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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Bell d. 1859

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Thomas H. Bell of the American ship 'Golden Cross' a native of Kennbank, Port Maine, USA, died 2 January 1859 age 58'

Details

Vessel: Golden Cross

People

Bell, Thomas H.
Age: 58
Date of Death: 2/1/1859
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. 351. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall plaque in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Lieutenant Harold Charrington RN d. 1882

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF THREE BRAVE MEN / PROFESSOR EDWARD HENRY PALMER / FELLOW OF S.JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, / LORD ALMONER'S READER IN ARABIC AND / A SCHOLAR AND LINGUIST OF RARE GENIUS: / CAPTAIN WILLIAM JOHN GILL, R.E. / AN ARDENT AND ACCOMPLISHED SOLDIER / AND A DISTINGUISHED EXPLORER: / LIEUTENANT HAROLD CHARRINGTON. / R.N. OF H.M.S. EURYALUS, A YOUNG / OFFICER OF HIGH PROMISE; / WHO WHEN TRAVELLING ON PUBLIC DUTY / INTO THE SINAI DESERT WERE TREACHEROUSLY / AND CRUELY SLAIN IN THE WADI SADR / AUGUST 11TH MDCCCLXXXII / THEIR REMAINS AFTER THE LAPSE OF / MANY WEEKS HAVING BEEN PARTIALLY / RECOVERED AND BROUGHT TO ENGLAND / WERE DEPOSITED HERE WITH CHRISTIAN / RITES APRIL 6TH MDCCCLXXXIII / THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY / THE COUNTRY IN WHOSE SERVICE THEY / DIED TO COMMEMORATE THEIR NAMES / THEIR WORTH AND THEIR FATE'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Crypt
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Euryalus

Event

Anglo-Egyptian War

Event Date

1882

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Charrington, Harold
Age: c. 25
Date of Death: 11/8/1882
Cause of Death: Murdered
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also a wall plaque in St Dunston's Church, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire noted by Mr James Lewis Young.

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF THREE BRAVE MEN / PROFESSOR EDWARD HENRY PALMER / FELLOW OF S.JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, / LORD ALMONER'S READER IN ARABIC AND / A SCHOLAR AND LINGUIST OF RARE GENIUS: / CAPTAIN WILLIAM JOHN GILL, R.E. / AN ARDENT AND ACCOMPLISHED SOLDIER / AND A DISTINGUISHED EXPLORER: / LIEUTENANT HAROLD CHARRINGTON. / R.N. OF H.M.S. EURYALUS, A YOUNG / OFFICER OF HIGH PROMISE; / WHO WHEN TRAVELLING ON PUBLIC DUTY / INTO THE SINAI DESERT WERE TREACHEROUSLY / AND CRUELY SLAIN IN THE WADI SADR / AUGUST 11TH MDCCCLXXXII / THEIR REMAINS AFTER THE LAPSE OF / MANY WEEKS HAVING BEEN PARTIALLY / RECOVERED AND BROUGHT TO ENGLAND / WERE DEPOSITED HERE WITH CHRISTIAN / RITES APRIL 6TH MDCCCLXXXIII / THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY / THE COUNTRY IN WHOSE SERVICE THEY / DIED TO COMMEMORATE THEIR NAMES / THEIR WORTH AND THEIR FATE'",
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall plaque",
    "position": "Crypt",
    "materials": "Brass",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Euryalus"  },
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    "event":"Anglo-Egyptian War",
    "date": "1882",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Charrington, Harold","age":"c. 25","dateofdeath":"11/8/1882","causeofdeath":"Murdered","rankOccupation":"Lieutenant RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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    "notes": "Also a wall plaque in St Dunston's Church, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire noted by Mr James Lewis Young.",
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    "recorder": "",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Memorial in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Giuseppe Bisognini d. 1895

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'A / GIUSEPPE BISOONINI [sic] / Cannoniere Della R Nave Italiana / Ruggiero Di Lauria / Nato il 18 Dicembre 1871 A Vicenza / Morto il 31 Maggio 1895 a Portland / I compagni Di Bordo Questo Ricardo / Posero.' [Translation] 'To Giuseppe BISOGNINI Gunner of the Italian vessel Ruggiero Di Lauria born on the 18 December 1871 in Vicenza died on 31 May 1895 in Portland. This gravestone was dedicated in his memory by his fellow seamen'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 512
Vessel: Ruggiero di Lauria

People

Bisognini, Guiseppe
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31/5/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'A / GIUSEPPE BISOONINI [sic] / Cannoniere Della R Nave Italiana / Ruggiero Di Lauria / Nato il 18 Dicembre 1871 A Vicenza / Morto il 31 Maggio 1895 a Portland / I compagni Di Bordo Questo Ricardo / Posero.' [Translation] 'To Giuseppe BISOGNINI Gunner of the Italian vessel Ruggiero Di Lauria born on the 18 December 1871 in Vicenza died on 31 May 1895 in Portland. This gravestone was dedicated in his memory by his fellow seamen'",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "R. & J. H. Perry 1987",
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}

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Hadley Monachorum, Hertfordshire, England

Memorial at Hadley Monachorum, Hertfordshire commemorating Captain Frederick Cottrell RN d. 1811

Location

Hadley Monachorum, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / FREDERICK COTTRELL ESQUIRE / CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP NYADEN OF XXXVI GUNS / FIFTH SON OF THE REVD. C.L. COTTRELL / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / HE WAS BORN IN AUGUST MDCCLXXX / MADE LIEUTENANT IN MDCCCI / AND POST CAPTAIN IN MDCCCIII / AND HAVING DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS AN OFFICER / AND BLED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / HE FELL A VICTIM TO A RAPID CONSUMPTION / WHEN CRUISING OFF THE ISLAND OF BARBADOES / APRIL THE XIX MDCCCXI / IN THE XXXI YEAR OF HIS AGE / DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS'

