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Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed commemorating Andrew Carr RN d. 1828

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'Andrew Carr, late Carpenter in the Royal Navy, who died 3 September 1828 aged 72 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Carr, Andrew
Age: 72
Date of Death: 3/9/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan , 1970

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Andrew Carr, late Carpenter in the Royal Navy, who died 3 September 1828 aged 72 years'",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan , 1970",
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Croxton, Staffordshire, England

Memorial at St John the Evangelist, Croxton commemorating the Reverend John Morgan d. 1858, formerly a chaplain in the Royal Navy

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Croxton, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Rev John Morgan LL.B. for 16 years Chaplain in the Royal Navy and for 27 years Rector of this parish died Aug 16 1858 Aged 72 years'

Details

People

Morgan, John
Age: 72
Date of Death: 16/8/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "1635",
  "id": "M1955",
  "location": "Church of St John the Evangelist, Croxton, Staffordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of Rev John Morgan LL.B. for 16 years Chaplain in the Royal Navy and for 27 years Rector of this parish died Aug 16 1858 Aged 72 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St John the Evangelist, Croxton commemorating the Reverend John Morgan d. 1858, formerly a chaplain in the Royal Navy</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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}

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Congregational Chapel, Great George's Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Congregational Chapel, Liverpool commemorating Captain David Whitlow d. 1855

Location

Congregational Chapel, Great George's Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain David Whitlow died 16th May 1855 age 35. Peaceful mariner, freed from storms / Rests secure in Jesus' arms'

Details

People

Whitlow, David
Age: 35
Date of Death: 16/5/1855
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. v, p. 361.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Captain David Whitlow died 16th May 1855 age 35. Peaceful mariner, freed from storms / Rests secure in Jesus' arms'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Congregational Chapel, Liverpool commemorating Captain David Whitlow d. 1855</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. v, p. 361.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Wall tablet in Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey commemorating Admiral Sir Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper d. 1945

Location

Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL SIR / REGINALD GODFREY OTWAY TUPPER O.B.E.; C.V.O. / COMMANDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR, ETC 2ND SON OF / CAPTAIN CHARLES WILLIAM TUPPER, 7TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. / DURING THE GREAT WAR WAS ADMIRAL OF PATROL / AREA WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND AND HEBRIDES, VICE / ADMIRAL COMMANDING 10TH CRUISER SQUADRON OF 28 / CRUISERS BLOCKADING ATLANTIC BETWEEN ICELAND AND / ORKNEYS, ADMIRAL OF NORTHERN PATROL AND MINEFIELDS / BETWEEN NORWAY AND ORKNEYS. AFTER THE WAR WAS / ADMIRAL OF WESTERN APPROACHES 1919-21 THEN RETIRED / HE BECAME J.P. FOR HANTS AND WAS OCCUPIED ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES / OF A CHARITABLE NATURE FOR BENEFIT OF / SEAFARERS OF ALL KINDS. / BORN OCTOBER 16TH 1859. DIED MARCH 5TH 1945'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of south transept
Materials: Alabaster

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Tupper, Reginald Godfrey Otway
Age: 84
Date of Death: 5/3/1945
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: A Vice-Admiral's flag formerly hung above this tablet but was transferred to the Brock Chapel in about 1980.
Recorder: J. Le Pelley 1981
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M4218",
  "location": "Town Church, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL SIR / REGINALD GODFREY OTWAY TUPPER O.B.E.; C.V.O. / COMMANDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR, ETC 2ND SON OF / CAPTAIN CHARLES WILLIAM TUPPER, 7TH ROYAL FUSILIERS. / DURING THE GREAT WAR WAS ADMIRAL OF PATROL / AREA WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND AND HEBRIDES, VICE / ADMIRAL COMMANDING 10TH CRUISER SQUADRON OF 28 / CRUISERS BLOCKADING ATLANTIC BETWEEN ICELAND AND / ORKNEYS, ADMIRAL OF NORTHERN PATROL AND MINEFIELDS / BETWEEN NORWAY AND ORKNEYS. AFTER THE WAR WAS / ADMIRAL OF WESTERN APPROACHES 1919-21 THEN RETIRED / HE BECAME J.P. FOR HANTS AND WAS OCCUPIED ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES / OF A CHARITABLE NATURE FOR BENEFIT OF / SEAFARERS OF ALL KINDS. / BORN OCTOBER 16TH 1859. DIED MARCH 5TH 1945'",
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    "notes": "A Vice-Admiral's flag formerly hung above this tablet but was transferred to the Brock Chapel in about 1980.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J. Le Pelley 1981",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

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St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Tablet in St Clement’s Church, Leigh-on-Sea, dedicated to Robert Salmon d. 1641

Location

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Memoriae et Honori Sacrum / Magno Reipublicae instrumento et ornamento / ROBERT SALMON armigero, Rei Nauticae An. 1614 pene extinctae Restauratori domus / Trinitas 1617. Magistro & gloriae, Vice-Comiti London / 1640, electo; viro religione in Deum, probitate in omnes / aeternum imitando. Obiit Ano Christi 1641. Aetatis 74, et hic cum / majoribus 300, instar annorum, Jesum suum expectat. / To the memory of the Right Worthy and Worshipful / ROBERT SALMON Esquire / That great Instrument of God's glory, and the / commonwealth's good, the Restorer of Navigation / almost lost in 1614. Master of the Trinity House 1617 / and the glory of it 24 yeares, chosen sheriff / of London 1640. Whose solid Judgement, acute / wit, Uprightness to all, true Piety to God require / Admiration and Imitation, He dyed to the Losse / of all, but his own great Comfort June 18 1641 / in his 74th Year, and was Interred with / his Auncestors of about 300 years continuance / in the Grave of his Father in this Chancell / where he expecteth a joyful Resurrection / Do (Marble Stone) preserve his Name / And be the Treasurer of his Fame, / But if thou fail, his Name will be / A lasting monument to thee' [Gravestone] 'Here lies ROBRT SALMON Esqr / to whose deserved the Monument on the North / Wall is erected. He was born in this Towne / 1566 and is buried June 18 1641'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Side chapel on north side
Materials: Marble

People

Salmon, Robert
Age: 74
Date of Death: 18/6/1641
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Bibliography: John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.i, p.195, (London, 1718).
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "post_id": "1639",
  "id": "M2946",
  "location": "St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Memoriae et Honori Sacrum / Magno Reipublicae instrumento et ornamento / ROBERT SALMON armigero, Rei Nauticae An. 1614 pene extinctae Restauratori domus / Trinitas 1617. Magistro & gloriae, Vice-Comiti London / 1640, electo; viro religione in Deum, probitate in omnes / aeternum imitando. Obiit Ano Christi 1641. Aetatis 74, et hic cum / majoribus 300, instar annorum, Jesum suum expectat. / To the memory of the Right Worthy and Worshipful / ROBERT SALMON Esquire / That great Instrument of God's glory, and the / commonwealth's good, the Restorer of Navigation / almost lost in 1614. Master of the Trinity House 1617 / and the glory of it 24 yeares, chosen sheriff / of London 1640. Whose solid Judgement, acute / wit, Uprightness to all, true Piety to God require / Admiration and Imitation, He dyed to the Losse / of all, but his own great Comfort June 18 1641 / in his 74th Year, and was Interred with / his Auncestors of about 300 years continuance / in the Grave of his Father in this Chancell / where he expecteth a joyful Resurrection / Do (Marble Stone) preserve his Name / And be the Treasurer of his Fame, / But if thou fail, his Name will be / A lasting monument to thee' [Gravestone] 'Here lies ROBRT SALMON Esqr / to whose deserved the Monument on the North / Wall is erected. He was born in this Towne / 1566 and is buried June 18 1641'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in St Clement’s Church, Leigh-on-Sea, dedicated to Robert Salmon d. 1641</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "Side chapel on north side",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.i, p.195, (London, 1718).",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill commemorating Captain William Harrison d. 1756

Location

St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Draw near and see this heap of dust, / which once was active, wise and just, / a man whose labours God did bless, and crowned them with fair success / but care or prudence cannot save / nor wealth defend us from the grave, / prepare to follow, all to death must bow / he fell in his full strength, and so may'st thou. Captain William HARRISON, Mariner, son of Robert Harrison, of Kirkdale, who departed this life 16th July 1756, in the 41st year of his age'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: West end of church

People

Harrison, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 16/7/1756
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies

JSON

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  "post_id": "1615",
  "id": "M4650",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Draw near and see this heap of dust, / which once was active, wise and just, / a man whose labours God did bless, and crowned them with fair success / but care or prudence cannot save / nor wealth defend us from the grave, / prepare to follow, all to death must bow / he fell in his full strength, and so may'st thou. Captain William HARRISON, Mariner, son of Robert Harrison, of Kirkdale, who departed this life 16th July 1756, in the 41st year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill commemorating Captain William Harrison d. 1756</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "West end of church",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Martin Davies",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Robert Broadfoot d. 1843 and Captain David Broadfoot 1853

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Robert Broadfoot of the ship Davenport of Liverpool, youngest son of the late John Broadfoot, Gatehouse of Fleet who died at Maco in China 5 August 1843 age 30. Also Captain David Broadfoot eldest son of the above John who died in S. Australia 11 October 1853 age 46'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Davenport

People

Broadfoot, Robert
Age: 30
Date of Death: 5/8/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Broadfoot, David
Age: 46
Date of Death: 11/10/1853
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. 8, p. 721. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum

JSON

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  "id": "M686",
  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain Robert Broadfoot of the ship Davenport of Liverpool, youngest son of the late John Broadfoot, Gatehouse of Fleet who died at Maco in China 5 August 1843 age 30. Also Captain David Broadfoot eldest son of the above John who died in S. Australia 11 October 1853 age 46'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Robert Broadfoot d. 1843 and Captain David Broadfoot 1853</p>",
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    "vessel": "Davenport"  },
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 721. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating William Wills, RN d. 1813

