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St George's Church, Beckenham, London, England

Wall tablet at St George’s Church, Beckenham commemorating Admiral Sir Peircy Brett Knight d. 1781

Location

St George's Church, Beckenham, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SIR PEIRCY BRETT KNIGHT, / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE XIV DAY OF OCTOBER, / MDCCLXXXI. / IN THE LXXII YEAR OF HIS AGE' [below] 'NEAR this place in the same Vault / with her Husband are deposited the / remains of HENRIETTA his Widow / who died in the Month of August 1788 / in the 81st Year of her Age'

Details

Description: White marble inscription tablet, on a black-painted, oval, stone ground. The tablet has pilasters on either side and an urn above the cornice. The urn has a relief of a dismasted warship on its side, and two crossed branches and a trident on its base. On the apron below the inscription tablet, the Brett arms and a shell design. DOSSIER.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Marble, stone

People

Brett, Peircy
Age: 72
Date of Death: 14/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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St Stephen's Church, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Windows in St Stephen’s Church, Guernsey commemorating Lieutenant George Bulkeley Le Mesurier RN d. 1840

Location

St Stephen's Church, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Details

Description: The windows depict Elijah and King Josiah.
Type: Windows
Vessel: HMS Talbot

Event

St Jean D'Acre 1840

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Le Mesurier, George Bulkeley
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/11/1840
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at St John D'Acre where monument erected by Capt Codrington. Tablet at dockyard chapel in Malta.
Recorder: J. Le Pelley 1981

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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

JSON

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  "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'",
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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

JSON

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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

JSON

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Ishinomaki, Japan, Rest of the World

Statue at Ishinomaki, Japan commemorating Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga d. 1622

Location

Ishinomaki, Japan, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Statue

People

Tsunenaga, Hasekura Rokuemon
Age: c. 51
Date of Death: 7/8/1622
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Diplomat
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Made voyage to Mexico, Spain and Rome in 1613.

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Heath d. 1879

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In memory of / JAMES HEATH / Boy...killed / at gun drill November 21st 1879 / erected by his shipmates / For what do mean our beauteous / monuments and carved stones / which seem their watch to to keep / over the dead but that in those / still tents the inmate is not perished / but asleep / The above was of H.M.S. 'Boscawen' '

Details

Position: 92
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Heath, James
Age:
Date of Death: 21/11/1879
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters