Memorial at Cadennabia, Italy commemorating Lieutenant George Sherbrooke Airey RN d. 1880
Location
Cadennabia, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'George Sherbrooke Airey, R.N., 3rd s. of Sir George Airey, K.C.H. and of his wife, Catherine Talbot de Malahide, b. at Messina, 1810, ob. at Cadenabbia, 28 Sept., 1880' [not exact].
Details
People
Airy, George Sherbrooke Age: 70 Date of Death: 28/9/1880 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries', 1906, Series 10, vol. 6, p. 446.
Memorial in Chigwell commemorating Henry Hanson d. 1823
Location
Chigwell, Essex, England
Transcript
'Henry Hanson a midshipman in the East India Company's ship 'Glatton' was drowned near Chumpnee in China on 3rd October 1809 aged 17 and his brother Oliver, also in the Company died of fever at Broach 'in the East Indies' on 7th September 1823 aged 21.' [Synopsis]
Details
Vessel: HEIC Glatton
People
Hanson, Henry Age: 17 Date of Death: 3/10/1809 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral Sir Robert Otway d. 1846
Location
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ADML. SIR ROBERT WALLER OTWAY, BART. G.C.B. / WHO DIED ON THE 12TH OF MAY 1846 / IN THE SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF HIS AGE / HAVING SERVED SIXTY-TWO YEARS IN THE ENGLISH NAVY / WITH PERSEVERANCE AND IN FULFILMENT OF THE DUTIES / DUE TO HIS SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY. / THE NAVAL ANNALS RECORD HIS GREAT PROFESSIONAL DEEDS. / HIS UNDEVIATING AFFECTION SHOWN BY / A CONSTANT FLOW OF CHRISTIAN KINDNESS / ENDEARS HIS MEMORY TO HIS WIDOW AND FAMILY.' [Lower pedestal] 'ALL THAT FATHER GIVETH ME SHALL COME TO ME; AND HIM / THAT COMETH TO ME / WILL NO WISE CAST OUT St John: Chap. VI. Ver 37'
Details
Description: Cuboid pedestal with a second stage cuboid topped with a gothic cross and with two gothic bollards at the east corners. Type: Cross Position: 6315/90/RS
People
Otway, Robert Age: 74 Date of Death: 1846 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, commemorating William Guise Tucker d. 1885
Location
East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'William Guise Tucker Vicar of Ramsey Essex and for thirty six years chaplain in the Royal Navy in Malta, Haslar and Greenwich Hospitals as elsewhere "he ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ". Born May 12th 1812. Fell asleep in Jesus Jan 17th 1885'
Details
Type: Gravestone
People
Tucker, William Guise Age: Date of Death: 17/1/1885 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Tomb in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, commemorating Admiral Gervase Alard d. 1340
Location
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, East Sussex, England
Details
Description: Effigy in armour on tomb chest, believed to be that of Gervase Alard, who was Admiral of the Western Fleet appointed by Edward I. The effigy is of stone in complete armour. The hands are raised and enclose a heart. A lion crouches at the feet. The figure was originally painted and had decorations on the surcoat. There is no shield, but the mutilated remains of two large angels may be traced supporting the double cushion on which the head rests, slightly turned towards the church. The main gablet of the recessed canopy springs from the heads of King Edward and his second wife, Queen Margaret. Type: Effigy Position: Alard chantry,
People
Alard, Gervase Age: Date of Death: 1340 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Western Fleet
Extra
Notes: Admiral of Western fleet under Edward I. DOSSIER. Bibliography: Malcolm Saville (revised) 'The Story of Winchelsea Church'. Recorder: E. Nellist. Recorded in 1981
Statue in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia depicting Admiral Arthur Phillip RN d. 1814
Location
Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP RN / FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES / 1788-1892 / THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY / THE RT. HON. VISCOUNT HAMDEN NINETEENTH GOVERNOR ON THE 27TH JUNE 1897 / THAT BEING THE DATE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE / SIXTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF / HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA'
Details
Description: A 5m bronze statue of Phillip stands on a marble pedestal and looks towards Sydney heads holding the British flag and a charter of government. The base has reclining bronze figures of Neptune, Cyclops, Commerce and Agriculture. The two mythical figures replaced a planned figure of a minor and a sailor, following a government suggestion that classical figures would be better received by the public. The whole is designed as a fountain. Between the reclining figures, water spouts in the form of ships' prows and paired dolphins pour into clam shell basins. These are separated by consoles with bronze plaques depicting Aboriginal people Type: Statue Materials: Marble, bronze Date Erected: 1897 Artists: Achille Simonetti
Event
British colonization of Australia
People
Phillip, Arthur Age: 75 Date of Death: 31/8/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Fountain erected in celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Bibliography: Michael Hedger 'Public Sculpture in Australia' (Roseville East, NSW, c.1995) p. 14.
Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Florence commemorating Commander Isaac Harris RN d. 1849
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / MAG. ISAAC HARRIS LFT. COMMANDER R.N. / THIS STONE IS PLACED / BY HIS TWO SONS IN TOKEN OF THEIR AFFECTION AND GRIEF HE SUFFERED LONG AND WITH MUCH FORTITUDE / TILL HE WAS RELEASED THE 6 AUGUST 1849 AGED 61 / HE WAS A GOOD MAN / AND A JUST'
Details
People
Harris, Isaac Age: 61 Date of Death: 6/8/1849 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
