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St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Potterne commemorating John James RN d. 1860

Location

St Mary's Church, Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Details

People

James, John
Age: 73
Date of Death: 20/4/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Miss J. Lloyd 1990

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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Headstone in Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir George Home d. 1803

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'Sir GEORGE HOME Bart. / of Blackadder / Vice Admiral of the Blue / who died / the 2d of May 1803 / aged 63 years / and of / HELEN his WIDOW / who died at / NEW-HAILES / the 13th of Janry 1824 / Aged 63 years. / When Christ who is our life shall / appear then shall ye also appear / with Him in glory / Coloss 3 Chap 4 verse'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth with canopy.
Type: Headstone
Position: 250' North west of north west corner of church, 45'east of west boundary wall.
Materials: Grey sandstone.

People

Home, George
Age: 63
Date of Death: 2/5/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sir George was 7th Baronet. DOSSIER. Heraldry on adjacent stone (his son Sir James Home) is relevant.
Bibliography: 'Burke's Peerage' (London, 1970) p.1364.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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    "bibliography": "'Burke's Peerage' (London, 1970) p.1364.",
    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Stanley Coxon RNVR d. 1936

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / HELEN MAY / COXON / died 10 Oct / 1924 / aged / 50 years / "The lady of the lift” / "There fell upon the house a sudden gloom / a / shadow on those features pale and thin / and softly from that hushed and darkened room / two angels issued where but one went in” / Longfellow / Also of STANLEY WILLIAM COXON R.N.V.R. / died 13th April 1936 / aged 74 years / R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Celtic cross on two tiered base
Type: Celtic cross
Position: N665

People

Coxon, Stanley William
Age: 74
Date of Death: 13/4/1936
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 58, no. N665 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory / of / HELEN MAY / COXON / died 10 Oct / 1924 / aged / 50 years / \"The lady of the lift” / \"There fell upon the house a sudden gloom / a / shadow on those features pale and thin / and softly from that hushed and darkened room / two angels issued where but one went in” / Longfellow / Also of STANLEY WILLIAM COXON R.N.V.R. / died 13th April 1936 / aged 74 years / R.I.P.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Stanley Coxon RNVR d. 1936</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Springall RN d. 1897

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr George SPRINGALL, Boatswain, Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Undaunted', died October 15th 1897, aged 47 years. Erected by the Officers of H.M.S. 'Undaunted''

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Undaunted

People

Springall, George
Age: 47
Date of Death: 15/10/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Mr George SPRINGALL, Boatswain, Royal Navy, H.M.S. 'Undaunted', died October 15th 1897, aged 47 years. Erected by the Officers of H.M.S. 'Undaunted''",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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St Berian, St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Memorial in St Buryan, Cornwall dedicated to Neville Martyn d. 1892

Location

St Berian, St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / NEVILLE W. MARTYN / MIDSHIPMAN / OF H.M.S. INFLEXIBLE / WHO DIED AT MALTA JAN 2 1892 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY / HIS FELLOW MIDSHIPMEN / AS A MARK OF THEIR DEEP REGRET'

Details

Vessel: HMS Inflexible

People

Martyn, Neville W.
Age:
Date of Death: 2/1/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 1985

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / NEVILLE W. MARTYN / MIDSHIPMAN / OF H.M.S. INFLEXIBLE / WHO DIED AT MALTA JAN 2 1892 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY / HIS FELLOW MIDSHIPMEN / AS A MARK OF THEIR DEEP REGRET'<br />\r\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Buryan, Cornwall dedicated to Neville Martyn d. 1892</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Samuel Wheaton d. 1909

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Daniel Wheaton Pring / who died 4th August 1897 / Aged 65 years / Also of Samuel Wheaton / Master Mariner / who died 12th May 1909 / Aged 86 years / At rest.'

Details

Description: Headstone.

People

Wheaton, Samuel
Age: 86
Date of Death: 12/5/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / Daniel Wheaton Pring / who died 4th August 1897 / Aged 65 years / Also of Samuel Wheaton / Master Mariner / who died 12th May 1909 / Aged 86 years / At rest.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Samuel Wheaton d. 1909</p>",
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All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England

Tomb at All Saints, Fulham commemorating Captain Andrew Snape Douglas RN d. 1797

Location

All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England

Transcript

'Within this vault are deposited the Remains of Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, Knight, Late captain of His Majesty's Ship Queen Charlotte, And Colonel of Marines, who was born the 8th Day of August 1761 and died on the 14th day of June 1797. Of a life so short in Duration but full of public usefulness and glory seventeen years were spent in the station of a captain in the British Navy. Among various most essential services which signalized his zeal and abilities in his profession His valour and conduct on the first of June 1794 and the 23 June 1795: Two of the proudest days which the Naval History of Britain has to record, were equally conspicuous and important. His ardour and Bravery as an officer were tempered by those gentler virtues Mildness, Affection, Benevolence and Piety which distinguished his character as a man: His memory will long be cherished amidst the affliction and tender regrets of his family and friends. It will live in the gratitude and applause of his country'

Details

Description: Tomb within railings.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Queen Charlotte

Event

Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Douglas, Andrew Snape
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/6/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Colonel of Marines
Organisation: Royal Marines, Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 12, p. 481 and frontispiece, Plate CLXVII, London, 1804).

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Within this vault are deposited the Remains of Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, Knight, Late captain of His Majesty's Ship Queen Charlotte, And Colonel of Marines, who was born the 8th Day of August 1761 and died on the 14th day of June 1797. Of a life so short in Duration but full of public usefulness and glory seventeen years were spent in the station of a captain in the British Navy. Among various most essential services which signalized his zeal and abilities in his profession His valour and conduct on the first of June 1794 and the 23 June 1795: Two of the proudest days which the Naval History of Britain has to record, were equally conspicuous and important. His ardour and Bravery as an officer were tempered by those gentler virtues Mildness, Affection, Benevolence and Piety which distinguished his character as a man: His memory will long be cherished amidst the affliction and tender regrets of his family and friends. It will live in the gratitude and applause of his country'",
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Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Memorial at Winchester Cathedral to Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer d. 1956

Location

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer G.B.E. K.C.B. Born 1878. Died 1956 who in a naval career of over fifty years made an outstanding contribution to the gunnery of the Fleet and of the Merchant Navy'

Details

Type: Inscribed stone
Position: South west corner of dais

People

Dreyer, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 1956
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer, GCB, KCB 1878-1956. Bell of the 'Iron Duke' hangs above the memorial.
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 211 (Greenwich, 1972).
Recorder: David Saunders, 1983

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Winchester Cathedral to Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer d. 1956</p>",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders, 1983",
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St Matthew's Cemetery (Cimetiere Saint-Matthew), Quebec, Quebec, Canada, Rest of the World

St Matthew’s Cemetery, Quebec, Canada commemorating John E. Haig, RN, d. 1846

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Location

St Matthew's Cemetery (Cimetiere Saint-Matthew), Quebec, Quebec, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / J.E. HAIG, / aged 18 years, / midshipman of H.M.S. Vindictive / who was drowned at Quebec / the 24th Septr. 1846 / This tablet is erected / by his widowed mother / 1 Thes. IV. 14.'

Details

Description: Flush with ground.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Vindictive

People

Haig, J.E.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 24/9/1846
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another plaque at the Anglican Cathedral, des Jardins Street.

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / J.E. HAIG, / aged 18 years, / midshipman of H.M.S. Vindictive / who was drowned at Quebec / the 24th Septr. 1846 / This tablet is erected / by his widowed mother / 1 Thes. IV. 14.'",
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St Laurence Church, Lundie, Angus, Scotland

Wall tablet at St Laurence Church, Lundie commemorating Admiral Adam Duncan d. 1804

Location

St Laurence Church, Lundie, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'ADAM / FIRST / VISCOUNT DUNCAN / ADMIRAL / OF THE WHITE SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY / KING GEORGE / THE THIRD'S FLEET / BORN 14TH JULY 1731 / AND DIED / 4TH AUGUST / 1804.'

Details

Description: Painted white with inscription in capital letters set within a diamond-shaped black painted border.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Duncan, Adam
Age: 73
Date of Death: 14/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The Duncan mausoleum was converted into a vestry in 1892.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters