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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

Extra

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

Extra

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

Extra

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.'

Details

People

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

Extra

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

Extra

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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Extra

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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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Francis Stewart d. 1850

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Francis Steward died 6 December 1850 age 55'

Details

People

Steward, Francis
Age: 55
Date of Death: 6/12/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 499. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Malone d. 1926

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

[Tier 1, North Side] 'ALSO / IN LOVING MEMORY/OF [Tier 2] 'Lt COLONEL ANTHONY MALONE. / R.M.L.I. / WHO DIED 13TH NOVEMBER 1926 / AGED 89' [Tier 3] 'SON OF THE LATE / Lt EDMUND MALONE R.N. / OF CARTRONS WESTMEATH IRELAND / THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD'

Details

Description: Three tiered pedestal and curbed grave.
Type: Cross
Position: Section 149
Materials: Stone

People

Malone, Anthony
Age: 89
Date of Death: 13/11/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Colonel
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh
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Huangpu, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at Huangpu, Guangdong, China commemorating Lieutenant William Warre HEIC d. 1781

Location

Huangpu, Guangdong, China, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HEIC Peneborne

People

Warre, William
Age:
Date of Death: 18/9/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Lieutenant of the Bengal Establishment ship 'Peneborne' Indiaman.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol.4, no. 2, p.19 (Oct 1985).
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