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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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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Stanton d. 1858</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
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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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  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Andrew’s Church, Hamble, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Charles Gilbert John Elliot d. 1893</p>",
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    "notes": "Hon. Charles Gilbert John Elliot KCB.",
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    "recorder": "David Tull, 1985",
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Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk, England

Memorial tablet in Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk commemorating Commander Richard Bunbury RN, d. 1857

Location

Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

Richard Hanmer Bunbury, comm.der RN / Born 1813 1857

Details

Type: Tablet
Materials: Brass

People

Bunbury, Richard Hanmer
Age: c. 44
Date of Death: 1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1813. Three brothers are recorded on the same plaque.
Recorder: William Donnan, 1972

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  "transcript": "Richard Hanmer Bunbury, comm.der RN / Born 1813 1857",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tablet in Holy Innocents Church, Great Barton, Suffolk commemorating Commander Richard Bunbury  RN, d. 1857</p>",
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    "notes": "Born 1813. Three brothers are recorded on the same plaque.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 1972",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park, Cemetery commemorating members of the Nagle family. Robert d. 1868, William d. 1872 and James d. 1880

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of Anne, daughter of Robert and Dora Nagle, died 22nd March 1861. Also ROBERT, eldest son, Master of the schooner DENBY, who was lost in the month of February 1868, while on his passage from Patagonia to Chupat, aged 35. WILLIAM, 3rd son, Chief Officer of the ship BERTRAM RIGBY of L'pool, who was washed overboard in a hurricane on the 24 June 1872, while on a voyage from London to Bombay, aged 32. JAMES, youngest son, who died on the 27th. May 1880, on board the S.S.SORATA, while on his passage from Sydney to London, aged 38, and JOHN, second son, who died at Tamworth, Australia, on the 16th. January 1881, aged 43'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: H817
Vessel: Bertram Rigby, Denby, SS Sorata

People

Nagle, Robert
Age: 35
Date of Death: 2/1868
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Nagle, William
Age: 32
Date of Death: 24/6/1872
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:
Nagle, James
Age: 38
Date of Death: 27/5/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of Anne, daughter of Robert and Dora Nagle, died 22nd March 1861. Also ROBERT, eldest son, Master of the schooner DENBY, who was lost in the month of February 1868, while on his passage from Patagonia to Chupat, aged 35. WILLIAM, 3rd son, Chief Officer of the ship BERTRAM RIGBY of L'pool, who was washed overboard in a hurricane on the 24 June 1872, while on a voyage from London to Bombay, aged 32. JAMES, youngest son, who died on the 27th. May 1880, on board the S.S.SORATA, while on his passage from Sydney to London, aged 38, and JOHN, second son, who died at Tamworth, Australia, on the 16th. January 1881, aged 43'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Anthony Deane d. 1716?

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Anthony Deane, late an alderman of this borough and many years commander of one of HM Post Office Packets who departed this life March XII MDCCXVI[?] in the 74th year of his age'

Details

People

Deane, Anthony
Age: 73
Date of Death: 12/3/1716?
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1969

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Anthony Deane d. 1716?</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating James Martin d. 1860

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Martin, James
Age: 37
Date of Death: 2/11/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost in Flushing Roads.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating James Martin d. 1860</p>",
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    "notes": "Lost in Flushing Roads.",
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St Laurence Church, Seale, Surrey, England

Wall tablet in St Laurence Church, Seale commemorating Lieutenant Charles Philip Woodrow Cross RN d. 1940

Location

St Laurence Church, Seale, Surrey, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES PHILIP WOODROW CROSS / LIEUT ROYAL NAVY / SON OF MR & MRS CHARLES F. CROSS / OF DAVID'S VERE, SEALE. / KILLED IN ACTION IN H.M.S. HARDY / AT NARVIK 10TH-APRIL 1940 / AGED 26 YEARS'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Aisle, south wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Hardy

Event

Narvik

Event Date

1940

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Cross, Charles Philip Woodrow
Age: 26
Date of Death: 10/4/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "St Laurence Church, Seale, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CHARLES PHILIP WOODROW CROSS / LIEUT ROYAL NAVY / SON OF MR & MRS CHARLES F. CROSS / OF DAVID'S VERE, SEALE. / KILLED IN ACTION IN H.M.S. HARDY / AT NARVIK 10TH-APRIL 1940 / AGED 26 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Laurence Church, Seale commemorating Lieutenant Charles Philip Woodrow Cross RN d. 1940</p>",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Richard Cooksley, RN, d. 1882

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / Richard Cooksley / Caulker / H.M.S. London / died 11th June 1882 aged 47'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Cooksley, Richard
Age: 47
Date of Death: 11/6/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Caulker
Organisation: Royal Navy

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JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / Richard Cooksley / Caulker / H.M.S. London / died 11th June 1882 aged 47'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Richard Cooksley, RN, d. 1882</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters