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Holy Cross Church, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial in Holy Cross Church, Sheriff Hutton commemorating Lieutenant Edward Gervase Egerton RN d. 1942 during the Dieppe Raid

Location

Holy Cross Church, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / EDWARD GERVASE EGERTON / Lieutenant Royal Navy / elder son of Jack Egerton Captain / Royal Navy and Marion his wife / of Sheriff Hutton Park / He was born on the 25th July 1920 & was / killed in action during the attack on Dieppe / on Wednesday 19th August 1942 while / in command of H.M. Chasseur 13 / & was buried at sea, 'God made trial of them and found them worthy of Himself'

Details

Description: The inscription on a shield with strapwork surround and a crest above.
Type: Memorial
Position: Gower Chapel
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: HMS Chasseur

Event

Dieppe Raid

Event Date

1942

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Egerton, Edward Gervase
Age: 22
Date of Death: 19/8/1942
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'NADFAS Church Recorders News & Views' 2004 p. 27

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of / EDWARD GERVASE EGERTON / Lieutenant Royal Navy / elder son of Jack Egerton Captain / Royal Navy and Marion his wife / of Sheriff Hutton Park / He was born on the 25th July 1920 & was / killed in action during the attack on Dieppe / on Wednesday 19th August 1942 while / in command of H.M. Chasseur 13 / & was buried at sea, 'God made trial of them and found them worthy of Himself'",
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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating William Twomey d. 1882

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM TWOMEY / Gunner R.M.A. H.M.S. Hercules / who died Feb 12 1882 / aged 29 years / This stone is erected by the ship's company'

Details

Position: 58
Vessel: HMS Hercules

People

Twomey, William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/2/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'WILLIAM TWOMEY / Gunner R.M.A. H.M.S. Hercules / who died Feb 12 1882 / aged 29 years / This stone is erected by the ship's company'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating William Twomey d. 1882</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Memorial gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating George Philpott d.1850

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'A tribute to the skill and determined courage of the Boatmen of Deal and in memory of George Philpott, who died March 22nd 1850 aged 74 years. / Full many lives he saved / With his undaunted crew / He put his trust in Providence / And cared not how it blew'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Philpott, George
Age: 74
Date of Death: 22/3/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).

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  "location": "St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'A tribute to the skill and determined courage of the Boatmen of Deal and in memory of George Philpott, who died March 22nd 1850 aged 74 years. / Full many lives he saved / With his undaunted crew / He put his trust in Providence / And cared not how it blew'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating George Philpott d.1850</p>",
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Church of St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England

Wall tablet in St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton commemorating George Edward Wright Naval Surgeon d. 1865

Location

Church of St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF GEORGE EDWARD WRIGHT MD. RN. THIRD SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM WRIGHT / OF SHERIFF HUTTON / WHO DIED AT SIERRA LEONE / DECEMBER 24TH 1865 / AGED 24 YEARS / EVEN SO THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS / WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / 1 THESS. 4. 4'

Details

Description: Rectanglar tablet, with a triangular pediment above, over a projecting stepped cornice.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Ground grey Frosterley marble, tablet white marble
Artists: Skelton

People

Wright, G. E.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/12/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lettering, uniform Roman capitals, serif and sans serif.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1996

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  "location": "Church of St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF GEORGE EDWARD WRIGHT MD. RN. THIRD SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM WRIGHT / OF SHERIFF HUTTON / WHO DIED AT SIERRA LEONE / DECEMBER 24TH 1865 / AGED 24 YEARS / EVEN SO THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS / WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / 1 THESS. 4. 4'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Helen and the Holy Cross, Sheriff Hutton commemorating George Edward Wright Naval Surgeon d. 1865</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Lettering, uniform Roman capitals, serif and sans serif.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1996",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent commemorating Robert Salmon, Midshipman RN, d.1782 off Sri Lanka

Location

All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT SALMON / A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED NEAR THE ISLAND OF CEYLON / FEBRIARY 1782 / AGED 18 YEARS. / ALSO OF / THOMAS / HIS YOUNGEST BROTHER / CAPTAIN IN THE 7TH REGT OF ROYAL FUSILIERS / WHO DIED AT BELEM NEAR LISBON / 1ST FEBRUARY 1811 / AGED 41 YEARS'

Details

Type: Tablet

People

Salmon, Robert
Age: 18
Date of Death: 2/1782
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: J. Miller 1997

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT SALMON / A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED NEAR THE ISLAND OF CEYLON / FEBRIARY 1782 / AGED 18 YEARS. / ALSO OF / THOMAS / HIS YOUNGEST BROTHER / CAPTAIN IN THE 7TH REGT OF ROYAL FUSILIERS / WHO DIED AT BELEM NEAR LISBON / 1ST FEBRUARY 1811 / AGED 41 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent commemorating  Robert Salmon, Midshipman RN, d.1782 off  Sri Lanka</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J. Miller 1997",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Edwards, d.1837

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of JOHN / EDWARDS Late Seaman / of the BARQUE ARAB / who departed this life / on the 29th September / 1837 / Aged 41 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall A109
Vessel: Arab

People

Edwards, John
Age: 41
Date of Death: 29/9/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 221.

JSON

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  "id": "M479",
  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of JOHN / EDWARDS Late Seaman / of the BARQUE ARAB / who departed this life / on the 29th September / 1837 / Aged 41 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating John Edwards, d.1837</p>",
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  "people": [{"name":"Edwards, John","age":"41","dateofdeath":"29/9/1837","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 221.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Nicholas's Church, Great Wakering, Essex, England

Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Wakering, Essex, commemorating William Victor Peagram d. 1948

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Great Wakering, Essex, England

Transcript

'William Victor PEAGRAM M.N. Died 9 November 1948 aged 27. From the captain, staff and crew of the MS LEMBULUS in loving memory of a worthy shipmate'

Details

Description: Horizontal cross.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Graveyard opposite porch
Materials: Granite
Vessel: MS Lembulus

People

Peagram, William Victor
Age: 27
Date of Death: 9/11/1948
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1989

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Great Wakering, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'William Victor PEAGRAM M.N. Died 9 November 1948 aged 27. From the captain, staff and crew of the MS LEMBULUS in loving memory of a worthy shipmate'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Wakering, Essex, commemorating William Victor Peagram d. 1948</p>",
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    "position": "Graveyard opposite porch",
    "materials": "Granite",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "MS Lembulus"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1989",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Headstone at Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent commemorating Henry John Mumford, Chief Officer, d. 1868

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance / of / HENRY JOHN MUMFORD son of / HENRY BEER and ANN MUMFORD / Chief Officer of the ship Hindustan / who died at sea December 7th 1868 / aged 32 years / He was beloved by all who knew him / He that believeth on the Son hath / everlasting life / HJM 1868'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: No.280 square location AA10
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: ‘Hindostan'

People

Mumford, Henry John
Age: 32
Date of Death: 7/12/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: E.R. Stage, W.F. Morris 1982

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  "location": "Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance / of / HENRY JOHN MUMFORD son of / HENRY BEER and ANN MUMFORD / Chief Officer of the ship Hindustan / who died at sea December 7th 1868 / aged 32 years / He was beloved by all who knew him / He that believeth on the Son hath / everlasting life / HJM 1868'",
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St Mary's Church, Hennock, Devon, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Hennock, Devon commemorating Post-Captain William Hill, RN d. 1840, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

St Mary's Church, Hennock, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN A VAULT / WITHOUT THE CHURCH ARE DEPOSITED THE / REMAINS OF WM HILL ESQ POST CAPTAIN / OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND SON OF THE REVD / JOHN HILL MANY YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH / WHO HAVING SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH / DISTINCTION IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE / AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR / AND OTHER MEMORABLE ACTIONS OF THE LAST / WAR DIED AFTER A FEW HOURS ILLNESS / THE 4TH JANUARY 1840 AGED 56 BELOVED / RESPECTED AND LAMENTED / ALSO THOSE OF ROSE PITT HILL WIDOW OF / THE ABOVE BORN 23RD MARCH 1784 / DIED 26 FEBRY 1868 / AND OF MARGARET THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER BORN 14TH MARCH / 1815 DIED 7TH DECBR 1867'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: South wall
Materials: Limestone tablet, slate surround

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hill, William
Age: 56
Date of Death: 4/1/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes

JSON

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  "id": "M2618",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Hennock, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'IN A VAULT / WITHOUT THE CHURCH ARE DEPOSITED THE / REMAINS OF WM HILL ESQ POST CAPTAIN / OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND SON OF THE REVD / JOHN HILL MANY YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH / WHO HAVING SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH / DISTINCTION IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE / AT THE GLORIOUS VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR / AND OTHER MEMORABLE ACTIONS OF THE LAST / WAR DIED AFTER A FEW HOURS ILLNESS / THE 4TH JANUARY 1840 AGED 56 BELOVED / RESPECTED AND LAMENTED / ALSO THOSE OF ROSE PITT HILL WIDOW OF / THE ABOVE BORN 23RD MARCH 1784 / DIED 26 FEBRY 1868 / AND OF MARGARET THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER BORN 14TH MARCH / 1815 DIED 7TH DECBR 1867'",
  "content": "<p>Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Hennock, Devon commemorating Post-Captain William Hill, RN d. 1840, a veteran of Trafalgar</p>",
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Hill, William","age":"56","dateofdeath":"4/1/1840","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Post Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Henry Quick RN d. 1937

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'William Henry Quick R.N. / Born 22 June 1867 / Died 27 Sept 1937 / Honourable and brave / A good father / In Christ's care.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Quick, William Henry
Age: 70
Date of Death: 27/9/1937
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Henry Quick R.N. / Born 22 June 1867 / Died 27 Sept 1937 / Honourable and brave / A good father / In Christ's care.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters