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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Soames, Collector of Customs, d.1815

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Mr William Soames, collector of customs at this port died 10 Nov 1815'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Soames, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

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Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Details

People

Ommanney, Cornthwaite
Age: 65
Date of Death: 26/3/1801
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and was restored as a concert hall.

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  "location": "Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801</p>",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Artists: Burke

People

Gordon, James Alexander
Age: 86
Date of Death: 8/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869</p>",
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Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Gravestone at the Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man commemorating Lieutenant William Cudd RN d. 1828

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Sacred to / the memory of / Lieutenant William CUDD RN / who departed this life on the / 24th Day of Feby 1828 / aged 56 years / also to the memory of / Louis Anne Eliza CUDD / alias HODSON relick [sic] of the above / who / departed this life on the / 25th day of February 1843 / aged 50 years / also / Louis Thomasina CUDD / daughter of the above / born Feby 16th 1827 / died Oct 18th 1857'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Cudd, William
Age: 56
Date of Death: 24/2/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to / the memory of / Lieutenant William CUDD RN / who departed this life on the / 24th Day of Feby 1828 / aged 56 years / also to the memory of / Louis Anne Eliza CUDD / alias HODSON relick [sic] of the above / who / departed this life on the / 25th day of February 1843 / aged 50 years / also / Louis Thomasina CUDD / daughter of the above / born Feby 16th 1827 / died Oct 18th 1857'",
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St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire commemorating Thomas Roberts d. 1876

Location

St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'...Also of Thomas Roberts Mariner son of the above named John and Mary Roberts who was drowned August 1876 at New Ross Ireland and was buried in the above churchyard age 35 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 30 yards from south door

People

Roberts, Thomas
Age: 35
Date of Death: 8/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1983

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  "location": "St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales",
  "transcript": "'...Also of Thomas Roberts Mariner son of the above named John and Mary Roberts who was drowned August 1876 at New Ross Ireland and was buried in the above churchyard age 35 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire commemorating Thomas Roberts d. 1876</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Newport Pembrokeshire commemorating James Ernest Richards d. 1958

Location

St Mary's Church, Newport Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'James Ernest Richards, master mariner, Steeple View, Newport, died Palm Sunday 30 March 1958'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Richards, James Ernest
Age:
Date of Death: 30/3/1958
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: See electoral register 1955.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973

JSON

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  "transcript": "'James Ernest Richards, master mariner, Steeple View, Newport, died Palm Sunday 30 March 1958'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Newport Pembrokeshire commemorating James Ernest Richards d. 1958</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973",
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Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders RN d. 1834

Location

Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Samuel Ward Flinders, Lieutenant Royal Navy. Born November 3 1782, died Dec 30th 1834 aged 52'

Details

Materials: Marble

People

Flinders, Samuel
Age: 52
Date of Death: 30/12/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Samuel Ward Flinders, Lieutenant Royal Navy. Born November 3 1782, died Dec 30th 1834 aged 52'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders RN d. 1834</p>",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery to Commander James de Bertodano Lopez RN d. 1889

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JAMES DE BERTODANO LOPEZ / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN 7th NOVR 1846 / DIED 28th AUGUST 1889 / JESU MERCY./GRANT THAT PERPETUAL LIGHT / MAY SHINE ON HIM.'

Details

Description: Flat slab vault, hexagonal pedestal with tall column, topped with Gothic structure decorated with statues of saints - possibly the Virgin Mary, St James the greater, Christ and St John the Evangelist.
Type: Monument

People

Lopez, James De Bertodano
Age: 42
Date of Death: 28/08/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 71.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JAMES DE BERTODANO LOPEZ / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN 7th NOVR 1846 / DIED 28th AUGUST 1889 / JESU MERCY./GRANT THAT PERPETUAL LIGHT / MAY SHINE ON HIM.'",
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Municipal cemetery, Hokitika, New Zealand, Rest of the World

Headstone in Hokitika, New Zealand commemorating Lieutenant Edward St. John Daniel RN VC d. 1868

Location

Municipal cemetery, Hokitika, New Zealand, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Gothic] 'In Memory of', 'EDWARD ST. JOHN DANIEL V.C. / OF BRISTOL, ENGLAND / DIED HOKITIKA 20TH MAY 1868 / AGED 31 YEARS.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: No. 851 block 27
Vessel: HMS Diamond

Event

Siege of Sevastopol

Event Date

1855

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Daniel, Edward St John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 20/5/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Edward St John Daniel was awarded the Victoria Cross for his services during the Crimea War, however, it was revoked by Queen Victoria in 1861 after he was convicted of desertion and evading court martial.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 32.

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  "transcript": "[Gothic] 'In Memory of', 'EDWARD ST. JOHN DANIEL V.C. / OF BRISTOL, ENGLAND / DIED HOKITIKA 20TH MAY 1868 / AGED 31 YEARS.'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in Hokitika, New Zealand commemorating Lieutenant Edward St. John Daniel RN VC d. 1868</p>",
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Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, commemorating Joseph Brown, Master Mariner, d.1905

Location

Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Loving Memory of / JOSEPH BROWN, Master Mariner of this Port for many years / who died 12 July 1905 / Aged 66 years / "Safe home in Port'''

Details

People

Brown, Joseph
Age: 66
Date of Death: 12/7/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, 1978
Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘Loving Memory of / JOSEPH BROWN, Master Mariner of this Port for many years / who died 12 July 1905 / Aged 66 years / \"Safe home in Port'''",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters