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St Mary's Church, Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Cholsey commemorating William Lines RN d. 1939

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St Mary's Church, Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England

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Lines, William
Age: 70
Date of Death: 12/7/1939
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Suzanne Gilbert

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St Martin's Church, Great Mongeham, Kent, England

Gravestone at St Martin’s Church, Great Mongeham, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Commander Frank Horton RN, d. 1934

Location

St Martin's Church, Great Mongeham, Kent, England

Transcript

'HORTON, Frank Lt Cdr Retd. died 22.2.1934 aged 57'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Horton, Frank
Age: 57
Date of Death: 22/2/1934
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs S. Gilbert

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  "transcript": "'HORTON, Frank Lt Cdr Retd. died 22.2.1934 aged 57'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Martin’s Church, Great Mongeham, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Commander Frank Horton RN, d. 1934</p>",
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Thomas Chant, d. 1847

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / THOMAS / Son of John and Sarah Chant, / who was Drowned in Salcombe / Harbour on the 6th day of November / in the Year of our Lord 1847: / Aged 26 Years. / ALSO JOHN CHANT / Father of the above who died the / 29th day of April A.D. 1863. / Aged 80 Years.'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Chant, Thomas
Age: 26
Date of Death: 6/11/1847
Cause of Death: Drowning
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove: E.R. Stage
Photographer: P Lacey

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / THOMAS / Son of John and Sarah Chant, / who was Drowned in Salcombe / Harbour on the 6th day of November / in the Year of our Lord 1847: / Aged 26 Years. / ALSO JOHN CHANT / Father of the above who died the / 29th day of April A.D. 1863. / Aged 80 Years.'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Daniels d. 1847

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt James Daniels late of the ship 'Sir Robert Peel' died 1 October 1847 aged 41'

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Vessel: Sir Robert Peel

People

Daniels, James
Age: 41
Date of Death: 1/10/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.281.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating Lieutenant W. H. Whittle, RN, d. 1822

Location

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

Transcript

'In Memory of Lieut. W.H. Whittle, R.N. / who departed this life on the 5th June 1822 / aged 32 years.

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Whittle, W.H.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 5/6/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.163.

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of Lieut. W.H. Whittle, R.N. / who departed this life on the 5th June 1822 / aged 32 years.",
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St Mark's Churchyard, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Mark’s Churchyard, Gosport commemorating Rear-Admiral Maurice Horatio Nelson d. 1914

Location

St Mark's Churchyard, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Emily Nelson, fourth daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Burrard Bart., wife of Rear Admiral M.H. Nelson died September 24th 1906 aged 73 years. Also of Maurice Horatio Nelson. Rear Admiral, third son of Thomas, Second Earl Nelson, died September 6th 1914 aged 82.'

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Nelson, Maurice Horatio
Age: 82
Date of Death: 6/9/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Emily Nelson, fourth daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Burrard Bart., wife of Rear Admiral M.H. Nelson died September 24th 1906 aged 73 years. Also of Maurice Horatio Nelson. Rear Admiral, third son of Thomas, Second Earl Nelson, died September 6th 1914 aged 82.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mark’s Churchyard, Gosport commemorating Rear-Admiral Maurice Horatio Nelson d. 1914</p>",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Jacob Orman d. 1884

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'JACOB ORMAN aged 56 lost from the SS 'Fuji Yama' off Sulina Black Sea Dec 3 1884 and buried at Sulina'

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Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS Fuji Yama

People

Orman, Jacob
Age: 56
Date of Death: 3/12/1884
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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  "transcript": "'JACOB ORMAN aged 56 lost from the SS 'Fuji Yama' off Sulina Black Sea Dec 3 1884 and buried at Sulina'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Jacob Orman d. 1884</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
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St David's Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at St David’s Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion commemorating Captain John Jenkin Jones d. 1915

Location

St David's Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Captain Jenkin Jones, S North Rd Aberayron, who lost his life on S.S. Wavelet, which was mined off Kentish Knock Feb 13th 1915, aged 40 years'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Wavelet

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Jones, Jenkin
Age: 40
Date of Death: 13/2/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Needham Brothers

Extra

Notes: SS 'Wavelet' mined on 13 February 1915 with the loss of 12 lives but the vessel was beached.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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  "transcript": "'Captain Jenkin Jones, S North Rd Aberayron, who lost his life on S.S. Wavelet, which was mined off Kentish Knock Feb 13th 1915, aged 40 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St David’s Church, Henfynyw, Ceredigion commemorating Captain John Jenkin Jones d. 1915</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Richard Sigerson d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'RICHARD SIGERSON / Stoker 1st Cl. H.M.S. 'Pincher' / died / 12th Feb 1911 aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 486
Vessel: HMS Pincher

People

Sigerson, Richard
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/2/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "transcript": "'RICHARD SIGERSON / Stoker 1st Cl. H.M.S. 'Pincher' / died / 12th Feb 1911 aged 29'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Richard Sigerson d. 1911</p>",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Francis Seale, HEIC, d. 1851

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of / MR FRANCIS WILLIAM SEALE, / Mate H.C. Pilot Service / Aged 27 Years / who departed this life / in the full and certain hope / of life everlasting / January 17th 1851 / Fondly loved and deeply lamented / by his bereaved relatives'

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Type: Tablet
Position: SW C75
Artists: Holmes & Co

People

Seale, Francis William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/1/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 112.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory / of / MR FRANCIS WILLIAM SEALE, / Mate H.C. Pilot Service / Aged 27 Years / who departed this life / in the full and certain hope / of life everlasting / January 17th 1851 / Fondly loved and deeply lamented / by his bereaved relatives'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters