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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk commemorating Vice Admiral Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, RN, d. 1857

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY / OF / HER BELOVED HUSBAND / VICE ADMIRAL / SIR JOSHUA RICKETTS ROWLEY BART. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / ON THE 18TH MARCH 1857 / AGED 67 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY / HIS MOST DESERVEDLY ATTACHED WIDOW / CHARLOTTE ROWLEY. / "JESUS SAID UNTO HER, I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE" John c.xi.v.25'

Details

Description: Shield-shaped inscription tablet with an urn above
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Wall of south chancel
Materials: White and grey marble

People

Rowley, Joshua Ricketts
Age: 67
Date of Death: 18/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1984

JSON

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Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Active’ who died during the commission of 1877-1879

Location

Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

[Front] 'THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED BY THE / OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY OF / H.M.S. ACTIVE./ LATE FLAG-SHIP / ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA / AND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE STATION / TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THEIR SHIPMATES / WHO PERISHED WHILE GALLANTLY / DOING THEIR DUTY WITH / THE NAVAL BRIGADE OF THAT SHIP / DURING THE KAFFIR WAR, 1877-8 AND THE ZULU WAR OF 1879. [Right] 'LOWER TUGELA / A. PEARCE / Coxn. Cutter /, D. MARTIN / Able Seaman / W. SEDDON / Gr RMA / J. WALSH / Ordinary Seaman / T. LIVERPOOL / Krooman / TRANSKEI / F. DAFFEY / Signalman / A. MABEY / Drummer R.M. ' [Left] 'FORT EKOWE / L. C. COKER / Midshipman / J. MOORE / Shoemaker / J. RADFORD / Leading seaman / A. SMITH / Able Seaman / W. STAGG / Private RM / ISANDHLWANA / W. AYNSLEY / Signalman'

Details

Description: Obelisk on stepped plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Grey granite
Vessel: HMS Active

Event

Basuto Wars 1877-8; Zulu War 1879

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Aynsley, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1879
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Signalman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Coker, L. C.
Age:
Date of Death: 16/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Daffey, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Signalman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Liverpool, Tom
Age:
Date of Death: 3/5/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Krooman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Mabey, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 13/2/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Drummer RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Martin, Daniel
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Moore, John
Age:
Date of Death: 12/2/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shoemaker
Organisation: Naval Brigade
Pearce, Alfred
Age:
Date of Death: 22/4/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Coxswain
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Radford, Edwin
Age:
Date of Death: 16/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Seddon, William
Age:
Date of Death: 2/1/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Smith, Alfred
Age:
Date of Death: 2/4/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Stagg, William
Age:
Date of Death: 17/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Marines
Walsh, G.U.
Age:
Date of Death: 20/4/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Lieutenant George Read RN d. 1856

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / George Wm. Davis / who departed this life / December the 8th 1844 aged 23 years / Also of / MARY JEFFS READ / Wife of / Lieut. George Read, R.N. / who departed this life / July 21st, 1855, aged 65 years./ Also of the above / GEORGE READ Esqre., / Lieut. R.N., / who departed this life / June the 14th, 1856, aged 62 years'

Details

People

Read, George
Age: 62
Date of Death: 14/6/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 77.

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St Mary's Church, Conwy, Conwy, Wales

Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Conwy commemorating William Jones d. 1874, shipwright

Location

St Mary's Church, Conwy, Conwy, Wales

Transcript

'IN Memory of / three Sons of / WILLIAM JONES ship / wright by Catherine / his wife / WILLLIAM DIED / in infancy / GRIFFITHS DIED May 1836 / WILLIAM DIED Decr 1846 AGED... / Also the above WILLIAM JONES / who died November 15th 1874 / Aged 89.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Jones, William
Age: 89
Date of Death: 15/11/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

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St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the World

Memorial in St John’s Cathedral, Belize City, Belize commemorating Henry Gifford RN d. 1845

Location

St John's Cathedral, Belize City, Belize, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of, / Henry Gifford. clerk of / His Majesty's Ship 'Hyacinth' / who died May 10th 1845 / aged 21 years / Universally regretted by his brother officers'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: HMS Hyacinth

People

Gifford, Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 10/5/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rev. F.D.C. Powell 1969

JSON

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Guiseppe Francesco Cosulich d. 1890

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Guiseppe Francesco Cosulich / Capitano Marittimo / Qui Reposa / Nacque A Fiume Il 4 Agosto 1819 / Mori in Cardiff Il 25 Luglio 1890 / Sia Pace All'Anima Sua'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: P954
Artists: Mossford

People

Cosulich, Guiseppe Francesco
Age: 70
Date of Death: 25/7/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Funadhoo Island, Maldives, Rest of the World

Gravestone on Funadhoo Island, Maldives of Victor Luckham RMLI d. 1909

Location

Funadhoo Island, Maldives, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Carved coral foot and headstones.
Vessel: HMS Proserpine

People

Luckham, Victor
Age:
Date of Death: 9/9/1909
Cause of Death: Martime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Notes: Drowned on a picnic with a naval party while bathing off neighbouring island, Hulule.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 7, no.1, p. 3.

Henry Charles Purvis Bell, Excerpta Máldiviana, pp. 421-422.

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Lieutenant Frank Lambert RN d. 1853

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Frank Henry Lambert Lieut R.N. H.M.S. Edinburgh / Drowned from a boat / July 1853 aged 25 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Edinburgh

People

Lambert, Frank Henry
Age: 25
Date of Death: 7/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John McHugh d. 1908

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN McHUGH / Stoker 1st Cl. H.M.S. 'Mermaid' / died / 27 July 1908 Aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 492
Vessel: HMS Mermaid

People

McHugh, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 27/7/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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St Nicholas's Church, Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial window at St Nicholas’s Church, Wrangle commemorating Thomas Waite d. 1914

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Thomas Waite, late Captain in the mercantile marine and for many years a landowner resident in this parish. Erected by his widow and relations May 1914'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Chancel to right of altar

People

Waite, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: circa 1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters