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

Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating William Mann, RNLI, d. 1903

Location

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

Transcript

'Wm J Mann, who after 40 years of Lifeboat service during which he was 18 years 2nd Coxswain answered his last call on 6th October 1903 aged 63'

Details

People

Mann, William J.
Age: 63
Date of Death: 6/10/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboat coxswain
Organisation: RNLI

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of The World

Memorial at Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Henry James Hewetson d. 1849

Location

Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of The World

Transcript

'In memory of Henry James Hewetson, Surgeon of the 'Precursor' died Dec 13 1849 age 31 years'

Details

Vessel: Precursor

People

Hewetson, Henry James
Age: 31
Date of Death: 13/12/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation:

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Robert B Rowe d. 1873

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ROBERT B ROWE / aged 23 / washed overboard from the / Ship 'Maitland’ / off Start Point / Jan, 9. 1873.'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Maitland

People

Rowe, Robert B.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 9/1/1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Bibliography: Elspeth McAdam 'Peril on the Sea', 'Family Tree' vol. 5, p. 30 ( Jan 1989). Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
Photographer: P Lacey
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Storrs Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria, England

Temple in Windermere, Cumbria dedicated to Admirals Richard Howe d. 1799, Adam Duncan d. 1804, John Jervis d. 1823 and Horatio Nelson  d. 1805

Location

Storrs Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria, England

Details

Description: Eight-sided gazebo in stone with a flagstaff on top, situated at the end of a jetty.
Type: Temple
Materials: stone
Date Erected: 1804
Artists: J.M. Gandy

Event

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Duncan, Adam
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howe, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jervis, John
Age:
Date of Death: 13/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Built by Sir John Legard. The 'Temple of the Heroes' owned by National Trust since 1964, it stands on the south shore of Lake Windermere at Storrs Hotel.


Recorder: David Saunders
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St Andrew's Church, Charmouth, Dorset, England

Tomb at St Andrew’s Church, Charmouth, commemorating Lieutenant James Warden RN d. 1792

Location

St Andrew's Church, Charmouth, Dorset, England

Transcript

'To THE MEMORY of JAMES WARDEN Esq. Who fell in a duel the 28th of April 1792 In the 56th year of his age.', 'He was created Lieutenant in the year 1760. He was in 19 engagements during the memorable expedition against the French fleet under the gallant Hawke and was present at the surrender of Belleisle. On the commencement of hostilities with America he voluntarily came forward to offer his service and was in the number of those who first landed the British Grenadiers on that shore. After escaping the various dangers inseparable from his profession, he had the misfortune to experience the untimely end above mentioned'

Details

Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Warden, James
Age: 56
Date of Death: 28/4/1792
Cause of Death: Killed in a duel
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Quarrelled with a neighbour over a boundary.
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 194 (Greenwich,1987); George Osborn 'Dorset Curiosities' (Wimborne, 1986).
Recorder: Colin Harris
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain Robert Beele, d. 1821

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of the late / Captain Robert Beele / died 22nd July 1821, aged 64 years and 2 days / Boreas' blast and Neptune's waves have tossed me to and fro, / But to an anchor, I am come and safely here below / And at an anchor I do ride with many of our fleet, / And once again we shall set sail our Lord and Christ to meet.'

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People

Beale, Robert
Age: 64
Date of Death: 22/7/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.158.
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St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial at St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating William Poynter d. 1911

Location

St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'Wm Thos Poynter drowned in Start Bay, 31 Aug 1911 aged 63'

Details

People

Poynter, William Thomas
Age: 63
Date of Death: 31/8/1911
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating George William Lusby d. 1869

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In Loving memory of George William Lusby aged 29 years who died of fever off the Cape of Good Hope on the 23 May 1869 whilst serving as ship's carpenter in the British barque SAHIA on a voyage from Mauritius to the United Kingdom'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Sahia

People

Lusby, George William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 23/5/1869
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation:

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating George Vosper, RN d. 1865

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘SACRED / To The Memory Of / GEORGE VOSPER / Leading Stoker of / H.M.S. SATELLITE / who was accidentally drowned / on the morning of the 11th June - 1862 - / Aged 34 Years. / May he rest in Thy peace / and awake to a joyful resurrection.

Details

Vessel: HMS Satellite

People


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Notes: Leading Stoker HMS 'Satellite' accidentally drowned.
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich, 1982).
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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall monument in Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating to Rear-Admiral William Willmott Henderson, RN d. 1854

Location

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of William Willmot Henderson, Esq., C.B., K.H., Rear Admiral of the White, ob. at sea, July 12th 1854, on his return from the command of Her Majesty's naval forces on the South East coast of South America, in the 66th year of his age. He was present at many actions, Trafalgar, Lissa, In arduous and successful boat service at Regosniza, Guadaloupe, and commanded H.M.S. Edinburgh, in the operations on the coast of Syria in 1840. He was a magistrate for the Cinque Ports, and had been captain of Sandown Castle. Also M. of Margaretta, his beloved wife, dau. of the late John Henderson, Esq., of Middle Deal; who ob. at Walmer, 17 Nov. 1853, aged 62'

Details

Description: Monument embellished above with anchor, flags and cannon and exhibiting representations in marble of the following decorations, namely, the Sultan's medal for the bombardment of Acca; the badge of a Knight of Hanover; the badge of a Companion of the Bath; a Victorian medal with clasps for Syria, Lissa, Boat Service and Trafalgar; and the badge of the Turkish Order of Honour: in the above order from right to left.


Type: Wall monument
Vessel: HMS 'Edinburgh'

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Henderson, William Willmott
Age: 65
Date of Death: 12/7/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

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