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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire commemorating Lieutenant Richard Marks RN d. 1847

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / THE REVEREND RICHARD MARKS / TWENTY FOUR YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / WHOSE / SINGULAR AND EVENTFUL HISTORY / RECORDED BY HIS OWN PEN IN THE / "RETROSPECT" / AND VARIOUS OTHER WRITINGS / HAS BEEN MADE A BLESSING TO THOUSANDS / AND WHOSE / HOLY LIFE AND FAITHFUL MINISTRY / WILL LONG BE HAD IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / BY THE FLOCK / TOWHOM HE DECLARED THE WHOLE COUNCIL OF GOD / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY HIS SURVIVING FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS. / HE WAS BORN AT NORTH CRAWLEY IN THIS COUNTY DEC. 31ST 1778 / AND CLOSED A LIFE OF PIETY, USEFULNESS AND HONOR / IN THIS VILLAGE 22ND MAY 1847'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Grey marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803 - 1815 Napoleonic Wars

People

Marks, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 22/5/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Before being ordained, Richard Marks served in the Royal Navy and was present at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was commissioned lieutenant on 2nd November 1805 and resigned on 2nd April 1814.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / THE REVEREND RICHARD MARKS / TWENTY FOUR YEARS VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / WHOSE / SINGULAR AND EVENTFUL HISTORY / RECORDED BY HIS OWN PEN IN THE / \"RETROSPECT\" / AND VARIOUS OTHER WRITINGS / HAS BEEN MADE A BLESSING TO THOUSANDS / AND WHOSE / HOLY LIFE AND FAITHFUL MINISTRY / WILL LONG BE HAD IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / BY THE FLOCK / TOWHOM HE DECLARED THE WHOLE COUNCIL OF GOD / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY HIS SURVIVING FRIENDS AND PARISHIONERS. / HE WAS BORN AT NORTH CRAWLEY IN THIS COUNTY DEC. 31ST 1778 / AND CLOSED A LIFE OF PIETY, USEFULNESS AND HONOR / IN THIS VILLAGE 22ND MAY 1847'",
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    "position": "South aisle",
    "materials": "Grey marble",
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    "artists": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803 - 1815 Napoleonic Wars"  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Plaque at St Peter’s Church, Sandwich, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen RN d. 1849

Location

St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Details

People

Owen, Edward William Campbell Rich
Age: c. 77 - 78 years
Date of Death: 1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 1771-1849 Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen was Commander-in-Chief West Indies in 1823, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, 1829 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1841. He became Admiral in 1846. MP for Sandwich, buried at Windlesham, Surrey.

St Peter’s Church is now redundant in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

JSON

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    "notes": "1771-1849 Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen was Commander-in-Chief West Indies in 1823, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, 1829 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1841.  He became Admiral in 1846. MP for Sandwich, buried at Windlesham, Surrey.<br />\n<br />\nSt Peter’s Church is now redundant in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
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}

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All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England

Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant Charles Theodore Paynter d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES THEODORE PAYNTER R.N / LIEUT . H.M.S. "NORTH STAR" / SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ENGLAND ON ST GEORGE'S DAY / APRIL 23RD 1918 IN THE GLORIOUS NAVAL ATTACK / ON ZEEBRUGGE / AGED 22', 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH'

Details

Description: A white marble inscription tablet, surrounded by a 8 cm green marble border within a white marble moulded frame with gilt fillet. In the top left corner, the arms of the Paynter family, top right, foul anchor with naval crown above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel South wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS North Star

Event

Zeebrugge

Event Date

1918

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Paynter, Charles Theodore
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/4/1918
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. A white ensign originally hung over the plaque.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CHARLES THEODORE PAYNTER R.N / LIEUT . H.M.S. \"NORTH STAR\" / SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ENGLAND ON ST GEORGE'S DAY / APRIL 23RD 1918 IN THE GLORIOUS NAVAL ATTACK / ON ZEEBRUGGE / AGED 22', 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH'",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial at North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating Henry William Hamilton d. 1897

Location

North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Resolution

People

Hamilton, Henry William
Age: 24
Date of Death: 22/4/1897
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: RN

Extra

Notes: Lost life through execution of duties on board HMS 'Resolution'. Buried at sea 28/2/1897. (See Charles Cook).
Recorder: B.D. & G.L. Metherell

JSON

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  "location": "North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating Henry William Hamilton d. 1897</p>",
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    "notes": "Lost life through execution of duties on board HMS 'Resolution'. Buried at sea 28/2/1897. (See Charles Cook).",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B.D. & G.L. Metherell",
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}

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial in South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating Mr Thomas Lister d. 1810

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Thomas Lister, / many years Senior Branch Pilot in the / Honourable Company's Marine of Calcutta / who departed this life on the 11th March 1810 / aged 55 years. / He was a man of great perseverence in his professional line / and always successful in it upwards of 27 years'

Details

People

Lister, Thomas
Age: 55
Date of Death: 11/3/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Branch pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.95.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Thomas Lister, / many years Senior Branch Pilot in the / Honourable Company's Marine of Calcutta / who departed this life on the 11th March 1810 / aged 55 years. / He was a man of great perseverence in his professional line / and always successful in it upwards of 27 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating Mr Thomas Lister d. 1810</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Commander Robert Hussey Moubray RN d. 1880

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Erected by his sorrowing widow to the beloved memory of Robert Hussey Moubray Commander RN. Son of the late Captain Moubray of the Royal Hospital Greenwich who departed this life 25 Feb 1880'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Moubray, Robert Hussey
Age:
Date of Death: 25/2/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See M2397 for the memorial to his father and brothers. George Henry Moubray 1811-1887 (purser RN) was a half brother.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M2346",
  "location": "East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Erected by his sorrowing widow to the beloved memory of Robert Hussey Moubray Commander RN. Son of the late Captain Moubray of the Royal Hospital Greenwich who departed this life 25 Feb 1880'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Commander Robert Hussey Moubray RN d. 1880</p>",
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    "notes": "See M2397 for the memorial to his father and brothers. George Henry Moubray 1811-1887 (purser RN) was a half brother.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alfred MacAndrew d. 1899

Location

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

Transcript

'Alfred MacAndrew, 2nd Officer, Rev. Cruiser 'Feihoo' Imp. Mar. Customs 1874-1899'

Details

Description: Cross in high relief placed across horizontal slab.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Eihoo

People

MacAndrew, Alfred
Age:
Date of Death: 1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M287",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Alfred MacAndrew, 2nd Officer, Rev. Cruiser 'Feihoo' Imp. Mar. Customs 1874-1899'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alfred MacAndrew d. 1899</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Cross in high relief placed across horizontal slab.",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Eihoo"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Shotley, Suffolk commemorating the men and boys of HMS Ganges who died between 1900 and 1904

Location

St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of the Men and Boys belonging to HMS Ganges. Band Sergeant Deacon died April 17 1900 aged 29, C.L. Smith died June 21, 1900 aged 17, A.A. King died March 5, 1901 aged 17, W.H. Brown died March 31, 1901 aged 16, H.G. Stewart died May 24, 1901 aged 16, F.E. Wright died Feby 23, 1904 aged 16, W.A.K. Welch died April 22, 1904 aged 16'

Details

Description: White cross on three stepped base with black lettering
Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Ganges

People

Brown, W. H.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 31/3/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boy ?
Organisation: Royal Navy
Deacon, Deacon
Age: 29
Date of Death: 17/4/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Band Sergeant
Organisation: Royal Navy
King, Aaron A.
Age: 17
Date of Death: 5/3/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smith, C. L.
Age: 17
Date of Death: 21/6/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Stewart, H. G.
Age: 116
Date of Death: 24/5/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boy ?
Organisation: Royal Navy
Welch, W. A. K.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 22/4/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boy ?
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wright, F. E.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 23/2/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boy ?
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2000

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Shotley, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of the Men and Boys belonging to HMS Ganges. Band Sergeant Deacon died April 17 1900 aged 29, C.L. Smith died June 21, 1900 aged 17, A.A. King died March 5, 1901 aged 17, W.H. Brown died March 31, 1901 aged 16, H.G. Stewart died May 24, 1901 aged 16, F.E. Wright died Feby 23, 1904 aged 16, W.A.K. Welch died April 22, 1904 aged 16'",
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    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2000",
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St Peter's Church, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire commemorating Captain Charles Alder RN d. 1903

Location

St Peter's Church, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain Charles Alder RN sixth son of the late Gilbert Alder Died the 16th Nov 1903 at Ham House West Buckland Somerset aged 62 years. The deceased Officer served in the Russian War 1854-55 and in 1857-8, 60 in the Second China War and was present at the Storming of the Taku Forts the blockade of the Pei-ho River and the Capture of Canton also in the Congo River Expedition and in the suppression of the slave trade on the West Coast of Africa.'

Details

Event

Crimea War, Second China War,

Event Date

1853-1856, 1857-1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Alder, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Captain Charles Alder RN sixth son of the late Gilbert Alder Died the 16th Nov 1903 at Ham House West Buckland Somerset aged 62 years. The deceased Officer served in the Russian War 1854-55 and in 1857-8, 60 in the Second China War and was present at the Storming of the Taku Forts the blockade of the Pei-ho River and the Capture of Canton also in the Congo River Expedition and in the suppression of the slave trade on the West Coast of Africa.'",
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating John Grant RN d. 1903

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Grant, Assistant Paymaster H.M.S. High Flyer who died at Trincomalee aged 21 years. Erected by his brother officers'

Details

Vessel: HMS High Flyer

People

Grant, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/6/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'John Grant, Assistant Paymaster H.M.S. High Flyer who died at Trincomalee aged 21 years. Erected by his brother officers'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating John Grant RN d.  1903</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters