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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Aurora’ d. 1900-1901

Location

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

Transcript

'This stone / was erected by the Engine Room staff / of H.M.S. 'Aurora' / In loving memory of Joseph Alfred HARDY, / Leading Stoker, who died in the Royal / Naval Hospital, Hong Kong on the / 11th. May 1901 aged 27 years / Also of James SPILLARE, Stoker, Killed in / action at Tientsin, 27th, June 1900 / And of / John Morgan, Stoker, who died at / Pekin, 26th. August, 1900. / All of H.M.S. 'Aurora'

Details

Description: Cross on plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Aurora

Event

Boxer Rebellion

Event Date

1900

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Hardy, Joseph Alfred
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/5/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Morgan, John
Age:
Date of Death: 26/8/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Spillare, James
Age:
Date of Death: 27/6/1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England

Wall tablet in Christchurch Priory, Dorset, commemorating Captain Colpoys Walcott RN d. 1961

Location

Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England

Transcript

'CAPT. COLPOYS CLELAND WALCOTT, C.B.E., R.N. DIED 29TH APRIL / 1961, AGED 82 (OF THE FAMILY OF ADMIRAL J.E. WALCOTT, (M.P.) / HIS CAREER INCLUDED SERVICE IN 1900 BOXER RISING, (DESPATCHES) / TWO WORLD WARS - BEARER OF COPIES OF CASEMENT DIARIES / U.S.A. 1916 - GOLD ROD AT CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI 1937'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Materials: Marble

Event

Boxer Rebellion

Event Date

1900

People

Walcott, Colpoys Cleland
Age: 82
Date of Death: 29/4/1961
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating E. F.  Finch d. 1868

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of E.F. FINCH, Master Mariner, who died October 11th 1868, aged 2[?] 6 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Finch, E. F.
Age:
Date of Death: 11/10/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Colonel William Boys, RM d. 1822

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY BOYS ESQR / REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ANCIENT AND RESPECTABLE FAMILY OF THAT NAME / IN THIS COUNTY / AND LIEUT COLONEL OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES / HE DIED AT BROMPTON IN THIS PARISH / ON THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1822, AGED 61 YEARS / LEAVING HIS WIFE AND NINE CHILDREN TO LAMENT THE LOSS / OF A MOST AFFECTIONATE AND INDULGENT HUSBAND AND FATHER / DURING 44 YEARS SPENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE / HE ACTED WITH THAT STEADY ATTENTION TO DISCIPLINE WHICH ASSURED RESPECT / WHILST SUAVITY OF MANNERS TO HIS EQUALS AND BENEVOLENCE TO HIS INFERIORS / RENDERED HIM ESTEEMED AND BELOVED / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW / ELIZABETH / RELICT OF THE ABOVE / AND ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ADMIRAL SIR HENRY HARVEY K.B. / DIED AT ROCHESTER ON THE 22 MARCH 1850 / AGED 80 YEARS / IN THE ADJACENT CHURCHYARD ARE DEPOSITED / THE REMAINS OF TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN / EDWARD SMITH AND AMELIA HARVEY / ANOTHER SON / WILLIAM HENRY, DIED AT PORTSMOUTH / ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY 1798 AGES 2 MONTHS AND WAS BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD / OF ST THOMAS IN THAT PLACE'

Details

Description: Carved in relief above the inscription panel with a union shield and trophy of arms at the foot of a draped urn
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Boys, William Henry
Age: 61
Date of Death: 16/12/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: B B T, 1998
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St Peter's Church, Shorwell, Isle of Wight, England

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Shorwell, Isle of Wight, dedicated to Captain Richard Bennet RN d. 1818

Location

St Peter's Church, Shorwell, Isle of Wight, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO the Memory / of / RICHD H A BENNET Esqr / Captain of HM Royal Navy / OF / NORTH COURT /... / From his earliest Youth, he served his Country / with the Zeal & Distinction / worthy a British Officer / A long and painful illness, which he bore with / the most Christian Patience & Resignation / terminated his earthly Career / on the 11th October 1818. / In the 48th Year / of his Age.'

Details

Description: Circular
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble

People

Bennet, Richard
Age: 48
Date of Death: 11/10/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Nicholas's Church, Ash, Kent, England

Ledger in St Nicholas’s Church, Ash, Kent commemorating Captain Joseph Westbeech RN d. 1811

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Ash, Kent, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOSEPH WESTBEECH, ESQR. / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED IN THIS PARISH / ON THE 9TH NOVEMBER 1811; AGED 53 YEARS / HE WAS AN EXCELLENT SEAMAN, / AND OFFICER / A GOOD AND BRAVE MAN / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / BY AN AFFECTIONATE BROTHER, NOT WITH A VIEW TO RECORD / IMAGINARY VIRTUES OR TO DISPLAY OSTENTATIOUS GRIEF; BUT AS A / TRIBUTE OF HIS LOVE; AND WITH AN ERNEST / HOPE THAT NUMEROUS PROGENY MAY BE / INSPIRED BY THE ALMIGHTY GIVER OF ALL GOOD / TO IMITATE THE EXAMPLE OF A PARENT, / WHOSE LIFE AND AMIABLE MANNERS / PROCURED HIM GENERAL ESTEEM / AND WHOSE DEATH DIFFUSED / UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY AND SORROW / [on the apron] RENOVATED IN 1911 IN MEMORY OF / SEVERAL / AUNTS, UNCLES AND A GOOD MOTHER / ELIZABETH YOUNGER DAUGHTER OF / CAPTAIN WESTBEECH, BY HER SON / JOHN KEMPSTER J.P. / OF WESTBEECH, HERNE, IN THIS COUNTY'

Details

Description: Draped urn above inscription tablet, crossed palm branches below
Type: Ledger
Position: Nave
Materials: White and grey marble

People

Westbeech, Joseph
Age: 53
Date of Death: 9/11/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815' Spells his name Westbeach.
Bibliography: J.R. Planche 'A Corner of Kent, or, some account of the parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, its historical sites and existing antiquities' (London,1864).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Buyers RN d. 1885

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM BUYERS, A.B. / OF H.M.S. MIDGE / DIED AT HONG KONG / July 17th 1883 / AGED 21 YEARS / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES / AS A TOKEN OF THEIR RESPECT'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Midge

People

Buyers, William
Age: 21
Date of Death: 17/7/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Alfred Carter d. 1910

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ALFRED JOHN CARTER / Gunner R.N. H.M.S. Gossamer / died / 6th Nov 1910 aged 34'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 300
Vessel: HMS Gossamer

People

Carter, Alfred John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 6/11/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry, 1987
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating C.I. Edward Ross d. 1882

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'C.I. Edward Ross, Archdeacon Royal Navy died 12 May 1882 age 74'

Details

People

Ross, C. I. Edward
Age: 74
Date of Death: 12/5/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 853.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Memorial at St Cadfan’s Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd commemorating Captain Lewis Jones d. 1910

Location

St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Transcript

'Captain Lewis Jones, SS PRAHSU, Liverpool, who died at RUFISQUE, West Coast of Africa, 29 Oct-1910 aged 39 years. Buried at Sea by his special request'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Prahsu

People

Jones, Lewis
Age: 39
Date of Death: 29/10/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
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