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St Michael's Church, Kerry, Powys, Wales

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Kerry, Powys commemorating Richard Jones RN d. 1788

Location

St Michael's Church, Kerry, Powys, Wales

Details

Description: A sarcophagus flanked by two children, one reading and one writing. A pedestal above with arms and a portrait bust against a grey stone field.
Type: Monument
Position: West end of north aisle

People

Jones, Richard
Age: 65
Date of Death: 3/11/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Founder of the Black Hall School.
Recorder: David Saunders 1993

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Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock commemorating John Harding RM d. 1850

Location

Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Except the Lord direct our feet / And guide with gracious care / At every step we danger meet / In every path a snare / Then reader, pause, who'ere thou art / As thus my grave you view / Remember thou from life must part, / Perhaps as quickly too'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Harding, John
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/10/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Died after falling into unfenced dry moat of the barracks.
Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'Royal Marines Graves at Pembroke Dock', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 437 (Greenwich, 1982).

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  "transcript": "'Except the Lord direct our feet / And guide with gracious care / At every step we danger meet / In every path a snare / Then reader, pause, who'ere thou art / As thus my grave you view / Remember thou from life must part, / Perhaps as quickly too'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Hampshire, England

Chest-tomb at Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Hampshire commemorating Lieutenent George Sprent RN d. 1817

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Green, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr RICHARD SPRENT who departed / this life 10th Dec. 1811, aged 61 Years / Lieut. GEORGE SPRENT R.N. / died 1 March 1817 / in the 26th Year of his Age'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Sprent, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1/3/1817
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Joined Royal Navy aged 12 in 1803. Invalided home from the West Indies and died at his mothers house. The panels of the tomb have now been disassembled and placed in iron brackets along the side of the church (2002).
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 51.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr RICHARD SPRENT who departed / this life 10th Dec. 1811, aged 61 Years / Lieut. GEORGE SPRENT R.N. / died 1 March 1817 / in the 26th Year of his Age'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Lowman RN d. 1905

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John LOWMAN A.B., H.M.S.'OCEAN' died March 19th. 1905, aged 19 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Ocean

People

Lowman, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/3/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of John LOWMAN A.B., H.M.S.'OCEAN' died March 19th. 1905, aged 19 years'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Christie d. 1844

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / SAMUEL CHRISTIE / late master mariner of the port / who departed this life / the 11th of August 1844, / Aged 56 years / Life is uncertain; death is sure / Death gives the wound and Christ the cure / ELIZABETH CHRISTIE / relict of the above / died Oct 3 1857 / in the 71 year of her age'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Christie, Samuel
Age: 71
Date of Death: 3/10/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Edwards d. 1859, shipwright

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'John Edwards of this town, shipwright, who died 15th June 1859 aged 69'

Details

People

Edwards, John
Age: 69
Date of Death: 15/6/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

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  "transcript": "'John Edwards of this town, shipwright, who died 15th June 1859 aged 69'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Edwards d. 1859, shipwright</p>",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Alfred Taylor, RN, d. 1873

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Alfred Taylor O.S. / H.M.S. Glasgow / died / 8th February 1873'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Glasgow

People

Taylor, Alfred
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 8/2/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "'Alfred Taylor O.S. / H.M.S. Glasgow / died / 8th February 1873'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Alfred Taylor, RN, d. 1873</p>",
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Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Gravestone at Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent commemorating George Laming d.1717

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth ye body of Mr George Lamming, Mariner, late of this parish, who departed this life August 24th 1717, aged 3 [?] years'

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Position: South side churchyard

People

Laming, George
Age: 3?
Date of Death: 24/8/1717
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Burial records for St John the Baptist, Margate 1681 - 1753:
George Laming junior, Mariner 17 Aug 1717

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Here lyeth ye body of Mr George Lamming, Mariner, late of this parish, who departed this life August 24th 1717, aged 3 [?] years'",
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St Paul's Church, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Antigua commemorating Lieutenant James Charles Pitt RN d. 1780

Location

St Paul's Church, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Underneath are interred the remains / of the / Honble JAMES CHARLES PITT / son of the EARL OF CHATHAM / commander of his MAJESTY'S ship HORNET / who departed this life at English Harbour / on the 13th November 1780 / Aged 20 years / The Genius that inspired / And the Virtues that adorned the / PARENT / were revived in the / SON / whose dawning Merit / Bespoke a meridian splendour / Worthy of the name of / PITT'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Hornet

People

Pitt, James Charles
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/11/1780
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Vere Langford Oliver 'The history of the island of Antigua' (London, 1894-99).

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Maidstone Road Cemetery, Chatham, Kent, England

Gravestone at Maidstone Road Cemetery, Chatham, Kent commemorating Joseph Kellaway VC RN, Chief Boatswain at Chatham Dockyard, d.1880

Location

Maidstone Road Cemetery, Chatham, Kent, England

Transcript

Joseph Kellaway / 1824 - 1880 / V.C. presented by / Queen Victoria / Hyde Park 26.6.1857 / Chief Boatswain / Chatham Dockyard / 1870 - 1878

Details

Position: Section N. 579
Vessel: HMS 'Wrangler'

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853 - 1856

People

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Extra

Notes: One of the first recipients of the Naval Victoria Cross (blue ribbon), awarded for action during the Crimea War
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 53.

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters