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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 Thomas Field, RN, d. 1881

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory / of / Thomas Field A.B. / H.M.S. London / died March 5th 1881 / aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Field, Thomas
Age: 25
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "'In memory / of / Thomas Field A.B. / H.M.S. London / died March 5th 1881 / aged 25'",
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The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating six Royal Naval seamen and marines who died in 1849 and 1850

Location

The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Geo. SMITH, John WEST, Wm. BARTON, Seaman. and Geo. RADFORD, Joseph CURETON, Charles MILLS, Marines, who died during 1849 and 1850'.

Details

Type: Plaque

People

Barton, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Cureton, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines
Mills, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines
Radford, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines
Smith, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
West, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1849-50
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

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

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at the  Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating  six Royal Naval seamen and marines who died in 1849 and 1850</p>",
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Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, commemorating Captain William Proctor, d. 1917

Location

Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Captain William. S. Proctor S.S. 'Leeds City' died Karachi 16 September 1917 aged 50' [not exact]

Details

Vessel: Leeds City

People

Proctor, William Stebbles
Age: 50
Date of Death: 16/9/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Captain William Proctor was born in Dartmouth, Devon. He is also commemorated on Dinas Powys War Memorial, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

*Formerly India. Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 418.

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  "location": "Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Captain William. S. Proctor S.S. 'Leeds City' died Karachi 16 September 1917 aged 50' [not exact]",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, commemorating Captain William Proctor, d. 1917</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 418.",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Wemys private burial ground, West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Memorial in Wemys Private burial ground, Fife commemorating Rear-Admiral James Erskine Wemys d. 1854

Location

Wemys private burial ground, West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Transcript

'Rear Admiral James Erskine Wemys died 3 April 1854 aged 65'

Details

People

Wemys, James Erskine
Age: 65
Date of Death: 3/4/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1994

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  "transcript": "'Rear Admiral James Erskine Wemys died 3 April 1854 aged 65'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Wemys Private burial ground, Fife commemorating Rear-Admiral James Erskine Wemys d. 1854</p>",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders 1994",
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Garden of Rest, Deal Barracks, Deal, Kent, England

Memorial cross in Garden of Rest, Deal Barracks, Deal, Kent commemorating John Woon, RM d. 1877

Location

Garden of Rest, Deal Barracks, Deal, Kent, England

Details

Type: Celtic cross
Position: Against wall
Vessel: HMS ‘Investigator'

People

Woon, John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 8/3/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

JSON

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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Richard Howe d. 1799

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE, TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL EARL HOWE, K.G. / IN TESTIMONY OF THE GENERAL SENSE OF HIS GREAT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES / IN THE COURSE OF A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED LIFE / IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT / DERIVED TO HIS COUNTRY BY THE BRILLIANT VICTORY WHICH HE OBTAINED / OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF USHANT, 1 JUNE 1794 / HE WAS BORN 19 MARCH 1726, AND DIED 5 AUGUST 1799, IN HIS 74TH YEAR', 'GIBRALTAR RELIEVED OCT 11 1782', 'THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED JUNE FIRST 1794'

Details

Description: Full-length figure of Howe in uniform holding a telescope, leaning on the beak of a galley attended by History and Victory, a lion on his left, Britannia seated behind him.
Type: Monument
Position: South transept
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1811
Artists: John Flaxman

Event

Relief of Gibraltar 1782; Glorious First of June 1794

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War, 1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Howe, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See PAD3368. Date of contract 26/4/1803, value £6, 300.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964) p. 160; 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 27, p. 500 and frontispiece, plate CCCLXVI (London, 1812)
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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  "location": "St Paul's Cathedral, London, England",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE, TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL EARL HOWE, K.G. / IN TESTIMONY OF THE GENERAL SENSE OF HIS GREAT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES / IN THE COURSE OF A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED LIFE / IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT / DERIVED TO HIS COUNTRY BY THE BRILLIANT VICTORY WHICH HE OBTAINED / OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF USHANT, 1 JUNE 1794 / HE WAS BORN 19 MARCH 1726, AND DIED 5 AUGUST 1799, IN HIS 74TH YEAR', 'GIBRALTAR RELIEVED OCT 11 1782', 'THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED JUNE FIRST 1794'",
  "content": "<p>Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Richard Howe d. 1799</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Full-length figure of Howe in uniform holding a telescope, leaning on the beak of a galley attended by History and Victory, a lion on his left, Britannia seated behind him.",
    "type": "Monument",
    "position": "South transept",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "1811",
    "artists": "John Flaxman",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"Relief of Gibraltar 1782; Glorious First of June 1794",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1775-1783 American Revolutionary War, 1793-1802 French Revolutionary War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Howe, Richard","age":"73","dateofdeath":"5/8/1799","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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    "notes": "See PAD3368. Date of contract 26/4/1803, value £6, 300.",
    "bibliography": "K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964) p. 160; 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 27, p. 500 and frontispiece, plate CCCLXVI (London, 1812)",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St John The Baptist, Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, England

Window in St John’s Church, Shottesbrooke commemorating Captain Nicholas Vansittart, d. 1859

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, England

Details

Description: Depicts the Ascension.
Type: Window
Vessel: HMS Magicienne

Event

Second China War

Event Date

1857-1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Vansittart, Nicholas
Age:
Date of Death: 1859
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The Builder 1863 p. 319 'A large stained-glass window has just been placed in Shottesbrook Church as a memorial of the late Captain Nicholas Vansittart of her Majesty's ship 'Magicienne', who died of wounds received at the storming of the Taku forts in China. The window has been erected by his brother officers as a token of the esteem in which they held him. The design is "The Ascension" by Messrs. Hardman of Birmingham, and the window has been fitted in by Messrs Allwright, plumbers &c. of Knowlhill. We believe the cost will be between 300l and 400l." Vansittart was wounded during the attack on the Peiho Forts 28 June 1859 and subsequently died.

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  "content": "<p>Window in St John’s Church, Shottesbrooke commemorating Captain Nicholas Vansittart, d. 1859</p>",
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    "notes": "The Builder 1863 p. 319 'A large stained-glass window has just been placed in Shottesbrook Church as a memorial of the late Captain Nicholas Vansittart of her Majesty's ship 'Magicienne', who died of wounds received at the storming of the Taku forts in China. The window has been erected by his brother officers as a token of the esteem in which they held him. The design is \"The Ascension\" by Messrs. Hardman of Birmingham, and the window has been fitted in by Messrs Allwright, plumbers &c. of Knowlhill. We believe the cost will be between 300l and 400l.\" Vansittart was wounded during the attack on the Peiho Forts 28 June 1859 and subsequently died.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating John Linn d. 1805

Location

The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Mr John LINN, died Apl 15th, 1805, aged 38 years. He was of H.M. Yard'

Details

People

Linn, John
Age: 38
Date of Death: 15/4/1805
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Dockyard worker
Organisation:

Extra

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

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Mr John LINN, died Apl 15th, 1805, aged 38 years. He was of H.M. Yard'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating John Linn d. 1805</p>",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Mary's Church, Maulden, Bedfordshire, England

Memorial at Maulden to Captain Charles Moore RN d. 1870

Location

St Mary's Church, Maulden, Bedfordshire, England

Transcript

'IN A VAULT IN THE CHURCHYARD / ARE DEPOSITED THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CHARLES MOORE, / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY; / FOR UPWARDS OF 50 YEARS RESIDENT IN THIS PARISH; / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 10TH 1870, AGED 78 YEARS. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH ANN, HIS WIFE, / WHO DIED MARCH 25TH 1857 AGED 50 YEARS. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY THE SURVIVING CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE, / AS A LAST TRIBUTE OF AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE. / "THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS" / PSALM XXXIV, 12.'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet flanked by a foul anchor and a cannon barrel. Arms above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of nave
Materials: Marble
Artists: E.J. Physick

People

Moore, Charles
Age: 78
Date of Death: 10/11/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Maulden, Bedfordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN A VAULT IN THE CHURCHYARD / ARE DEPOSITED THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CHARLES MOORE, / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY; / FOR UPWARDS OF 50 YEARS RESIDENT IN THIS PARISH; / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 10TH 1870, AGED 78 YEARS. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH ANN, HIS WIFE, / WHO DIED MARCH 25TH 1857 AGED 50 YEARS. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY THE SURVIVING CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE, / AS A LAST TRIBUTE OF AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE. / \"THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS\" / PSALM XXXIV, 12.'",
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    "position": "West end of nave",
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    "artists": "E.J. Physick",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "Barbara Tomlinson"  }
}

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St Lawrence's Church, Morden, London, England

Gravestone at St Lawrence’s Church, Morden, London, commemorating William Robert Chaplin d. 1974

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Morden, London, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / EMILY CHAPLIN / BELOVED WIFE OF / WILLIAM ROBERT CHAPLIN / BORN GT. BARDFIELD, ESSEX / 7TH FEB, 1866 / DIED MORDEN, SURREY / 25TH NOV 1932 / "A DREAMLESS SLEEP IS NATURE'S / RICHEST GIFT" / AND OF HER SON / WILLIAM ROBERT CHAPLIN C.B.E. / MASTER MARINER AND / ELDER BROTHER OF TRINITY HOUSE / BORN 4TH FEB. 1888 / DIED 21ST FEB. 1974'

Details

Description: Carved with a rose spray. Art Deco lettering in lead.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Chaplin, William Robert
Age: 86
Date of Death: 21/2/1974
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner; Elder Brother Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters