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St Michael's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Tenterden, Kent commemorating Admiral George Gordon, RN d. 1887

Location

St Michael's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Details

People

Gordon, George Thomas
Age: c. 80 years
Date of Death: 1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Born 1807

JSON

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Queen's Road Cemetery, Walthamstow, London, England

Gravestone at Queen’s Road Cemetery, Walthamstow, London commemorating Henry F. Mills RN d. 1926

Location

Queen's Road Cemetery, Walthamstow, London, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / Henry F. Mills / Killed on board H.M.S. Hermes / 22 April 1926 / Aged 22 years / Buried Royal Naval Cemetery / Calcarra Malta / Also his mother / Emma Mills...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Hermes

People

Mills, Henry F.
Age:
Date of Death: 22/4/1926
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Loving Memory of / Henry F. Mills / Killed on board H.M.S. Hermes / 22 April 1926 / Aged 22 years / Buried Royal Naval Cemetery / Calcarra Malta / Also his mother / Emma Mills...'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating officers and men of HMS ‘Rattler’ who died during the commission of 1851-1856

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THIRTY-SIX OF THEIR GALLANT SHIPMATES / WHO BETWEEN THE YEARS 1851 AND 1856 / DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY CAPTAIN MELLERSH OF H.M.S. RATTLER / HIS OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF THESE / TWENTY-FIVE FELL UNDER THE BANEFUL / EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE OF BURMAH AND CHINA / FIVE WERE DROWNED / SIX WERE KILLED IN ACTION WITH PIRATES / ON THE COAST OF CHINA'

Details

Description: Anthemion acroteria.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Rattler

Event

19th century conflicts in Asia

Extra

Notes: See memorial at Hong Kong for details of crew killed in anti-pirate action.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'IN REMEMBRANCE / OF THIRTY-SIX OF THEIR GALLANT SHIPMATES / WHO BETWEEN THE YEARS 1851 AND 1856 / DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY CAPTAIN MELLERSH OF H.M.S. RATTLER / HIS OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF THESE / TWENTY-FIVE FELL UNDER THE BANEFUL / EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE OF BURMAH AND CHINA / FIVE WERE DROWNED / SIX WERE KILLED IN ACTION WITH PIRATES / ON THE COAST OF CHINA'",
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St Mary's Church, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial to Lieutenant William Bowyer RN, d. 1745 at Denham, Buckinghamshire.

Location

St Mary's Church, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'Mr Wm. Bowyer Lieutenant to ADMIRAL MEDLEY / On board His MAJESTY'S Ship the Russell / Dyed at sea, near Gibraltar / August 9th 1745, at the age of 24 / Of whom / The following Character was transmitted / By the ADMIRAL and OFFICERS of the Navy / A Sailor / Beyond his years experienced / An Officer / Without severity maintaining Discipline / His behaviour to his Superiors justly respectful / To his Inferiors properly affable / His Courage and Resolution / Indispensable Qualifications of a person / Thus engaged in the service of his Country / Were in the West Indies / In several Engagements / Eminently Distinguished / Quod quisque vehimenter Amat / Ejus non potest Oblivisci'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet is surrounded by a Greek key pattern border. Carved with a ship in full sail, navigational instruments etc on the apron below. A broken pediment surmounts the memorial, with a cartouche in the centre.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Russell

Event Category

1739 - 1748 War of Austrian Succession

People

Bowyer, William
Age: 24
Date of Death: 9/8/1745
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Hazel Harris 'One thousand years in a village church' (Pentland Press, 1998)p. 19.

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St Mary's Church, Acton, London, England

Wall monument in St Mary’s Church, Acton, London commemorating Commander Charles Parry RN d. 1868

Location

St Mary's Church, Acton, London, England

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES PARRY / COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / SECOND SON OF REAR ADMIRAL / SIR W.E. PARRY / BORN OCT 21ST 1833 / DIED OCT. 10TH 1868 / AFTER ONLY FOUR DAYS ILLNESS / OFF NAPLES / ON BOARD H.M.S. ARETHUSA / CAPTAIN R. COOTE / IN THE ARMS OF HIS BROTHER / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH /"WHERE I AM / THERE SHALL ALSO MY SERVANT BE" / "WHICH WE HOPE WE HAVE AS AN ANCHOR OF THE SOUL / BOTH SURE AND STEADFAST"'

Details

Description: Gothic architectural surround, some of lettering picked out in red, a cross in pink marble set in the centre of the inscription which is flanked by Purbeck marble columns.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Side of Nave
Materials: Stone, marble
Vessel: HMS Arethusa

People

Parry, Charles
Age: 34
Date of Death: 10/10/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES PARRY / COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / SECOND SON OF REAR ADMIRAL / SIR W.E. PARRY / BORN OCT 21ST 1833 / DIED OCT. 10TH 1868 / AFTER ONLY FOUR DAYS ILLNESS / OFF NAPLES / ON BOARD H.M.S. ARETHUSA / CAPTAIN R. COOTE / IN THE ARMS OF HIS BROTHER / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH  /\"WHERE I AM / THERE SHALL ALSO MY SERVANT BE\" / \"WHICH WE HOPE WE HAVE AS AN ANCHOR OF THE SOUL / BOTH SURE AND STEADFAST\"'",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, commemorating Peter Parks, HEIC, d. 1855

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / PETER PARKS / Able Seaman of HEIC / S AUCKLAND who died at / SINGAPORE from injuries / received in a fall from / the fore topsail yard on / the 5th of December 18655/ Aged 20 years / This stone is erected / to his memory and as / a tribute to his worth / by His Shipmates. // The Lord Giveth and the Lord / taketh away. Blessed be the / name of the Lord.'