Location

Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN / memory of / William Martin Wills / of this Parish: / Purser in the Royal Navy / died Universally Lamented / the 20th July 1813. / Aged 38 Years'

Details

Description: A lozenge-shaped white marble tablet standing on a bracket surmounted by an urn
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle west wall
Materials: Marble

People

Wills, William Martin
Age: 38
Date of Death: 20/7/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "post_id": "1617",
  "id": "M1318",
  "location": "Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / memory of / William Martin Wills / of this Parish: / Purser in the Royal Navy / died Universally Lamented / the 20th July 1813. / Aged 38 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating William Wills, RN d. 1813</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
    "description": "A lozenge-shaped white marble tablet standing on a bracket surmounted by an urn",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating John Jennings RN d. 1797

Location

The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Memento Mori. Here lieth the body of John JENNINGS, Esqr., late Purser of His Majesty's Ship 'Maidstone'. Obt 3 December 1797, aetat 29 years. Brother now you are gone, never shall I again meet, So affectionate a friend. Benj. JENNINGS'

Details

Vessel: HMS Maidstone

People

Jennings, John
Age:
Date of Death: 3/12/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

JSON

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  "post_id": "1619",
  "id": "M3451",
  "location": "The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Memento Mori. Here lieth the body of John JENNINGS, Esqr., late Purser of His Majesty's Ship 'Maidstone'. Obt 3 December 1797, aetat 29 years. Brother now you are gone, never shall I again meet, So affectionate a friend. Benj. JENNINGS'",
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Bonaventure’ who died 1898-1901

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected in memory of our / shipmates who died during/the Commission 1898-1901 / by the Officers and men of / H.M.S. BONAVENTURE / William BULL / Ships Corporal 1st. Class / died at sea near Colombo / 17th. April 1898 / William BARRETT S.B.S. / died at Colombo 1st. April 1898 / James RETALLICK O.S. / died at Hong Kong 5th. June 1898 / Charles EDWORTHY / P.O. 1st. Class. Drowned / off Formosa 28th. June 1898 / Hugh HERALD Stoker / Drowned at Manila 11th. December 1898 / Richard HALLETT Loc. Stoker / died at Hong Kong 6th. September 1899 / Thomas GODWIN A.B. / died at Hong Kong 3rd. April 1900 / John William EAGLAND / died at Hong Kong 26th. May 1900 / aged 38 years / William WYLES S.B.S. / died at Hong Kong 30th. June 1901'

Details

Description: Cross on an inscribed plinth.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Bonaventure

People

Barrett, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1/4/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sick berth steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Betallick, James
Age:
Date of Death: 5/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Bull, William
Age:
Date of Death: 17/4/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal 1st. Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Eagland, John William
Age: 38
Date of Death: 26/5/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Edworthy, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 28/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Godwin, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 3/4/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hallett, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 6/9/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Herald, Hugh
Age:
Date of Death: 11/12/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wyles, William
Age:
Date of Death: 30/1/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sick berth steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "post_id": "1598",
  "id": "M81",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected in memory of our / shipmates who died during/the Commission 1898-1901 / by the Officers and men of / H.M.S. BONAVENTURE / William BULL / Ships Corporal 1st. Class / died at sea near Colombo / 17th. April 1898 / William BARRETT S.B.S. / died at Colombo 1st. April 1898 / James RETALLICK O.S. / died at Hong Kong 5th. June 1898 / Charles EDWORTHY / P.O. 1st. Class. Drowned / off Formosa 28th. June 1898 / Hugh HERALD Stoker / Drowned at Manila 11th. December 1898 / Richard HALLETT Loc. Stoker / died at Hong Kong 6th. September 1899 / Thomas GODWIN A.B. / died at Hong Kong 3rd. April 1900 / John William EAGLAND / died at Hong Kong 26th. May 1900 / aged 38 years / William WYLES S.B.S. / died at Hong Kong 30th. June 1901'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Bonaventure’ who died 1898-1901</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Cross on an inscribed plinth.",
    "type": "Cross",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Bonaventure"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Barrett, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/4/1898","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Sick berth steward","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Betallick, James","age":"","dateofdeath":"5/6/1898","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Ordinary Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Bull, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"17/4/1898","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Ship's Corporal 1st. Class","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Eagland, John William","age":"38","dateofdeath":"26/5/1900","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Edworthy, Charles","age":"","dateofdeath":"28/6/1898","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Petty Officer 1st Class","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Godwin, Thomas","age":"","dateofdeath":"3/4/1900","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Hallett, Richard","age":"","dateofdeath":"6/9/1899","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Stoker","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Herald, Hugh","age":"","dateofdeath":"11/12/1898","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Stoker","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Wyles, William","age":"","dateofdeath":"30/1/1901","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Sick berth steward","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters