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:
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).
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
Memorial in Falmouth, Cornwall dedicated to Lieutenant Charles Norrington RN d. 1839
Location
St Budock Church, Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'Underneath are deposited the remains / of Charles Harvey Norrington / Lieutenant RN / who died March 7th 1839 aged 48 years / These things / I have spoken unto you / that in me ye might have peace / in the world ye shall have tribulation / but be of good cheer I have overcome the world / John 16 v 33' [On wall of church] 'Inscribed by his widow to the memory of Charles Harvey Norrington Lieutenant Royal Navy Obit 1839 / Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled. Matt 5 Ch 6 v'
Details
Position: Churchyard, church wall
People
Norrington, Charles Harvey Age: 48 Date of Death: 7/3/1839 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in St Botolph’s Church, Aldgate commemorating William Symington d. 1763, inventor
Location
St Botolph's Church, Aldgate, London, England
Transcript
'To the memory of William Symington. Born October 1763. He constructed the 'Charlotte Dundas' the first steamboat fitted for practical use. Dying in want he was buried in the adjacent churchyard March 22nd 1831. This tablet is placed here by the Right Hon. Sir Marcus Samuel, Lord Mayor, 1903'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Coloured marble Vessel: SS Charlotte Dundas
People
Symington, William Age: 68 Date of Death: 3/1831 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: inventor Organisation:
Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating William Henry Brame d. 1823
Location
St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / WILLIAM HENRY BRAME / the youngest son of / JAMES and ANN BRAME / who died on the 20th day of April 1823 / on board His Majesty's packet Manchester / on his passage from Malta to England / in the 23rd year of his age'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Vessel: Manchester
People
Brame, William Henry Age: 22 Date of Death: 20/4/1823 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Unknown
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Bibliography: Hugh D.W. Lees 'Chronicles of a Suffolk Parish Church: Lowestoft St Margaret' (Lowestoft, 1949). Recorder: B B T, 3/7/81
Tower at Portesham, Dorset, commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy d. 1839
Location
Portesham, Dorset, England
Details
Description: Octagonal tower Type: Tower Date Erected: 1844 Artists: Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Hardy, Thomas Masterman Age: 70 Date of Death: 20/9/1839 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Erected by public subscription in 1844. Bibliography: 'The Builder' vol ii (1844) p. 553; 'An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset' vol. ii, part 2 (London, 1970) p. 242.
Memorial Ledger at St Mura’s Church, Fahan, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, commemorating Horatio Nelson, Midshipman, RN d. 1811
Location
St Mura's Church, Fahan, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Transcript
'In memory of / HORATIO NELSON / late Midshipman of H.M.S. Endymion / an amiable youth / who breathed his last at Fahan House / in the 18th year of his age. / Could friendship have prolonged his days / he had lived. Born at Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk. / Died November 17th 1811. / Nomenq. erit indelebile nostris
Details
Type: Ledger Position: Graveyard Vessel: HMS Endymion
People
Nelson, Thomas Horatio Age: 18 Date of Death: 17/11/1811 Cause of Death: Unknown illness Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Latin motto-Ovid 'Metamorphoses' xv, 875. ‘My name shall never be forgotten.’ Gravestone erected by Captain Sir William Bolton. Fahan House, Fahan, was the home of Captain Sir William Bolton.
Memorial in St Endellion, Cornwall commemorating Matthew Trevan d. 1885
Location
St Endellieta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FREDERICK TREVAN / OF PORT ISAAC / BORN FEBy. 24th 1803 / DIED FEBy 22nd 1885 / AND / ELIZABETH MOON / WIFE OF / FREDERICK TREVAN / BORN JUNE 24th 1813 / DIED NOV. 18th 1884 / ALSO / MATTHEW TREVAN / STAFF SURGEON ROYAL NAVY / ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE / BORN DEC. 21st 1841 / DIED NOVR 19th 1889'
Details
People
Trevan, Matthew Age: 48 Date of Death: 19/11/1889 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Recorder: Colin Harris 1994
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