Details

Position: North wall
Vessel: HMS Auckland

People

Parks, Peter
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/12/1855
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: HEIC

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 182.

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  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / PETER PARKS / Able Seaman of HEIC / S AUCKLAND who died at / SINGAPORE from injuries / received in a fall from / the fore topsail yard on / the 5th of December 18655/ Aged 20 years / This stone is erected / to his memory and as / a tribute to his worth / by His Shipmates.  // The Lord Giveth and the Lord / taketh away.  Blessed be the / name of the Lord.'",
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    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 182.",
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Kington Museum, Kington, Herefordshire, England

Plaque in Kington, Herefordshire commemorating Thomas Henry d. 1875

Location

Kington Museum, Kington, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HENRY / SON OF THOMAS AND JANE STILL / OF KINGTON BORN JULY 13:1858: / LOST AT SEA OCTOBER 13:1875 / "BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD" Rev. XIV:13'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: Sisters

People

Still, Thomas Henry
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/10/1875
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The memorial plaque was found under the floor of a derelict railway station. Thomas Henry Still was an apprentice seaman, who was washed overboard from the vessel 'Sisters' during a storm.

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  "id": "M6207",
  "location": "Kington Museum, Kington, Herefordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HENRY / SON OF THOMAS AND JANE STILL / OF KINGTON BORN JULY 13:1858: / LOST AT SEA OCTOBER 13:1875 / \"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD\" Rev. XIV:13'",
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New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in the New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Captain William Donoldson d. 1816

Location

New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'...Captain Wm. DONOLDSON, of the Brig 'Hibernia' of Belfast, who died of a malignant fever in Kingston on 25 October, 1816 aet 33 years...Best of Husbands & fondest of fathers, ...lamented by widow and children'

Details

Vessel: Hibernia

People

Donoldson, William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 25/10/1816
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

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

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  "location": "New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
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Cathedral, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in Dordrecht Cathedral, Netherlands commemorating Lieutenant John Western RN 1793

Location

Cathedral, Dordrecht, Netherlands, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the Lamented memory / of / JOHN WESTERN Esq / Lieutenant of his Britannic Majesty's frigate SYREN / and / as a testimony of the Gallant... / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / By order of / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK. / LIEUTENANT WESTERN / after distinguishing himself by his conduct and intrepidity / with which he assisted / the GARRISON OF WILLIAMSTADT / at that time besieged by the French / FELL EARLY IN THE CAREER OF GLORY / having unfortunately been killed by the enemy / off the Moordych / On the twenty first day of March AD 1793 / In the TWENTY SECOND year of his age / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / AND THE DEFENCE OF HOLLAND / HIS REMAINS / were deposited near this Place / ATTENDED BY THE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN OF THE ROYAL NAVY / THE COMPANIONS OF HIS / MERITORIOUS EXERTIONS / AND BY / THE BRIGADE OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S FOOT GUARD / IN GARRISON AT DORDRECHT’

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Syren

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Westerne, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 21/3/1793
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Adrian Reed 'An impressive naval memorial', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 82, pp.463-66 (Greenwich, 1996).

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  "transcript": "'To the Lamented memory / of / JOHN WESTERN Esq / Lieutenant of his Britannic Majesty's frigate SYREN / and / as a testimony of the Gallant... / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / By order of / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK. / LIEUTENANT WESTERN / after distinguishing himself by his conduct and intrepidity / with which he assisted / the GARRISON OF WILLIAMSTADT / at that time besieged by the French / FELL EARLY IN THE CAREER OF GLORY / having unfortunately been killed by the enemy / off the Moordych / On the twenty first day of March AD 1793 / In the TWENTY SECOND year of his age / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / AND THE DEFENCE OF HOLLAND / HIS REMAINS / were deposited near this Place / ATTENDED BY THE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN OF THE ROYAL NAVY / THE COMPANIONS OF HIS / MERITORIOUS EXERTIONS / AND BY / THE BRIGADE OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S FOOT GUARD / IN GARRISON AT DORDRECHT’",
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St Mary's Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear commemorating Captain Nathaniel Brown

Location

St Mary's Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'Burial Place of Captn Nathaniel Brown, Eleanor his Wife and Family. Here lyeth three of their children who died in infancy (viz) Jeremiah, Mary and Ann. Life is uncertain, Death is sure, Sin is the wound, Christ is the cure'

Details

Description: Coat of arms at the top of an anchor with a sailing vessel as the crest.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Brown, Nathaniel
Age:
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, 1970

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear commemorating Captain Nathaniel Brown</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters