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St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the World

Memorial in St John’s Cathedral, Belize City, Belize commemorating Lieutenant William Wilson RN and F.G. Bedford both of HMS ‘Blossom’ d. 1830 in a yellow fever epidemic

Location

St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / LIEUTT WILLIAM WILSON, R.N. / MR F.G. BEDFORD, MIDSHIPMAN, / The Sergeant of Marines and nine Seamen, late of / H.M.S. BLOSSOM, who died of Yellow Fever in the / month of August 1830, and were interred at Goffs Kay. / This tablet is erected by Captn Owen and the / Officers of the Ship, / as a tribute of affection and esteem. Be ye therefore ready also, for the Son of Man cometh at / an hour when ye think not. Luke XII. 40.'

Details

Position: Nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Blossom

People

Bedford, F. G.
Age:
Date of Death: 8/1830
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wilson, William
Age:
Date of Death: 8/1830
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Norman Hammond 'Outpost of Empire: Church Monuments in Belize', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol. xiv, pp.129-139, (London, 1999).
Recorder: Rev. F.D.C. Powell 1969
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Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating John Blackstock d. 1827

Location

Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Blackstock drowned at sea 21st June 1827 age 19'

Details

People

Blackstock, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 21/6/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 39.
Recorder: J.P. Brand
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St Mary's Church, Bletchingley, Surrey, England

Wall monument in Bletchingley, Surrey commemorating Captain Sir William Bensley RN d. 1809

Location

St Mary's Church, Bletchingley, Surrey, England

Transcript

'In memory of SIR WILLIAM BENSLEY Bart / who in the early part of his life / was an active and meritorious Officer in His Majesty's Navy / and was afterwards employed / to various situations of trust and importance in Bengal / in the service of the Hon. East India Company / The eminent ability and inflexible integrity / which he had invariably displayed on every occasion / procured him in the year 1781 a seat in the East India Direction / The duties of which situation he continued to discharge / with unabated zeal and fidelity til the age of 73 / when on the 17th day of December, 1809 / he died. In the hope of a more blessed and exalted existence...'

Details

Description: Carved with a relief of an East Indiaman, a draped urn on a pedestal, with an elephant and ship behind, a weeping female (trade?) in the foreground holding a pair of scales.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1809
Artists: John Bacon, the younger

People

Bensley, William
Age: 73
Date of Death: 17/12/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p.140.
Recorder: Barbara Tomlinson 10/2/1982
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Royal Hospital Greenwich Cemetery (Pleasaunce), London, England

Memorial in Greenwich, London commemorating Lieutenant James Berry RN d. 1930

Location

Royal Hospital Greenwich Cemetery (Pleasaunce), London, England

Transcript

'‘IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / MARIA ANN / WIFE OF LIEUT. J.T. BERRY R.N. / WHO FELL ASLEEP / 12TH FEB. 1920 / AGED 80 YEARS / SHE HUNDERED FOR USEFULNESS, SHE HATH DONE / WHAT SHE COULD, HER END WAS PEACE, AND / HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN MOURN THEIR LOSS / ALSO OF THE ABOVE / JAMES THOMAS BERRY, LIEUT. R.N. / CURATOR OF THE R.N. MUSEUM FOR 17 YEARS / WHO CROSSED THE BAR 12TH SEPTEMBER 1930 / AGED 87 YEARS / “SAFE IN PORT”’

Details

Description: Headstone, lead letters.
Type: Headstone
Materials: Stone

People

Berry, James
Age: 87
Date of Death: 1930
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN; Curator
Organisation: Royal Naval Museum, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Curator of Royal Naval Museum.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 244.
Recorder: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Wall tablet in Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich, London commemorating Lieutenant Frederick Bedford RN d. 1862

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Lieut. Frederick Bedford RN / born 20th February 1779 / died 13 May 1862. / At the early age of twenty three, / being incapacitated for further service afloat / in consequence of severe wounds received in actions / with the enemy, he was appointed to Greenwich hospital / on the 23rd June 1802 / where he passed the remaining sixty years of his life / universally respected and beloved for high sense of honour / unswerving integrity and true Christian benevolence. Also Mary, widow of the above / Lieut Bedford died at Greenwich May 25th 1876 and buried in the new Hospital Cemetery' [Standing stone in enclosure] 'This corner the burial place of / Frederick Bedford of the Royal Hospital/Charles Arthur his son died 25 Sept 1813 / aged 7 months'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

Bedford, Frederick
Age: 83
Date of Death: 13/5/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Gravestone in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Ernest Partridge d. 1908

Location

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

Transcript

'In loving memory of Ernest William PARTRIDGE, late SS 'Loong Sang', of Streatham, London, England, who died 15th. September 1908 in his 34th year'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Loong Sang

People

Partridge, Ernest William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 15/9/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Steel screw steamer 'Loong Sang' built W. Gray & Co Ltd, W. Hartlepool 1896, owners Indo-China Steam Nav. Co., 1738 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating William Barnett d. 1836

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William BARNETT, Chief Officer of the British Barque 'Royal Sovereign' who died June 4th 1836, aged 40 years. This stone was erected by the officers and crew in token of their respect and esteem for the memory of the deceased'

Details

Vessel: Royal Sovereign

People

Barnett, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 4/6/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Nicholas' Church, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’ Church, Stevenage, Hertfordshire commemorating Ivon Fellowes d. 1915

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

' IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD / and ever loving remembrance of / IVON GORDON FELLOWES / Midshipman Royal Navy / youngest son of Rear Admiral / Sir Thomas H B Fellowes KCB / Killed in action on board / HMS Irresistible in the Straits / of the Dardanelles on March 18th 1915 / Aged 17. / Greater love hath no man than this that / a man lay down his life for his friends.'

Details

Description: Rectangular copper plate with an armorial badge at above the inscription an an anchor below.This monument is close to a door. On the other side of the door lintel is a very similar tablet to his brother, a young Guards officer also killed in WW1.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Copper
Vessel: HMS Irresistible

Event

Gallipoli

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fellowes, Ivon Gordon
Age: 17
Date of Death: 18/3/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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All Saints Church, Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Hereford, commemorating to Edward Watkins Bennett d. 1885

Location

All Saints Church, Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'Edward Watkins Bennett, midshipman of His Majesty's Ship RAINBOW, eldest son of Captain Thomas Bennett and Sarah his wife who departed this life at Port Royal Jamaica upon the 31st day of July 1885 at the age of 19, a victim to the malignant fever of that country. His remains are deposited in the Naval Burying-ground on The Palisades near Port Royal'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Side chapel, north side
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Rainbow

People

Bennett, Edward Watkins
Age: 69
Date of Death: 31/7/1855
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan. 04/11/1967
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire commemorating Richard Templer d. 1736

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'Near this place lyes / Interred the Body of / Mrs SARAH TEMPLER Esqr / who Died July the 21st 1736 / Aged 57 years / And also the Body of / RICHARD TEMPLER Esqr: / Who Died August the 25th: 1744 / Aged 64 years / also the Body of Capn Richard TEMPLER, Son of the above said RICHARD and / SARAH TEMPLER many years Commander / of the RUBY in the Jamaica Trade / who Died June the 28th 1779 Aged 64 years'

Details

Description: Arms above inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall
Materials: White on grey marble
Vessel: Ruby

People

Templer, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 28/6/1779
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1981
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