO SERVED THROUGHOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR, / RECEIVED THE CRIMEAN MEDAL WITH THE CLASP OF SEBASTOPOL AND BALACLAVA, / AND WAS IN THE ACTION OF ODESSA / AND CAPTURE OF KINBURN. / DIED NOVEMBER 30th 1857, AGED 27 YEARS. / ALSO / ANNE WILMOT, / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / DIED NOVEMBER 27th 1884. / "I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU".

Details

Description: White marble tablet on a black marble mount. The inscription is on a carved scroll draped over the cornice of the tablet. Above, is a trophy of an anchor, a banner and two crossed swords. A crest of an eagle's head engorged with a laurel wreath is carved on the base of the memorial.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: T. Sharp

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Critchell, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 19/9/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Critchell, Archer Croft
Age: 27
Date of Death: 30/11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2004

JSON

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  "post_id": "1721",
  "id": "M5253",
  "location": "St Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM CRITCHELL, / ROYAL NAVY / WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE 1809, / WAS ENGAGED AT THE SIEGE OF CADIZ 1812, / AND EMPLOYED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / 22 YEARS. RETIRED 1846. / DIED SEPTEMBER 19th 1873. / ALSO OF / ARCHER CROFT CRITCHELL / LIEUTENANT ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY, / SON OF THE ABOVE, / WHO SERVED THROUGHOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR, / RECEIVED THE CRIMEAN MEDAL WITH THE CLASP OF SEBASTOPOL AND BALACLAVA, / AND WAS IN THE ACTION OF ODESSA / AND CAPTURE OF KINBURN. / DIED NOVEMBER 30th 1857, AGED 27 YEARS. / ALSO / ANNE WILMOT, / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / DIED NOVEMBER 27th 1884. / \"I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU\".",
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Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England

Tomb with effigy in Holy Trinity Church, Arrow commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir George Francis Seymour d. 1870

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England

Transcript

[Front of plinth] 'Admiral of the Fleet, / Sir George Francis Seymour G.C.B., G.C.H. / Born Septr. 17th 1787, / eldest son of Vice Admiral Lord Hugh Conway-Seymour / and Lady Horatia Seymour, / married Georgiana Mary daughter of Admiral Honble George Berkeley G.C.B. / Born Feby 26 1811 / and died Jany 20th 1870.' [Top edge of plinth] 'This monument was erected by his son Francis H.G. 5th Marquis of Hertford and executed by his son in law Count Gleichen, Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg Capt. R.N.'

Details

Description: Full-length, recumbent figure of Seymour in uniform, wrapped in a cloak. the figure lies on a straw mattress with the head on a pillow. The tomb chest below is in a darker marble, with armorial shields flanking the inscription.
Type: Effigy
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1872
Artists: Victor Gleichen

People

Seymour, George Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 20/1/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Plaster version in the entrance to the chapel of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich see PRO ADM169-70.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "1723",
  "id": "M1197",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England",
  "transcript": "[Front of plinth] 'Admiral of the Fleet, / Sir George Francis Seymour G.C.B., G.C.H. / Born Septr. 17th 1787, / eldest son of Vice Admiral Lord Hugh Conway-Seymour / and Lady Horatia Seymour, / married Georgiana Mary daughter of Admiral Honble George Berkeley G.C.B. / Born Feby 26 1811 / and died Jany 20th 1870.' [Top edge of plinth] 'This monument was erected by his son Francis H.G. 5th Marquis of Hertford and executed by his son in law Count Gleichen, Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenburg Capt. R.N.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M1197Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6458\" width=\"343\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M1197Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M1197Large-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Tomb with effigy in Holy Trinity Church, Arrow commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir George Francis Seymour d. 1870</p>",
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    "description": "Full-length, recumbent figure of Seymour in uniform, wrapped in a cloak. the figure lies on a straw mattress with the head on a pillow. The tomb chest below is in a darker marble, with armorial shields flanking the inscription.",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "1872",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "Plaster version in the entrance to the chapel of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich see PRO ADM169-70.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978",
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}

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Richard Godden d. 1851

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'R.S. Godden / Master Royal Navy / who died March 11th 1851 / aged 39'

Details

Type: Wall plaque

People

Godden, Richard Stephen
Age: 339
Date of Death: 11/3/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "post_id": "1724",
  "id": "M2566",
  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'R.S. Godden / Master Royal Navy / who died March 11th 1851 / aged 39'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Richard Godden d. 1851</p>",
  "images": [],
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters