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St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, West Sussex, England

Wall tablet at St Margaret’s Church, West Hoathly, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Ronald Black RN d. 1917

Location

St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Remember / praying before God's altar / RONALD GEORGE BLACK / LIEUT. R.N. OF H.M. DISTROYER [sic] TYRANT / YOUNGER SON OF CHARLES & EMILY BLACK / WHO ON NOV. 4. 1917 GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS / COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR AGED 22. / "For still for him high service waits tho earth's / last fight is fought"'

Details

Description: Naval cap badge and star badge in upper corners inscribed 'Ne crux sed lux'.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall
Materials: Metal tablet, green marble
Vessel: HMS Tyrant

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Black, Ronald George
Age: 22
Date of Death: 4/11/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "'Remember / praying before God's altar / RONALD GEORGE BLACK / LIEUT. R.N. OF H.M. DISTROYER [sic] TYRANT / YOUNGER SON OF CHARLES & EMILY BLACK / WHO ON NOV. 4. 1917 GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS / COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR AGED 22. / \"For still for him high service waits tho earth's / last fight is fought\"'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Samuel Conner d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'SAMUEL CONNER / Boy 1st class H.M.S. 'Boscawen III' / died / 21st Jan'y 1905 aged 17'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 341
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Conner, Samuel
Age: 17
Date of Death: 21/1/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SAMUEL CONNER / Boy 1st class H.M.S. 'Boscawen III' / died / 21st Jan'y 1905 aged 17'",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry",
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St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England

Headstone at St Wilfrid’s Church, Wilford commemorating Lieutenant John Cooke RN d. 1813

Location

St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

'Erected / to the memory of / Lieut John Cooke / late of his M.S. Ville de Paris / he died 27 Oct 1813 / AGED XXXIX YEARS / How sudden and how awful was the stroke / by which the slender thread of life was broke / Oh may this admonition teach us all/How frail is man how unforseen his fall'

Details

Type: Headstone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary Wars

People

Cooke, John
Age: 39
Date of Death: 27/10/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Accidentally killed on shooting expedition. At Battle of Trafalgar 21/10/1805.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 52-3.

JSON

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    "notes": "Accidentally killed on shooting expedition. At Battle of Trafalgar 21/10/1805.",
    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 52-3.",
    "recorder": "",
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Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York, United States of America, Rest of the World

Memorial in Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York, United States of America commemorating Captain James Lawrence, USN, d. 1813

Location

Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York, United States of America, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / Captain JAMES LAWRENCE / of the United States Navy, / who fell on the 1st day of June 1813, in the 32nd year of his age, / in the action between the / frigates Chesapeake & Shannon. / He was distinguished on various occasions but especially when commanding / the sloop of war Hornet he captured and sunk his Britannick Majesty's sloop of war Peacock / after a desperate action of fourteen minutes. / His bravery in action was equalled only by his modesty in triumph, / and his magnanimity to the vanquished. / In private life He was a gentleman of the most generous and endearing qualities, the whole nation / mourned his loss, and the Enemy contended with his Countrymen who should most honor his remains.’ //
'The HEROICK COMMANDER / of the frigate Chesapeake, / whose remains are here deposited / expressed with his expiring breath, / his devotion to his Country. / Neither the fury of battle, / the anguish of a mortal wound, / nor the horrors of approaching death / could subdue his gallant Spirit. / His dying words were / 'DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP'.'

Details

Description: A sarcophagus on a plinth. The end carved with a foul anchor within a wreath.

Type: Sarcophagus
Materials: Brown stone
Vessel: USS Chesapeake

Event

Capture of USS Chesapeake

Event Date

1813

Event Category

1812 - 1815 War of 1812

People

Lawrence, James
Age: 31
Date of Death: 4/6/1813
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: United States Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Monument replaced with new one in 1964.
Bibliography: H.F. Pullen 'Shannon and the Chesapeake' (Toronto, 1970) (photo); Sir P.V.B Broke, J.G. Brighton comp. 'Admiral Sir P.B.V. Broke, Bart., K.C.B. etc: a memoir' (London, 1866).

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    "recorder": "",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Fisher d. 1866 and Hector Fisher d. 1871

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Thomas Fisher shipwright of this town, late of HM Dockyard, Woolwich, died 5th June 1866, age 77. Hector Fisher, grandson of above, lost at sea in 1871 age 24'

Details

People

Fisher, Thomas
Age: 77
Date of Death: 5/6/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:
Fisher, Hector
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1871
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 743.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Ambrose S.V. Whitehead, RN d. 1937

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Lieut-Commander Ambrose S.V. Whitehead, RN died 10 July 1937. Also his wife Elizabeth, died 7 January 1964'

Details

Description: Book shaped memorial.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble

People

Whitehead, Ambrose S. V.
Age:
Date of Death: 10/7/1937
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Near base of tower on the north side.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Lieut-Commander Ambrose S.V. Whitehead, RN died 10 July 1937. Also his wife Elizabeth, died 7 January 1964'",
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    "notes": "Near base of tower on the north side.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon, England

Chest tomb in Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Francis Ross RN d. 1794

Location

Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

[Back wall] 'THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER / LIEUT FRANCIS ROSS RN / WHO WAS KILLED ON BOARD H.M.S. TREMENDOUS IN THE VICTORY OF THE / 1ST OF JUNE 1794, IN THE 36TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / ONE VENGEFUL BALL BY BATTLE SPED / A GALLANT SPIRIT FLIES: / BLUE SURGES CLOSE ABOVE HIS HEAD / IN OCEANS DEPTHS HE LIES / A SEVERED TRUNK-NO WARNING GIVEN, / ONE MOMENT WARM WITH LIFE: / BUOYANT WITH HOPE, AND TRUST IN HEAVEN, / THE NEXT-PAST MORTAL STRIFE, / YIELD UP-YIELD UP-THOU MIGHTY SEA, / RESTORE THY PREY TO LIGHT; / DEATH HAS BEEN VANQUISHED, SOULS ARE FREE / STAND FORTH, REDEEM'D IN MIGHT' [Left wall, outer side] 'FRANCIS WILLIAM ROSS ESQR / HE WHO DESIGNED AND RAISED THIS TOMB / SLEEPS THE LONG SLEEP OF DEATH BENEATH IT / HE WAS BORN ON 30TH OF JULY 1793 AND / DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1860 / ALSO ANNA MARIA ROSS WHO DIED OCTR 11TH 1865 / AGED 68 YEARS' [Right wall, outer side] 'IN THE VAULT BENEATH ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / SARAH (SOMETIME MRS MARDER) WIDOW OF LIEUT / AND BELOVED MOTHER OF F.W.L. ROSS / SHE DIED AGED 74 ON 12TH NOVR 1835 / CATHERINE ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF / LIEUT AND SARAH ROSS / WAS BORN THE 11TH DECR 1791 AND DIED / DECR 10TH 1794 AT THE AGE OF 3 YEARS'

Details

Description: Recumbent veiled figure on a tomb chest under a canopy on square pillars with acanthus capitals
Type: Chest tomb
Position: Against east fence
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Tremendous

Event

Battle of the Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Ross, Francis
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: F.M. M. Lewes 1994

JSON

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    "vessel": "HMS Tremendous"  },
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    "event":"Battle of the Glorious First of June",
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    "category": "1793-1802 French Revolutionary War"  },
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Church of St Thomas with St Nicholas, Bedhampton, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Church of St Thomas with St Nicholas, Bedhampton, Hampshire commemorating Commander Albert Elms Kay RN d. 1873

Location

Church of St Thomas with St Nicholas, Bedhampton, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES OPENSHAW KAY, ESQRE. / OF THE ELMS, BEDHAMPTON: WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, / AUGUST 27TH 1857, AGED 51 YEARS. / THIS SMALL TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION IS RAISED BY HIS / WIDOW AND CHILDREN TO THE MEMORY OF A BELOVED / HUSBAND AND FATHER. / ALSO OF THOMAS-DAVIES, SON OF THE ABOVE, / WHO PERISHED AT SEA, AUGUST 20TH 1857, AGED 14 YEARS. / ALSO OF COMMANDER ALBERT ELMS KAY, R.N. THIRD / SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED OCTR. 24TH 1873, AGED 32 YEARS. / ALSO OF AMELIA, / WIDOW OF JAMES OPENSHAW KAY, ESQRE. DIED FEBRY. 21ST 1900, AGED 88 YEARS'

Details

Description: Quadrant acroteria (one missing).
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Black and white marble
Artists: A. A. Ellis

People

Kay, Albert Elms
Age: 32
Date of Death: 24/10/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Kay, Thomas-Davies
Age: 14
Date of Death: 20/8/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

Also of Thomas Kay. d. 1857
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1997

JSON

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Renwick RN d. 1837 and Lieutenant William Renwick RN d. 1837

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Lieut Thomas Renwick / of Greenwich Hospital / and late of Her Majesty's Ship 'Wanderer'/ who died 8th September 1837 aged 29 years / Also to the memory of Lieut William Renwick R.N. / Born 17 Janry 1786 Died 1st Octr 1839'

Details

Vessel: HMS Wanderer

People

Renwick, Thomas
Age: 29
Date of Death: 8/9/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Renwick, William
Age: 53
Date of Death: 1/10/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / Lieut Thomas Renwick / of Greenwich Hospital / and late of Her Majesty's Ship 'Wanderer'/ who died 8th September 1837 aged 29 years / Also to the memory of Lieut William Renwick R.N. / Born 17 Janry 1786 Died 1st Octr 1839'",
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Miller d. 1865 in the loss of the ‘Lelia’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of THOMAS MILLER shipbuilder of this city, lost on the foundering of the blockade runner 'LELIA', 14th. January 1865, aged 28 years'

Details

Type: Monument
Position: D196
Vessel: Lelia

People

Miller, Thomas
Age: 28
Date of Death: 14/1/1865
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
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Notes: SS 'Lelia' left Liverpool for Wilmington, North Carolina but sank in bad weather off the North Wales coast with 46 fatalities.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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  "post_id": "886",
  "id": "M4445",
  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of THOMAS MILLER shipbuilder of this city, lost on the foundering of the blockade runner 'LELIA', 14th. January 1865, aged 28 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Miller d. 1865 in the loss of the ‘Lelia’</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "vessel": "Lelia"  },
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  "people": [{"name":"Miller, Thomas","age":"28","dateofdeath":"14/1/1865","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Shipbuilder","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "SS 'Lelia' left Liverpool for Wilmington, North Carolina but sank in bad weather off the North Wales coast with 46 fatalities.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters