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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

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  "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'",
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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

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  "transcript": "'Frank Henry Lambert Lieut R.N. H.M.S. Edinburgh / Drowned from a boat / July 1853 aged 25 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Lieutenant Frank Lambert RN d. 1853</p>",
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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

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  "transcript": "'JOHN McHUGH / Stoker 1st Cl. H.M.S. 'Mermaid' / died / 27 July 1908 Aged 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John McHugh d. 1908</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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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

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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Parish church, Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Memorial at Caerlaverock Parish Church commemorating William Hunter RN d. 1811

Location

Parish church, Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Transcript

'In memory of George Hunter, who died at Glencaple Quay, April the 29th 1831, aged 75 years. Mary Davidson, spouse to George Hunter, joiner in Blackshaw, who died 11 Dec 1818, aged 65 years. Also of Mary Hunter, their daughter, who died 15th July 1796, aged 4 years. Also of William Hunter, their son, who fell in battle on board the Alceste, frigate, off Lissa, 29th Nov 1811, age 26 years. Also of John Hunter, aged 26, and David Hunter aged 19, years, their sons who were lost near Derry on the coast of Ireland, 28th January 1819. Also James Hunter, their son, who died 12th Jan 1864, aged 84 years. Also Mary McKinnnell, his wife, who died 24th March 1864, aged 74 years'

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Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Alceste

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hunter, William
Age: 26
Date of Death: 29/11/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory of George Hunter, who died at Glencaple Quay, April the 29th 1831, aged 75 years. Mary Davidson, spouse to George Hunter, joiner in Blackshaw, who died 11 Dec 1818, aged 65 years. Also of Mary Hunter, their daughter, who died 15th July 1796, aged 4 years. Also of William Hunter, their son, who fell in battle on board the Alceste, frigate, off Lissa, 29th Nov 1811, age 26 years. Also of John Hunter, aged 26, and David Hunter aged 19, years, their sons who were lost near Derry on the coast of Ireland, 28th January 1819. Also James Hunter, their son, who died 12th Jan 1864, aged 84 years. Also Mary McKinnnell, his wife, who died 24th March 1864, aged 74 years'",
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Church of St John The Baptist, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, commemorating George Griffin d. 1863

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of GEORGE GRIFFIN Sergt R.M.L.I. who departed this life on Board H.M. Ship Charybdis, at Taboga on the 9th July 1863, Aged 35 Years. This Monument is erected by the Officers and Ship's Company of H.M. Ship Charybdis to show their appreciation of his worth and respect for his Memory. "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive" 1 Cor. XV.22'

Details

Vessel: HMS Charybdis

People

Griffin, George
Age: 35
Date of Death: 9/7/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of GEORGE GRIFFIN Sergt R.M.L.I. who departed this life on Board H.M. Ship Charybdis, at Taboga on the 9th July 1863, Aged 35 Years. This Monument is erected by the Officers and Ship's Company of H.M. Ship Charybdis to show their appreciation of his worth and respect for his Memory. \"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive\" 1 Cor. XV.22'",
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Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Putney Vale Cemetery, London commemorating Henry Thomas Clasper d. 1931, waterman

Location

Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Details

People

Clasper, Henry Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1931
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Waterman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 1858-1931.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 237.

JSON

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Stanley Roberts d. 1906

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Stanley Geo. Roberts / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / died / 30th August 1906 Aged 34'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 373
Vessel: HMS New Zealand

People

Roberts, Stanley George
Age: 34
Date of Death: 30/8/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Stanley Geo. Roberts / Pte R.M.L.I. H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / died / 30th August 1906 Aged 34'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Stanley Roberts d. 1906</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters