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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating Benjamin Giles d. 1798

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / BENJAMIN GILES / who was unfortunately / washed from the Deck / in a Tempest while on his / Passage from Newfoundland to Oporto on the / 7th of November 1798 / in the 40th Year of his Age / Also MARTHA / wife of the above / who departed this life / the 26th of October 1803 / Aged 48 Years / Also MARTHA / Daughter of the above / who departed this life / the 18th of November 1803 / Aged 27 years'

Details

Description: Carved with urn and garlands.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Giles, Benjamin
Age: 39
Date of Death: 7/11/1798
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER and sketch.

JSON

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St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Memorial at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Kidd, RN d. 1855

Location

St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Transcript

SEBASTAPOL / Sacred to the memory of / THOMAS OSBORNE KIDD R.N. / Lieut. of H. M. Ship Albion / (son of Joseph Kidd Esqre. and Mary Anna his wife,) / who fell pierced by a rifle ball whilst serving in the Naval Brigade, before Sebastopol, / in the attack on the 18th June 1855, / aged 24 years. / The circumstances of his death are thus detailed in the official dispatch / from Captain Sir Stephen Lushington R.N. to Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons G.C.B. / “It is with extreme regret I have to report the death of Lieut. Kidd who fell on the 18th inst. / After bringing the remains of his party safely into the trenches, / he again returned to the open to recover some wounded men, and in this gallant act of devotion to his duty, / he was shot through the body by a rifle ball, and died shortly after reaching the camp. / Lieut. Kidd was an honour to the brigade, / and Her Majesty’s service has lost one of its most promising young officers”.

This monument is erected by the inhabitants of Armagh, to record their grief for his early death, / and their admiration of the last act of his brief but distinguished career.

Details

Description: With a relief showing a dead and wounded seaman, Kidd on his knees to the right, left hand on his side, right hand raised in 'stop' gesture.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Artists: Thomas Farrell
Vessel: HMS Albion

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Kidd, Thomas Osborne
Age:
Date of Death: 18/6/1855
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Kidd was shot during the siege of Sebastopol while trying to recover some wounded men.
Bibliography: Saunders, David 'Britain's Maritime Memorials and mementoes' p. 136; Potterton, Homan 'Irish Church Monuments', illustration p. 30.

JSON

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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Plaque at St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating Hugh McDougall RN d. 1902

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / HUGH MCDOUGALL, A.B. / AGED 35 YEARS / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / NEAR ENGLISH BAY FEBRY 25th 1902 / THY WILL BE DONE'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

McDougall, Hugh
Age: 35
Date of Death: 25/2/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997
Photographer: Colette Bassford

JSON

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St Andrew's Church, Hempstead, Essex, England

Monument in Hempstead, Essex, dedicated to Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey d. 1830, who served at Trafalgar

Location

St Andrew's Church, Hempstead, Essex, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR ELIAB HARVEY / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE BATH, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT / FOR THIS COUNTY FOR 21 YEARS FROM 1800 TO 1812, / AND FROM 1820 TO 1830, / THIRD SON OF WILLIAM HARVEY ESQ. / OF ROLLS IN THIS COUNTY / AND EMMA HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER AND CO-HEIRESS OF / STEPHEN SKINNER ESQ. / HE WAS BORN ON THE 5TH. DECEMBER 1758 / AND DIED AT ROLLS ON 20TH. OF FEBRUARY, 1830. / HE ENTERED THE NAVY IN THE YEAR 1769 AND WAS IN CONSTANT AND ACTIVE SERVICE IN AMERICA, THE WEST INDIES / AND THE CHANNEL FOR 40 YEARS. HE WAS PARTICULARLY / DISTINGUISHED AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / WHERE HE COMMANDED THE TEMERAIRE OF 98 GUNS WHICH WAS / SELECTED BY LORD NELSON TO BE HIS SUPPORTING SHIP. / HE MARRIED LADY LOUISA NUGENT, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF / ROBERT EARL NUGENT BY WHOM HE HAD NINE CHILDREN / 3 SONS WHO DIED IN HIS LIFETIME AND 6 DAUGHTERS WHO SURVIVED HIM. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HARVEY / YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE ADMIRAL SIR E HARVEY G.C.B. / HE WAS BORN 23RD. OF DECEMBER 1801 AND DIED / ON THE 3RD. OF MARCH 1823'

Details

Description: Gothic architectural surround, the Harvey arms above the inscription.

Type: Free standing monument
Position: West wall, Harvey Chapel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Humphrey Hopper, London
Vessel: HMS Temeraire

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Harvey, Eliab
Age:
Date of Death: 20/2/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Julian Litton 'Tombs fit for Kings', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol. xiv, p. 118 (London, 1999).
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR ELIAB HARVEY / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE BATH, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT / FOR THIS COUNTY FOR 21 YEARS FROM 1800 TO 1812, / AND FROM 1820 TO 1830, / THIRD SON OF WILLIAM HARVEY ESQ. / OF ROLLS IN THIS COUNTY / AND EMMA HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER AND CO-HEIRESS OF / STEPHEN SKINNER ESQ. / HE WAS BORN ON THE 5TH. DECEMBER 1758 / AND DIED AT ROLLS ON 20TH. OF FEBRUARY, 1830. / HE ENTERED THE NAVY IN THE YEAR 1769 AND WAS IN CONSTANT AND ACTIVE SERVICE IN AMERICA, THE WEST INDIES / AND THE CHANNEL FOR 40 YEARS. HE WAS PARTICULARLY / DISTINGUISHED AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / WHERE HE COMMANDED THE TEMERAIRE OF 98 GUNS WHICH WAS / SELECTED BY LORD NELSON TO BE HIS SUPPORTING SHIP. / HE MARRIED LADY LOUISA NUGENT, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF / ROBERT EARL NUGENT BY WHOM HE HAD NINE CHILDREN / 3 SONS WHO DIED IN HIS LIFETIME AND 6 DAUGHTERS WHO SURVIVED HIM. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HARVEY / YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE ADMIRAL SIR E HARVEY G.C.B. / HE WAS BORN 23RD. OF DECEMBER 1801 AND DIED / ON THE 3RD. OF MARCH 1823'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Stancliffe d. 1849

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Stancliffe died 5 June 1849 age 71'

Details

People

Stancliffe, Stancliffe
Age: 71
Date of Death: 5/6/1849
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. 413.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Capt. Stancliffe died 5 June 1849 age 71'",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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}

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Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Memorial window in Beverley Minster dedicated to Admiral Arthur Duncombe d. 1889

Location

Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Transcript

[Brass plate] 'In / loving Memory of / Admiral / the Honble. Arthur Duncombe / of Kilnwick Percy; / for 17 years M.P. / for the / East Riding of Yorkshire / who died 6th February 1889 / Aged 83 / Peace perfect peace / The above window was erected by his widow / Jane Maria Duncombe.' [In window] 'IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADMIRAL THE HONBLE. ARTHUR DUNCOMBE. ERECTED BY HIS SECOND WIFE JANE MARIA DUNCOMBE'

Details

Description: Four light window with brass dedication plate below. The main lights show the ascension of Christ and Elijah with roundels below showing Enoch, Joshua, St Paul and St John.
Type: Window
Position: North wall of nave
Materials: Glass

People

Duncombe, Arthur
Age: 83
Date of Death: 6/2/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating Joseph Scott, HEIC, d. 1845

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Remains / of / JOSEPH RICHARD SCOTT ESQ / Comr of the H.E.I.C. Co's War / Steamer PHLEGETHON / Son of the late Capt R. P. SCOTT and / nephew of the late Col HOPETOUN SCOTT. CB. / of the British Army / Born at CALCUTTA 27th April 1798 / Died at SINGAPORE JAN 29th 1845 / Aged 46 years 9 months & 2 days / In life beloved in death deplored / In affectionate remembrance of / his worth, this monument is erected / by his bereaved widow'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall A62
Artists: P. & S. Lindeman & Sons
Vessel: HEIC Phlegethon

People

Scott, Joseph Richard
Age: 46
Date of Death: 29/1/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 134.

JSON

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St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa commemorating Samuel Silverstone Bailey MD, RN d. 1864

Location

St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In Memory of / Samuel Silverstone Bailey, M.D. / Surgeon Royal Navy / and consulting physician / to the Somerset Hospital / (of which institution he was the founder), / who departed this life / at Wynberg / on the 20th March, 1864 / aged 86 years / Surgeon on H.M.S. Juno at Trafalgar / this stone is erected by / his sorrowing widow. / Also / Rebecca Bailey, / relict of above / died 14th March 1870, aged 86 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Outside south west door
Materials: Grey slate
Vessel: HMS Juno

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

Bailey, Samuel Silverthorne
Age: 86
Date of Death: 20/3/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Davies Pennick d. 1893

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'GEORGE DAVIES PENNICK aged 41 Captain of the S.S. 'Marcia' accidentally Drowned off Aguilas Nov 17 1893 & Buried off Aguilas'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS Marcia

People

Pennick, George Davies
Age: 41
Date of Death: 17/11/1893
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London commemorating Daniel Defoe d. 1731

Location

Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'DANIE DE-FOE / BORN 1681 / DIED 1731 / AUTHOR OF / ROBINSON CRUSOE.', 'THIS MONUMENT IS THE RESULT OF AN APPEAL / IN THE "CHRISTIAN WORLD" NEWSPAPER / TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF ENGLAND FOR FUNDS / TO PLACE A SUITABLE MEMORIAL UPON THE GRAVE / OF / DANIEL DE-FOE / IT REPRESENTS THE UNITED CONTRIBUTIONS / OF SEVENTEEN HUNDRED PERSONS / SEPT 1870'

Details

Description: Square-section column on plinth, lead letters.
Type: Pillar
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1870

People

Defoe, Daniel
Age:
Date of Death: 1731
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Author
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Author 'Robinson Crusoe'.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 90.

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{
  "post_id": "1645",
  "id": "M899",
  "location": "Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "'DANIE DE-FOE / BORN 1681 / DIED 1731 / AUTHOR OF / ROBINSON CRUSOE.', 'THIS MONUMENT IS THE RESULT OF AN APPEAL / IN THE \"CHRISTIAN WORLD\" NEWSPAPER / TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF ENGLAND FOR FUNDS / TO PLACE A SUITABLE MEMORIAL UPON THE GRAVE / OF / DANIEL DE-FOE / IT REPRESENTS THE UNITED CONTRIBUTIONS / OF SEVENTEEN HUNDRED PERSONS / SEPT 1870'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London commemorating Daniel Defoe d. 1731</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Square-section column on plinth, lead letters.",
    "type": "Pillar",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "1870",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Defoe, Daniel","age":"","dateofdeath":"1731","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Author","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Author 'Robinson Crusoe'.",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 90.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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