Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Sandwich, Kent commemorating Admiral John Ferrier d. 1836
Location
St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
Transcript
'IN THE FAMILY VAULT BENEATH / ARE DEPOSITED THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / JOHN FERRIER ESQUIRE / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET. / A NATIVE OF THIS TOWN, / HE PASSED A LONG AND ACTIVE LIFE / IN THE ARDUOUS DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION / WITH UNBLEMISHED HONOR / SERVING IN ALL QUARTER OF THE GLOBE; / AS A BRITISH OFFICER. / HE WAS ASSIDUOUSLY ATTENTIVE / AND LABORED TO PROMOTE / WITH ZEAL, PUNCTUALITY AND DILIGENCE / THE BEST INTERESTS OF HIS COUNTRY, / HIS PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS / AS DRAWN BY THE ILLUSTRIOUS NELSON ARE PUBLICLY RECORDED. / IN THE RETIREMENT OF PRIVATE LIFE / IN WHICH HIS LATTER YEARS WERE PASSED / HE LIVED TO HIS FAMILY, TO HIS FRIENDS, / AND TO HIS GOD. / HE WAS BORN ON THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 1759 AND DIED ON THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY 1836 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF HIS KINDNESS AND AFFECTION BY HIS WIDOW'
Details
Description: Naval trophies above inscription, a wreath of olive and oak branches below. Type: Wall tablet Materials: White marble
People
Ferrier, John Age: 77 Date of Death: 27/1/1836 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta commemorating fifteen crew members of HMS ‘Orwell’ killed in a collision with HMS ‘Pioneer’ in 1903
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'IN / MEMORY OF / MR EDWARD SMITH GUNNER RN / FREDERICK WHITE PO 1 CL / WILLIAM JONES PO 1 CL / JOSEPH NORTH PO 2 CL / ARTHUR EDWARDS AB / RICHARD FIDDICK AB / WILLIAM MCCLURE AB / WILLIAM RYAN AB / JOHN FROOD AB / WILLIAM BROOKS AB / WILLIAM BOYCE AB / WILLIAM MAJOR AB / WILLIAM MCCORMACK LDG SIG / WALTER ORRIN QUAL SIG / WILLIAM PERRY LDG STO 1 CL / OF HMTB DESTROYER 'ORWELL / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE / COLLISION BETWEEN THAT SHIP AND / H.M. SHIP 'PIONEER' OFF CAPE VARLAM / ON THE 30TH JANUARY 1903 / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS & MEN OF / THE FLEET'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: Arcade wall Vessel: HMS Orwell
People
Boyce, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Brooks, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Edwards, Arthur Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Fiddick, Richard Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Frood, John Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Jones, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class Organisation: Royal Navy Major, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy McClure, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy McCormack, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Leading Signalman Organisation: Royal Navy North, Joseph Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd class Organisation: Royal Navy Orrin, Walter Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Signalman Organisation: Royal Navy Perry, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Ryan, William Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Smith, Edward Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN Organisation: Royal Navy White, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 30/1/1903 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in Bath Abbey dedicated to Lieutenant General George Elliot RM, d. 1820
Location
Bath Abbey, Bath, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF LIEUT GENERAL ELLIOT / LATE COMMANDANT OF ROYAL MARINES / WHO DIED IN THIS CITY THE 16TH OF APRIL 1820 / IN THE 88TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND LIES BURIED BENEATH THIS SPOT.'
Details
Description: Urn within laurel wreath flanked by military trophies above inscription.
Memorial at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Arthur George Riches RNR d. 1915
Location
All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England
Transcript
'Arthur George Riches (Sub-Lieut R.N.R.) who died 5 December 1915 aged 47 years. Also Martha his wife who died 23 Sept 1944 aged 77 years'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Riches, Arthur George Age: 47 Date of Death: 5/12/1915 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNR Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
