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

Gravestone at the church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire dedicated to Alexander Moorhead d. 1858

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BROWN / Youngest surviving son of / ALEXANDER JAMES & ELIZA / MOORHEAD / who was unfortunately drowned by / the upsetting of a boat in Emsworth / Harbour on Saturday the 21st of August / 1858 Aged 17 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Moorhead, Alexander Brown
Age: 17
Date of Death: 21/8/1858
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER and sketch.
Recorder: June Marshall

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Fjardskar, Aland Islands, Finland, Rest of the World

Gravestone at Fjardskar, Aland Islands, Finland commemorating two naval seamen, Thomas Barber and George Privett who died in 1854

Location

Fjardskar, Aland Islands, Finland, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Penelope

People

Barber, Thomas
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Privett, George
Age: 28
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Main Top
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Navy News' October 1988

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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Isaac Pitt, d. 1804

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘In / memory of / ISAAC PITT Pilot / who died 30th Sept 1804 / Aged 87 / soon shall the trumpet sound and we / shall rise to immortality / Also ELIZABETH his wife / who died 26th October 1811'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Pitt, Isaac
Age: 87
Date of Death: 30/9/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain William Reynolds, HEIC, d. 1833

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain William Reynolds, / formerly of the 'Royal George' who died the / 9th of December 1833 aged 52 years.'

Details

Vessel: Royal George

People

Reynolds, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 9/12/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.107.

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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial at Msida Bastion Cemetery commemorating Charles O’Neill RN d. 1836

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Vernon

People

O'Neill, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 29/9/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Foretop
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected as a token of respect by his shipmates.

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Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton, Leicestershire, England

Memorial at Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton, Leicestershire commemorating Admiral Alexander Arbuthnott d. 1871

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Shenton, Leicestershire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / SIR ALEXANDER DUNDAS YOUNG ARBUTHNOTT / ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY, / ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S PRIVY CHAMBER, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF CHARLES III, / AND OF THE NATIONAL AND MILITARY ORDER / OF SAN FERNANDO OF SPAIN; / KNIGHT OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF ST GEORGE OF RUSSIA, / AND THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE MEDJIDIE OF TURKEY. / AFTER SERVING HIS GOD AND HIS COUNTRY / WITH TRUE DEVOTION, / DIED THE 8TH MAY 1871, / AT SHENTON HALL, / AGED 82 YEARS. / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD. / HE ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY APRIL 9TH, 1803, / WAS PRESENT AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, / AND SERVED ON THE EXPEDITION BEFORE ALGIERS, / ACCOMPANIED THE BRITISH AUXILIARY LEGION TO SPAIN, / WAS PRESENT AT THE RELIEF OF ST SEBASTIAN, / AND LED THE FORLORN HOPE AT THE STORMING OF IRUN, / NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUISINESS, / FERVENT IN SPIRIT, / SERVING THE LORD.'

Details

Description: Inscription on a white marble scroll on a black mount, a carved anchor and chain behind. Coloured shield of arms above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Artists: E. J. Physick, London

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Arbuthnott, Alexander
Age: 82
Date of Death: 8/5/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral, as a midshipman served in HMS 'Mars' at Trafalgar 21/10/1805.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 109.

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Edward Albert Fisher d. 1905, pilot

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Mary Ann / the wife of / Albert Edward Fisher / who died March 5th 1905 / Aged 43 years / Also of Ivor William, their son / Who died Nov 25th 1896 / Aged 6 months / Also of the above / Albert Edward Fisher / Cardiff Pilot / who died Oct 17th 1924 /Aged 61 years / Until the day breaks'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Fisher, Albert Edward
Age: 61
Date of Death: 17/10/1924
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man commemorating Joseph Hayston d. 1836

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Joseph HAYSTON ship carpenter / formerly of S... Cumberland / who departed this life April 6th / 1836 aged 42 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Hayston, Joseph
Age: 42
Date of Death: 6/4/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship Carpenter
Organisation:

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain John Palmer, HEIC, d. 1803

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Captain John Palmer / of the ship 'Experiment' / Nat 1777, ob 1803'

Details

Vessel: Experiment

People

Palmer, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.87

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Butleigh, Somerset, England

Monument in Butleigh, Somerset, commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, d. 1814

Location

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Transcript

[North Face] 'IN MEMORY OF / SIR SAMUEL HOOD / BARONET / KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH / AND NOMINATED GRAND CROSS THEREOF / KNIGHT OF ST FERDINAND AND OF MERIT / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE SWORD / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET / IN THE EAST INDIES' [West Face]'AN OFFICER OF THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION / AMONGST THE ILLUSTRIOUS MEN / WHO RENDERED THEIR OWN AGE / THE BRIGHTEST PERIOD / IN THE NAVAL HISTORY / OF THEIR COUNTRY.' [South Face]'THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED / TO THEIR LATE COMMANDER /BY THE ATTACHMENT AND REVERENCE / OF BRITISH OFFICERS / OF WHOM MANY WERE / HIS ADMIRING FOLLOWERS / IN THESE AWFUL SCENES OF WAR / IN WHICH WHILE THEY CALL FORTH / THE GRANDEST QUALITIES OF HUMAN NATURE / IN HIM LIKEWISE GAVE OCCASION / FOR THE EXERCISE OF ITS MOST AMIABLE VIRTUES / HE DIED AT MADRAS DECEMBER 24TH 1814.'

Details

Description: Column surmounted by a naval crown.

Type: Monument
Date Erected: 1831

People

Hood, Samuel
Age: 52
Date of Death: 24/12/1814
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The site was once part of Butleigh Wootton estate - land that Alexander Hood (Sir Samuel's brother) acquired when he married Miss Periam of Butleigh Wootton in 1792.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his Captains' (London 1975) p. 341.
Photographer: Anne Michell

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters