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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Edward Pelham Clinton RN d. 1816

Location

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

Transcript

'Lord Edward Pelham Clinton. Lieut RN born 10 February 1816. Died on board H.B.M.S. 'Harlequin'. His body was committed to the deep off the Gulf of Siam. This stone was erected by his Commander and fellow officers'

Details

Description: Column, square in section, surmounted by an urn.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Harlequin

People

Clinton, Edward Pelham
Age: 26
Date of Death: 12/5/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica to men of HMS ‘Daring’ lost in 1853 in a boat capsize

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Willoughby J. SMITH, Lieutenant, Maurice H. TREVILIAN, Midshipman, James H. COOK, Charles McCARTHY, Henry ROBINSON, Henry BENNETT, George DUNN, Seamen, of Her Majesty's Ship 'Daring', Commander Gerard J. NAPIER, who were drowned on June 23d 1853 by the upsetting of one of her boats in crossing the Bar of Tampico'

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Vessel: HMS Daring

People

Bennett, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cook, James H.
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dunn, George
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
McCarthy, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Napier, Gerard J.
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy
Robinson, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, Willoughby J.
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Trevilian, Maurice H.
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating Robert Teed, RN, d. 1912

Location

St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Robert Lindsay Teed, Lt R.N. born 11 Feb 1884 accidentally drowned in the Stour near Harwich 16 Jan 1912'

Details

Position: Naval cemetery

People

Teed, Robert Lindsay
Age: 27
Date of Death: 16/1/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

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St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Douglas, Isle of Man commemorating Captain Matthew Harrison d. 1836

Location

St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In Memory of / CAPTAIN MATTHEW HARRISON / of DOUGLAS / formerly of / BALLACORRIS Parish / of K. Santon: / After retiring from Sea / he devoted his time to the / interests of Religion and of / the poor in this Town / he died in the Faith / and Hope of the Gospel / 11th Day of Octr 1836 / Aged 76 Years / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Harrison, Matthew
Age: 76
Date of Death: 11/8/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / CAPTAIN MATTHEW HARRISON / of DOUGLAS / formerly of / BALLACORRIS Parish / of K. Santon: / After retiring from Sea / he devoted his time to the / interests of Religion and of / the poor in this Town / he died in the Faith / and Hope of the Gospel / 11th Day of Octr 1836 / Aged 76 Years / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord'",
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating John Elliott , Paymaster RN d. 1860

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In memory of John Elliott Esquire. Paymaster Royal Navy and Steward for Greenwich Hospital who departed this life ...June 1860 aged 75 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Elliott, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 6/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1988

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  "transcript": "'In memory of John Elliott Esquire. Paymaster Royal Navy and Steward for Greenwich Hospital who departed this life ...June 1860 aged 75 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating John Elliott , Paymaster RN d. 1860</p>",
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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall commemorating John Richards d. 1892

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IHS / JOHN RICHARDS / MASTER MARINER, / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES, OCTR. 1ST / 1889 / AGED 72 YEARS / ALSO OF JANE, HIS WIFE / WHO DIED 21ST JANY. 1892 / AGED 75 YEARS / AND OF WILLIAM THOMAS, THEIR SON / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED 27TH DECR, 1897 / AGED 51 YEARS / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD'

Details

Description: Marble headstone, gothic shape, carved with roses.

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble

People

Richards, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 1/10/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Richards, William Thomas
Age: 51
Date of Death: 27/12/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'IHS / JOHN RICHARDS / MASTER MARINER, / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES, OCTR. 1ST / 1889 / AGED 72 YEARS / ALSO OF JANE, HIS WIFE / WHO DIED 21ST JANY. 1892 / AGED 75 YEARS / AND OF WILLIAM THOMAS, THEIR SON / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED 27TH DECR, 1897 / AGED 51 YEARS / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD THAT DIE IN THE LORD'",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Richard Mosey Suggit d. 1868

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: Phillis

People

Suggit, Richard Mosey
Age: 17
Date of Death: 22/5/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Drowned on passage home from East Indies.

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Richard Mosey Suggit d. 1868</p>",
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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating William Richard d. 1818

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Richard, Dock watchman, died 10 December 1818 age 66'

Details

People

Richard, William
Age: 66
Date of Death: 10/12/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Dock watchman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p.137. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'William Richard, Dock watchman, died 10 December 1818 age 66'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Stanton d. 1858

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas STANTON, late Master of the British ship 'Veritas', died 6th December 1858, aged 58 years. This stone is erected to his memory by his affectionate son in law T. CABREY'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Veritas

People

Stanton, Thomas
Age: 58
Date of Death: 6/12/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Thomas STANTON, late Master of the British ship 'Veritas', died 6th December 1858, aged 58 years. This stone is erected to his memory by his affectionate son in law T. CABREY'",
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St Andrew's Church, Hamble, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Andrew’s Church, Hamble, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Charles Gilbert John Elliot d. 1893

Location

St Andrew's Church, Hamble, Hampshire, England

Details

Description: Foul anchor and rock.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard

People

Elliot, Charles Gilbert John Brydone
Age:
Date of Death: 21/5/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Hon. Charles Gilbert John Elliot KCB.
Recorder: David Tull, 1985

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters