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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Rear Admiral Thomas Totty, RN d. 1802

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS TOTTY, of Cornist, in the County of Flint, Esquire, / a Rear-Admiral in His / MAJESTY's Navy: / Who, having on the 17th November, 1801 been appointed / Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward-Island Station, / was soon after his Arrival at Martinique, / severely attacked by the Malignant-Fever particular to that Climate; / and expired at Sea, on the 2nd June, 1802, in the 57th Year of his Age. / His Remains were interred in the Garrison Chapel at Portsmouth, with military Honors, / on the 4th June following. / Although it was not his proud lot to fall gloriously in / the Cause of his Country; his Merit, as a zealous, diligent / and able Officer, was well-known and acknowledged; / The Esteem in which he was held, and the Sorrow / and Concern of his relatives and Friends, at / the Event of his Death, are the best Testimonies / of his private Worth. As a tribute of / Affection, in grateful Remembrance / of his fraternal and kind Regard, / his brother, WILLIAM TOTTY, / has erected this / Monument'

Details

Description: With a relief of a warship above the inscription.
Type: Monument
Position: North transept, east aisle
Artists: John Bacon, the younger

People

Totty, Thomas
Age: 56
Date of Death: 2/6/1802
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Buried in the garrison chapel at Portsmouth. Illustration in Ackermann shows the monument at ground level. Moved circa 1876.

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Robert Rogers, RM, d. 1921

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘CH/15300 PRIVATE / R. J. ROGERS / ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INF. / 28TH AUGUST 1921 Aged 38'

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People

Rogers, Robert John
Age: 38
Date of Death: 28/8/1921
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marines

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Notes: Commonwealth War Grave.
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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Obelisk in St Ives, Cornwall commemorating James Chellew d. 1923

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'JAMES CHELLEW / LATE P. & O. COY SERVICE / DIED 6TH JUNE 1923 / AT PORTMINSTER TERRACE / SAINT IVES / AGED 66 YEARS, / R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Obelisk with bronze inscription plate, a bronze scroll with an anchor and chain in relief above.


Type: Obelisk
Materials: Stone, bronze

People

Chellew, James
Age: 66
Date of Death: 6/6/1923
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: P & O Line

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William McBeth RMA d. 1890

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William McBETH, Gr. R.M. Artillery, who was found drowned at Kowloon [30 November 1890] Aged 40 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, carved with glove and laurel and horn badge.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emmanuel

People

McBeth, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 30/11/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

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Notes: ADM 159/21/989. Born 2 Jul 1852.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain George William Spuring d. 1787

Location

St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain George William Spuring died at sea 6th May 1878 age 57'

Details

People

Spuring, George William
Age: 57
Date of Death: 6/5/1878
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. 3, p. 529. The church was demolished in 1946, a new one stands on the same site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Gravestone at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Samuel Plimsoll d. 1898.

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

[East side] 'SAMUEL PLIMSOLL / "The Sailor's Friend" / Born at Bristol Feb 10 1824 / Died at Folkestone June 3rd 1898 "He giveth his beloved sleep" / "Oh Lord my strength and my redeemer" / HAMBROOK' [North side] 'HARRIET FRANKISH, his wife / March 12 1851-May 22 1911 / "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills / from whence cometh my help"' [South side] 'ENID MARY / dear wife of S R C PLIMSOLL / July 2nd 1893-Aug 21st 1937 / LMNBM'

Details

Description: Cross on a three tiered base. Carved with a plimsoll line.


Type: Gravestone
Position: U361

People

Plimsoll, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 3/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Samuel Plimsoll is best known for the development of the Plimsoll line. The Plimsoll line accurately measures the limit to which a ship may be loaded in all waters and temperatures to maintain a safe buoyancy.
Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 18, no. U361 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).

Anita McConnell, ‘Plimsoll, Samuel (1824–1898)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22384, accessed 14 June 2017]
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Captain Richard Le Neve RN d. 1673

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth the Body of / RICHARD LE NEVE Esquire / who after severall engagements / for his Majesties service wherein / hee behav'd himself with honor / & applause, being appointed / Commander of his Majesties / ship the Edgar, was vnfort / nately Kill'd in the flower of / his age, being but 27 yeares / old, after hee had signalised / his valour to admiration in / that sharp engagement with / the Hollanders which happen’d / on 11th of August 1673'

Details

Position: North choir aisle
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS ‘Edgar'

Event

Battle of the Texel 1673

People

Le Neve, Richard
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/8/1673
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946).
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St Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Beccles, Suffolk commemorating John Jones, RN d. 1826

Location

St Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘To / the memory of / John Jones / the son of / Willm & Elzth Jones / Gunner's Mate / on board the Hastings cruiser / he died at / Amhersy Island Bengal / on the 27th of January / 1826 / aged 33 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Hastings

People

Jones, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 27/1/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Robert McCarthy d. 1843

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain Robert McCARTHY, Commander of the ship 'Eliza' who departed this life at Macao, 17th August 1843, aged 39 years'

Details

Vessel: Eliza

People

McCarthy, Robert
Age: 39
Date of Death: 17/8/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Stevenson d. 1903

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / my beloved husband / William Stevenson / who died Sept 19th 1903 / Aged 50 years / Severed only til He comes / Also William Edward (Will) the dearly loved only son of / Alice and the above William Stevenson / who died on board the S S Herefordshire / off Ushant March 21st 1928 aged 26 years / What I do thou knowest nor, but thou / shalt know hereafter / Also the above Alice Stevenson / Died Nov 7th 1941 aged 74 / Absent from the body, present with the Lord.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Herefordshire

People

Stevenson, William Edward
Age: 26
Date of Death: 21/3/1928
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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