Details

Vessel: HMS Nyaden

People

Cottrell, Frederick
Age: 30
Date of Death: 19/4/1811
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1992

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / FREDERICK COTTRELL ESQUIRE / CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP NYADEN OF XXXVI GUNS / FIFTH SON OF THE REVD. C.L. COTTRELL / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / HE WAS BORN IN AUGUST MDCCLXXX / MADE LIEUTENANT IN MDCCCI / AND POST CAPTAIN IN MDCCCIII / AND HAVING DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS AN OFFICER / AND BLED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / HE FELL A VICTIM TO A RAPID CONSUMPTION / WHEN CRUISING OFF THE ISLAND OF BARBADOES / APRIL THE XIX MDCCCXI / IN THE XXXI YEAR OF HIS AGE / DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Hadley Monachorum, Hertfordshire commemorating Captain Frederick Cottrell RN d. 1811</p>",
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    "recorder": "Colin Harris 1992",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Frederick Beard d. 1910

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'FREDRICK CHARLES BEARD / off. Stew'd 1st cl. H.M.S. 'Britannia' / died / 4th June 1910 Aged 35'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 289
Vessel: HMS Britannia

People

Beard, Fredrick Charles
Age: 35
Date of Death: 4/6/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Officers' steward 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'FREDRICK CHARLES BEARD / off. Stew'd 1st cl. H.M.S. 'Britannia' / died / 4th June 1910 Aged 35'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Frederick Beard d. 1910</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J. H. Perry 1987",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Joseph Blackwood d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Joseph BLACKWOOD / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Kent' / died / 18th Sept 1904. aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 429
Vessel: HMS Kent

People

Blackwood, Joseph
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/9/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'Joseph BLACKWOOD / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Kent' / died / 18th Sept 1904. aged 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Joseph Blackwood d. 1904</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Nonconformist 429",
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    "vessel": "HMS Kent"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J. H. Perry 1987",
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Vice-Admiral John Benbow d. 1702

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lyeth interred, the body of John BENBOW Esqr., Admiral of the White: A true pattern of English courage: who lost hys life in defence of hys Queene and country, November ye 1702 in the 52nd year of hys age by a wound in his leg, received in an engagement with Mons. Du Casse, being much lamented'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Chancel
Materials: Blue slate

Event

Cartagena

Event Date

1702

Event Category

1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession

People

Benbow, John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 4/11/1702
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription overstates age by 3 years. Incorrect coat-of-arms. Also known as Kingston Parish Church.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Capt J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
Recorder: E.G. Allsopp. 30/09/1969

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  "location": "St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
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    "event":"Cartagena",
    "date": "1702",
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    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'; Capt J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
    "recorder": "E.G. Allsopp. 30/09/1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, dedicated to Herbert Bateman d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / HERBERT ARTHUR BATEMAN / who died March 11th 1904 / aged 23 years / late Lance Corporal R.M.L.I. It is not our will O Lord but Thy will be done / gone but not forgotten / Erected by his comrades / H.M.S. 'Empress of India'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 303
Vessel: HMS Empress of India

People

Bateman, Herbert Arthur
Age: 23
Date of Death: 11/3/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / HERBERT ARTHUR BATEMAN / who died March 11th 1904 / aged 23 years / late Lance Corporal R.M.L.I. It is not our will O Lord but Thy will be done / gone but not forgotten / Erected by his comrades / H.M.S. 'Empress of India'",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peyton Blakiston RN d. 1883

Location

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

Transcript

'Peyton BLAKISTON Midshipman H.M.S. AUDACIOUS d. 31/3/1883 age 17 years 3 months'

Details

Vessel: HMS Audacious

People

Blakiston, Peyton
Age: 17
Date of Death: 31/3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Peyton BLAKISTON Midshipman H.M.S. AUDACIOUS d. 31/3/1883 age 17 years 3 months'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peyton Blakiston RN d. 1883</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, England

Wall monument in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire commemorating Admiral Samuel Barrington d. 1800

Location

St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF THE HONOURABLE / SAMUEL BARRINGTON / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE & GENERAL OF THE MARINES / BORN FEBY 15th 1730 DIED AUGT 16th 1800 / HERE RESTS THE HERO WHO IS GLORY'S PAGE / WROTE HIS FAIR DEEDS FOR MORE THAN HALF AN AGE / HERE RESTS THE PATRIOT WHO FOR ENGLAND'S GOOD / EACH TOIL ENCOUNTER'D AND EACH CLIME WITHSTOOD / HERE RESTS THE CHRISTIAN; HIS, THE LOFTIER CLAIM / TO SEIZE THE CONQUEST, YET RENOUNCE THE FAME / HE WHEN HIS ARM ST. LUCIA'S TROPHIES BOAST / ASCRIBES THE GLORY TO THE LORD OF HOSTS / AND WHEN THE HARDER TASK REMAIN'D BEHIND / THE PASSIVE COURAGE AND THE WILL RESIGN'S / PATIENT, THE VETERAN VICTOR YIELDS HIS BREATH / SECURE IN HIM, WHO CONQUERED SIN AND DEATH'

Details

Description: A large flag carved draped over the inscription tablet on a staff, an anchor and the hilt of a sword, protrude from behind.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North aisle wall
Materials: White marble

People

Barrington, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 16/8/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters