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St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating William Turner, Mariner, d. 1807

Location

St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'In Memory / OF / WILLIAM TURNER / (Mariner) / died June 1807 / Aged 44 Year...

Details

Description: Headstone with inscription on two panels (the second commemorating Turner's wife Susanna) carved above the inscriptions with cherubs heads and a reclining female figure with an anchor representing Hope.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Turner, William
Age: 44
Date of Death: 6/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Ladlow d. 1910

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'John Ladlow, Corporal R.M.L.I. of H.M.S. COLLINGWOOD, died 30th December 1910, aged 32'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 249
Vessel: HMS Collingwood

People

Ladlow, John
Age: 32
Date of Death: 30/12/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Corporal RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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St Dochwys Church, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Gravestone at St Dochwys Church, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan commemorating John Mason d. 1900

Location

St Dochwys Church, Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of John Mason, master mariner. Died Apr 13 1900 aged 44. Also of Mary Ann wife of above who died Feb 18 1944 aged 85.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Mason, John
Age: 44
Date of Death: 13/4/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Information taken from a transcript made by the Glamorgan Family History Society in 1983.
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Eadie d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM EADIE / Able Seaman H.M.S.'Formidable' / died / 18th Decr 1912 Aged 26'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 463
Vessel: HMS Formidable

People

Eadie, William
Age: 26
Date of Death: 18/12/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry, 1987
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial wall tablet in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Commander Thomas Wall, HEIC, d. 1814

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In respectful and / Affectionate remembrance of / THOMAS WALL Esq. / many years Commander of the / DUKE of BUCCLEUGH, and other Ships in / the Service of the Hon. E.I. COMPANY. / He died 15th Novr 1814. Aged 69 Years. / Also his Sister / ANN WALL / who died 15th Septr 1825. Aged 85 Years / Their remains are deposited in a Vault / in this North Aisle. / Near them are interred / the remains of their PARENTS; / THOMAS WALL, ESQ. who died 28th Feby 1761, / Aged 66 Years; and of / ANN his Wife, who died 18th June 1768, / Aged 57 Years. / In Memory also of / Mr EDWARD WALL, who died 11th Augt 1719, / Aged 72 Years: of / ANN, his first wife, who died 26th May 1680, / and of MARY his second Wife, who died / 14th July 1722, Aged 67 Years / Ancestors of the above. Their remains / are buried in this Churchyard. / All were natives of ALDEBURGH.' [Brass strip] 'This tablet was removed in 1995 from behind the organ, / and after restoration was affixed here with the help of the friends of Aldeburgh Church'

Details

Description: White rectangular tablet with cornice and inverted cornice at base. On a black stone mount
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Aisle, west wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Duke of Buccleugh

People

Wall, Thomas
Age: 69
Date of Death: 15/11/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2006
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Stranger's Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at  Stranger’s Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Alexander Fordyce RN d. 1808

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Alexander Fordyce / Seaman on board His Majesty's / Sloop. Sheldrake, who died of / his wounds received whilst / boarding an enemy's vessel upon / the French coast on the / 13th day of June 1808'

Details

Vessel: HMS Sheldrake

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Fordyce, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 13/6/1808
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recorded in 1933. Cemetery no longer exists. ADM 27/16/338
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Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Memorial at Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating John Hornden d. 1880

Location

Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'John HORNDEN who was drowned at sea Feb 16th 1880 aged 74'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Hornden, John
Age: 74
Date of Death: 16/2/1880
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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St Mary's Church, Barnes, London, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Barnes, London commemorating Captain William Dawson RN d. 1859

Location

St Mary's Church, Barnes, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT WILLIAM DAWSON ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / NOVEMBER 14TH 1859 / AGED 65 YEARS'

Details

Description: Anchor and Union Flag above the inscription tablet which has a mourning female figure and a midshipman to one side. A book and a wreath below.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: Exterior wall of Langton Chapel

People

Dawson, William
Age: 65
Date of Death: 14/11/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The churchyard also contains an altar tomb with fouled anchors at the base of each angle covering the Dawson family vault. A tablet inside the church to Letitia Dawson d. 1843 showing the loss of the ship 'Isis' in relief by J. Bedford was largely destroyed in a fire in 1978. See 'The Monumental Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St. Mary's Barnes, Surrey'. Warren Dawson 1932 (unpublished).
Bibliography: Richard Ames-Lewis 'St Mary's Church Barnes: A guide for visitors and friends' (Barnes, 1996).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Temperton, d. 1829

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / William TEMPERTON / Ship Wright / who departed this life / on the 25th May / in the year of our Lord / 1829 / Aged 50 years / He was an affectionate husband / and a sincere friend / to all who knew him'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall SE 19 A47
Artists: Higgs & Hunter

People

Temperton, William
Age: 50
Date of Death: 25/5/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 229.
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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 Herman Glenfield, RN d. 1878

Location

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

Transcript

'Herman Glanfield A.R.M.P. / H.M.S. London / died 15th October 1878'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Glanfield, Herman
Age: 33
Date of Death: 5/10/1878
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Armourer's crew
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/11/44170 Date of birth 15/3/1845, died of 'dysentry'.
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