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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating the memory of Edmund Stevens, RN, d. 1855

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / EDMUND STEVENS / Caulker, H.M. Sloop RAPID / who after having faith- / fully served in the Royal / Navy as Petty Officer of / First Class for the period of / 20 years: Departed this / life 21st February 1855 / Aged 44 years and 1 month // As a tribute of .... // Thou sleepest but ... ‘

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N62 C90
Vessel: HMS Rapid

People

Stevens, Edmund
Age: 44
Date of Death: 21/2/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 213.

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Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire commemorating Edwin George d. 1890

Location

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Edward George. Accidentally killed at sea on steam tug 'Alice' on 24 June 1890 aged 47 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Alice

People

George, Edward
Age: 47
Date of Death: 24/6/1890
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Edward George. Accidentally killed at sea on steam tug 'Alice' on 24 June 1890 aged 47 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Trinity Road cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire commemorating Edwin George d. 1890</p>",
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St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Richard Grindall d. 1820

Location

St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'HERE LIES DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF MR EDMUND GRINDALL, MIDSHIPMAN RN, YOUNGEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 21 SEPTEMBER 1811 AGE 20', 'HERE LIES THE BODY OF LT FESTING HORATIO GRINDALL, RN, 3RD SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 23 MAY 1812, AGE 25', 'ALSO THE REMAINS OF SIR RICHARD GRINDALL ADMIRAL, RN, WHO DIED 23 MAY 1820 AGE 69, ALSO KATHERINE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 6 FEBRUARY 1831 AGE 72'

Details

Description: Family grave with flat gravestone, two head and two footstones. Traces of railings (now missing).
Type: Gravestones
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Grindall, Edmund
Age: 20
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Grindall, Festing Horatio
Age: 25
Date of Death: 23/5/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Grindall, Richard
Age: 72
Date of Death: 23/5/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription illegible, transcript taken from church registers.
Bibliography: Colin White and 1805 Club 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' p. 68. (London, 2005)

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  "location": "St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'HERE LIES DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF MR EDMUND GRINDALL, MIDSHIPMAN RN, YOUNGEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 21 SEPTEMBER 1811 AGE 20', 'HERE LIES THE BODY OF LT FESTING HORATIO GRINDALL, RN, 3RD SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 23 MAY 1812, AGE 25', 'ALSO THE REMAINS OF SIR RICHARD GRINDALL ADMIRAL, RN, WHO DIED 23 MAY 1820 AGE 69, ALSO KATHERINE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 6 FEBRUARY 1831 AGE 72'",
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    "date": "1805",
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All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk commemorating Captain Robert Walpole, Master, HEIC d. 1798

Location

All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Near this place are deposited the remains of the Honourable Richard Walpole, the proprietor of the great tythes of this parish and Lord of the Manor of Freethorpe with the members. He was the third son of the late Horatio Lord Walpole of Wolterton in this county and departed this life on the 18th of August, 1798 Aged 69 years, sincerely and deservedly lamented by his family and friends to whose memory, his affectionate wife Margaret has erected this stone'

Details

Vessel: HEIC Houghton

People

Walpole, Richard
Age: 69
Date of Death: 18/8/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Biographical Memoir of the Late Honourable Captain Richard Walpole, Commander of the Houghton East Indiaman', 'Naval Chronicle' vol.14, pp. 89-101 (London, 1805).

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  "transcript": "'Near this place are deposited the remains of the Honourable Richard Walpole, the proprietor of the great tythes of this parish and Lord of the Manor of Freethorpe with the members. He was the third son of the late Horatio Lord Walpole of Wolterton in this county and departed this life on the 18th of August, 1798 Aged 69 years, sincerely and deservedly lamented by his family and friends to whose memory, his affectionate wife Margaret has erected this stone'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk commemorating Captain Robert Walpole, Master, HEIC d. 1798</p>",
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Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Memorial at Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating Vice-Admiral Nathan Wright Hewett VC d. 1888

Location

Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM NATHAN WRIGHT HEWETT / VICE ADMIRAL VC KCB KCSI / BORN AUGUST 12TH 1834 DIED MAY 13TH 1888 / "NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE / BUT GONE TO HIS FATHER'S HOME ABOVE"'

Details

Description: Cross with anchor and chain on rocks.
Type: Memorial
Position: Plot N, 2 plot, 2 row, grave 33

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1854-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Hewett, William Nathan
Age:
Date of Death: 13/5/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Also commemorates his wife Emily Jane, Lady Hewett d. 21/9/1910 and two sons Captain William Hewett d. 27/11/1903 Lieutenant Edward Matson Hewett d. 31/5/1904.

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  "transcript": "'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM NATHAN WRIGHT HEWETT / VICE ADMIRAL VC KCB KCSI / BORN AUGUST 12TH 1834 DIED MAY 13TH 1888 / \"NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE / BUT GONE TO HIS FATHER'S HOME ABOVE\"'",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner. Also commemorates his wife Emily Jane, Lady Hewett d. 21/9/1910 and two sons Captain William Hewett d. 27/11/1903 Lieutenant Edward Matson Hewett d. 31/5/1904.",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Martin Penton d. 1907

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'MARTIN PENTON / Domestic 1st Cl. H.M.S.'Talbot' / died 3rd Oct 1907 Aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 356
Vessel: HMS Talbot

People

Penton, Martin
Age: 25
Date of Death: 3/10/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Domestic 1st class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'MARTIN PENTON / Domestic 1st Cl. H.M.S.'Talbot' / died 3rd Oct 1907 Aged 25'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Martin Penton d. 1907</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Melbourne, Australia, Rest of the World

Gravestone in Kew Cemetery, Melbourne, Australia commemorating Cymbeline Alonso Edric Huddart RN d. 1899

Location

Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Melbourne, Australia, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Doris

Event

Boer War 1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Huddart, Cymbeline Alonso Edric
Age: 18
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: William Laird Clowes 'The Royal Navy, A History' vol. vii, p. 476 (London, 1996).

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Kew Cemetery, Melbourne, Australia commemorating Cymbeline Alonso Edric Huddart RN d. 1899</p>",
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Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Mewse, d. 1894

Location

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Samuel B. Mewse husband of Elizabeth Mewse who was unfortunately killed by lightning at sea on board the boat JENNY LIND July 7th 1894, aged 65'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 3
Vessel: Jenny Lind

People

Mewse, Samuel B.
Age: 65
Date of Death: 7/7/1894
Cause of Death: Struck by lightning
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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  "transcript": "'Samuel B. Mewse husband of Elizabeth Mewse who was unfortunately killed by lightning at sea on board the boat JENNY LIND July 7th 1894, aged 65'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Mewse, d. 1894</p>",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Captain Thomas Arnold, d. 1849

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / Capt. THOMAS ARNOLD / late of the ship / EDWARD BOUSTEAD / of Liverpool / who died on board that vessel / on the 20th day of August 1849 / and was interred here / on the 10th day of September / Aged 53 years / He was respected / by all'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall C56 N46
Vessel: Edward Boustead

People

Arnold, Thomas
Age: 53
Date of Death: 20/8/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 201.

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Christopher Henry d. 1850

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Christopher Henry (midshipman) / son of Richard and Isabelle / Catherine FRANKLYN / died Dec 1850 / Aged 19'

Details

People

Franklyn, Christopher Henry
Age: 19
Date of Death: 12/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation:

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters