Memorial in Shrewsbury, Shropshire commemorating Vice-Admiral John Benbow d. 1702
Location
St Marys Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Transcript
'ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES OF / JOHN BENBOW ESQRE VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, / A SKILFUL AND DARING SEAMAN / WHOSE HEROIC EXPLOITS RENDERED HIM THE BOAST OF THE BRITISH NAVY, / AND STILL POINT HIM OUT AS THE NELSON OF HIS TIME / HE WAS BORN AT COTON HILL, IN THIS PARISH, AND DIED AT KINGSTON IN JAMAICA / NOVEMBER 4TH 1702, AGED 51 YEARS / OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN HIS MEMORABLE ACTION / WITH A FRENCH SQUADRON OFF CARTAGENA IN THE WEST INDIES / FOUGHT ON THE 19TH AND FIVE FOLLOWING DAYS OF AUGUST IN THAT YEAR'
Details
Description: Relief of a ship in action above inscription. Monument surmounted by oval relief portrait of Benbow with anchor, ensign and gun behind. Type: Memorial Position: St Catherines Chapel Date Erected: 1844 Artists: John Evan Thomas
Event
Battle of Cartagena
Event Date
1702
Event Category
1701-1714 War of the Spanish Succession
People
Benbow, John Age: 51 Date of Death: 4/11/1702 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, commemorating Admiral Sir Robert Barlow RN, d. 1843
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England
Transcript
'IN A VAULT BENEATH ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT BARLOW / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST HONOURABLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH / WHO DIED ON THE 11TH DAY OF MAY 1843 / IN THE 86TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / ALSO OF ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / WHO DIED ON 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1817 / IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HER AGE / BELOVED, HONOURED, LAMENTED / IF YE BELIEVE THAT JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN, EVEN SO THEM / ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / THESS IV 14'
Details
Description: Two shields of arms and a crest carved on a semi-circular tablet above the inscription. Type: Wall tablet Position: South aisle Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Childers
Event
Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Barlow, Robert Age: 85 Date of Death: 11/5/1843 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Barlow when captain of the Childers received the first shot of the 23 year conflict that would be the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1998
Memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood RN d. 1832
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL THE HONOURABLE / SIR HENRY BLACKWOOD, BART K.C.B., G.C.H. / WHO DIED DECR THE 13TH 1832, AGED SIXTY THREE YEARS, / FIFTY ONE OF WHICH HE HAD SPENT / IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF HIS PROFESSION / DISTINGUISHED BY HIS ENERGY, PROMPTITUDE AND BRAVERY / QUALITIES WHICH DERIVED ADDITIONAL LUSTRE / FROM THE VIRTUES WHICH ADORNED / HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER; / WITH VALOUR COMBINING A STRONG SENSE OF RELIGION / AND THE ELEVATION OF AN UPRIGHT NOBLE MIND / WITH ALL THE ENDEARING FEELINGS OF A / MANLY, GENEROUS AND BENEVOLENT HEART. / THIS TRIBUTE OF SORROW AND AFFECTION / TO THE MEMORY OF ONE SO JUSTLY HONORED AND BELOVED / IS OFFERED BY HIS DEEPLY AFFLICTED WIDOW / AND HIS SURVIVING CHILDREN'
Details
Description: Plain inscription tablet with shells on supporting brackets. Type: Monument Position: North transept, west aisle Date Erected: 1832 Artists: William Behnes
People
Blackwood, Henry Age: 63 Date of Death: 17/12/1832 Cause of Death: Typhus or scarlet fever Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Tablet erected by Blackwood's widow - Harriet Gore, his 3rd wife. Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964). Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981
Wall tablet in St Martin’s Church, Horsley, Gloucestershire commemorating Vice-Admiral James Young d. 1833
Location
St Martin's Church, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Transcript
'In memory of James Young Vice Admiral of the White of Barton End House in this parish who died 8 March 1833 aged 67...and his ...son Edward d.11 Oct.1842 aged 34 and his 6th daughter Elizabeth d.3 Sept.1848 aged 33 and of Charlotte Anna Young his wife d. 18 Sept 1850 aged 64'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
People
Young, James Age: 67 Date of Death: 8/3/1833 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, dedicated to Joseph Beckett RN, d. 1918.
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Transcript
'In memory of Joseph Beckett A.B. R.N. H.M.S. Vindictive who received death wounds at Zeebrugge April 23 1918 aged 20'
Details
Vessel: HMS Vindictive
Event
Zeebrugge Raid
Event Date
1918
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Beckett, Joseph Age: 20 Date of Death: 23/4/1918 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: One of over 200 British casualties sustained during the raid on German submarine bases in Belgium, during the First World War. Bibliography: W. Wainwright, Zeebrugge. Recorder: Mrs. S. Gilbert
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Tribune’ who died 1856-8
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'This Monument / is erected by / Captain Harry EDGELL, the officers / and ship's company / of H.M.S.'TRIBUNE' / to the memory of their shipmates / who lost their lives / in their country's cause / 1856-58 / Killed and died from wounds received / in action / Henry L. BARKER Mid. Fat-shan Creek 2 June 1857 / Richard HARPER A.B. Fat-shan Creek 2 June 1857 / Barnet MORGAN A.B. Fat-shan Creek 10 June 1857 / Benjamin SHELDRAKE Leading Seaman 29 July 1857 / STRICKLAND Private R.M. French Island 7 July... / Drowned / John CHAPMAN Shipwright Canton River 28 May 1857 / William TILL A.B. Canton River 1 Feb 1858 / Died from disease / Charles KING Chief Engineer 2 July 1858 / Thomas BARNES Assistant Engineer 15 July 1858 / John GANGE Sail Makers Mate 13 Nov. 1856 / George WHITE Ordinary 12 Feb 1857 / George PAGE A.B. (Fell from aloft) 12 June 1857 / David GIBSON Ordinary 28 July 1857 / John BOWDEN Ordinary 6 Jan. 1858 / Arthur BENHAM Captain of the Mast 24 July 1858 / Thomas SMITH Quarter Master 10 August 1858 / William SEARLE Ships Steward 17 September 1858 / George BUTCHER Ships Steward 13 November 1858 / John ALEXANDER Gunner R.M.A. 19 August 1857 / William HORRELL Gunner R.M.A.27 November 1857 / James BURLEY Gunner R.M.A. 20 January 1858 / Thomas WEBSTER Gunner R.M.A. 28 October 1858 / James NASH Private R.M. 2 August 1858'
Details
Description: Urn on large plinth. Type: Monument Vessel: HMS Tribune
Event
Second China War
Event Date
1857- 1860
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Alexander, John Age: Date of Death: 19/8/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Barker, Henry L. Age: Date of Death: 2/6/1857 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy Barnes, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 15/7/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Benham, Arthur Age: Date of Death: 24/7/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Mast Organisation: Royal Navy Bowden, John Age: Date of Death: 26/1/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Burley, James Age: Date of Death: 20/1/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Butcher, George Age: Date of Death: 13/11/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward Organisation: Royal Navy Chapman, John Age: Date of Death: 28/5/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Shipwright Organisation: Royal Navy Gange, John Age: Date of Death: 13/11/1856 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker's mate Organisation: Royal Navy Gibson, David Age: Date of Death: 28/7/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Harper, Richard Age: Date of Death: 2/6/1857 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Horrell, William Age: Date of Death: 27/11/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery King, Charles Age: Date of Death: 2/7/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Morgan, Barnet Age: Date of Death: 10/6/1857 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Nash, James Age: Date of Death: 2/8/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Page, George Age: Date of Death: 12/6/1857 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Searle, William Age: Date of Death: 17/9/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward Organisation: Royal Navy Sheldrake, Benjamin Age: Date of Death: 29/7/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Smith, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 10/8/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster Organisation: Royal Navy Strickland, Edward Age: Date of Death: 1857-8 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines Till, William Age: Date of Death: 1/2/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Webster, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 28/10/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery White, George Age: Date of Death: 12/2/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Chislehurst, Kent commemorating Captain Thomas Bertie RN, d. 1749
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred to those virtues that adorn a christian and a sailor this marble perpetuates the memory of the right honourable Lord Thomas Bertie, captain in the Royal Navy. His eminent abilities in his profession, and amiable qualities in private life render his death universally regretted. Obiit the 29 of July 1749, aestatis suae 29. He was the fourth son of the most noble Robert, Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, Marques and Earl Lindsey etc etc Lord Great Chamberlain of England, by his second wife, Albinia, daughter of Lieutenant-General Farrington'
Details
Description: Carved in relief with a naval battle. Biographia Navalis' Vol V John Charnock: 'On the 6th of August following his corpse was carried from Portsmouth, in great naval pomp to be interred at Chislehurst, in which church is a beautiful monument, ornamented with an urn, inscribed with a festoon of flowers. Between trophies and naval ensigns of war, in statuary marble, a naval engagement is finely expressed in basso relievo.' Type: Monument Artists: John Michael Rysbrack
People
Bertie, Thomas Age: 29 Date of Death: 29/7/1749 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: John Charnock 'Biographia Navalis' vol.v, p. 283. Recorder: J.L.S Auan
Wall tablet in St David’s Church, Ashprington, Devon commemorating Captain John Bastard RN d. 1825
Location
St David's Church, Ashprington, Devon, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / IOHN BASTARD, OF SHARPHAM ESQR., / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / WHO WAS BORN XXVTH OF JANUARY MDCCLXXXVII, / AND DIED XITH OF JANUARY MDCCCXXXV. / THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED / BY HIS / AFFECTIONATE WIDOW.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Chancel, south wall Materials: Black and white marble Vessel: HMS Bellona; HMS Africa;
Event
French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars
People
Bastard, John Age: 48 Date of Death: 11/1/1825 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Grandson of Captain Philemon Pownoll, who also has a memorial in the church. John Bastard married Frances Wade in 1817. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)1993 Photographer: P Lacey
Memorial in St Mary’s Parish Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear commemorating Commander William Berry RN d. 1770 and his two sons
Location
St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'William Berry a master and commander in the Royal Navy was lost at sea near Yarmouth Dec 19th 1770 aged 43 years. William their eldest son a midshipman in the Navy died in the Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth a few days after his return from the coast of Guinea in the 19th year of his age Oct 15 1774. Thomas their youngest son was in the merchant service, was lost at Burlington Jan 1st 1779 aged 15'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Berry, William Age: 43 Date of Death: 19/12/1770 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy Berry, William Age: 18 Date of Death: 15/10/1774 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy Berry, Thomas Age: 15 Date of Death: 1/1/1779 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master RN Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: Graham Fraser. 07/09/1970
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