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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain William Marquis, HEIC, d. 1842

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain William MARQUIS, Honourable East India Company's Service who died at Macao 4th December 1842 Aged 42 years'

Details

People

Marquis, William
Age: 42
Date of Death: 4/12/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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Kymin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Naval temple in Monmouthshire, Wales dedicated to those Admirals who fought for Britain in the American and French Revolutionary Wars.

Location

Kymin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Transcript

'THIS NAVAL TEMPLE / WAS ERECTED AUGUST 1ST 1800 / TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THOSE / NOBLE ADMIRALS / WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR / GLORIOUS VICTORIES FOR ENGLAND / IN THE LAST AND PRESENT WARS / AND IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO / HER GRACE DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT / DAUGHTER OF / ADMIRAL BOSCAWEN'

Details

Description: Small building with Britannia on the arch the above roof. Two alcoves with seats.


Type: Temple
Date Erected: 1801

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Boscawen, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 10/1/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cornwallis, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Duncan, Adam
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Elphinstone, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hawke, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howe, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jervis, John
Age: 89
Date of Death: 13/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mitchell, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
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
Parker, Hyde
Age:
Date of Death: 1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Thompson, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Warren, John Borlase
Age:
Date of Death: 22/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: DOSSIER. Built in order to celebrate British naval victories. Sixteen admirals commemorated on medallions set in walls. Boscawen, Bridport, Cornwallis, Duncan, Gell, Hawke, Hood, Howe, Keith, Mitchell, Nelson, Parker, Rodney, St Vincent, Warren, Thompson.
Bibliography: 'Seascape' (Aug 1987) p. 6.
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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Wall tablet at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating Rear-Admiral  James Hay d. 1857

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JAMES HAY OF BELTON / REAR ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 3 FEBRUARY 1857 / AGED 71 YEARS / AND/MARY HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF / ROBERT HATHORN STEWART / OF PHYSGILL / SHE DIED 26 APRIL 1880 / AGED 79 YEARS. / THEIR REMAINS REST IN THE VAULT BENEATH / UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY / SONG OF SOLOMON 11 CHAP 17 VERSE / THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED / PROVERBS X CHAP. 7 VERSE. / ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of church above family vault
Materials: Red granite

People

Hay, James
Age: 71
Date of Death: 3/2/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Dunbar Parish church was completely gutted by fire 3/1/1987. Prior to that there was a memorial window in the church commemorating not only Rear Admiral Hay but also his sons Lt. David Hay 22nd Oude Regular Cavalry died 6/6/1868 aged 25 and Commander Edward Hay RN killed in New Zealand 30/4/1864 aged 29. This has been destroyed completely. Rear Admiral Hay said to be chief mourner at funeral of Lt. Sydenham Wylde (q.v.) Aug.1845.
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St Nicholas' Church, Thanet, Kent, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’ Church, Thanet, Kent commemorating Captain Martin, RN d. 1846

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Thanet, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Captain MARTIN Late RN / late of London / who died at Broadstairs / on the 10th July 1846 / aged 63 years'

Details

Type: Upright stone

People

Martin, Martin
Age: 63
Date of Death: 10/7/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Guangzhou, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Guangzhou, China, commemorating Henry Hum d. 1817 Honourable East India Company

Location

Guangzhou, China, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HEIC Dorsetshire

People

Hum, Henry Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/11/1817
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 4th Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol.4, no. 2 (Oct 1985) p.19.
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating James Allen d. 1851

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'James Allen M.D. / Deputy Inspector of / Haslar Hospital / died March 18th 1851 / Age 58'

Details

People

Allen, James
Age: 58
Date of Death: 18/3/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Deputy Inspector
Organisation: Haslar Hospital

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating the men and boys of HMS ‘Sybille’ who died 1855-1857

Location

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

Transcript

'To the memory of / Twenty Two Men / and Boys / of / H.M.S. 'SYBILLE' / who died on this station / the years of our Lord / 1855-57 / John HANSFORD Private R.M. Died at Hong Kong 5.4.1855 aged 28 / John MARSDEN Sick Berth Attendant Died at Hong Kong 8.2.1856 aged 51 / Charles NEW Quarter Master Died at Sea 2.8.1856 aged 48 / Thomas RENNY Ord. 2-C Killed by falling from aloft 18.8.1856 aged 19 / John WATERSON Capt. of ...Mast Died at Whampoa 17.10.1856 aged 33 / Charles BENNETT Private R.M. Murdered by Chinese 5.12.1856 aged 24 / A.R.G. CLARINGBOLD Boy R.M. 2-C Killed by falling from aloft 8.12.1856 16 / Frederick BRYER A.B. Died at Hong Kong 17.12.1856 26 / William VINCENT A.B. Died at Hong Kong 20.12.1856 aged 27 / George LAMERTON Leading Seaman Died at Hong Kong 5.1.1857 aged 27/ Richard VENTOM Private R.M. Died at Hong Kong 12.1.1857 aged 22', 'Edward PULLEN A.B. Died at Hong Kong 13.1.1857 aged 23 / William STEPHENS A.B. Died at the Bocca Tigris 16.1.1857 aged 25 / John WILES A.B. Died at Hong Kong 23.2.1857 26 / George CANN Boy 1-C Died off Tiger Island 27.3.1857 18 / Edward EDMONDS A.B. Died at Hong Kong 31.3.1857 aged 33 / James RUSSELL Ord. Drowned in Canton River 12.4.1857 aged 21 / James WILLIAMSON Ropemaker killed by falling from aloft 13.5.1857 aged 34 / Stephen STUPPLE Ord. Died in Canton River 30.5.1857 aged 24 / John HARRIS Private R.M. Died off Tiger Island 13.8.1857 aged 24 / John PARKER Boy 1-C Died at Whampoa 9.12.1857 aged 18 / Edward LOFT Ord. Killed at the Capture of Canton 29.12.1857 aged 28'

Details

Description: Broken column on plinth.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Sybille

People

Bennett, Charles
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/12/1856
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Bryer, Frederick
Age: 26
Date of Death: 17/12/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cann, George
Age: 18
Date of Death: 27/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Claringbold, A. R. G.
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/12/1856
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 2nd Class RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Edmonds, Edward
Age: 33
Date of Death: 31/3/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hansford, John
Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/4/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Harris, John
Age: 24
Date of Death: 13/8/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Lamerton, George
Age: 27
Date of Death: 5/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Loft, Edward
Age: 28
Date of Death: 29/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Marsden, John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 8/2/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sick berth attendant
Organisation: Royal Navy
New, Charles
Age: 48
Date of Death: 2/8/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster
Organisation: Royal Navy
Parker, John
Age: 18
Date of Death: 9/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Pullen, Edward
Age: 23
Date of Death: 13/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Renny, Thomas
Age: 19
Date of Death: 18/8/1856
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman 2nd Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Russell, James
Age: 21
Date of Death: 12/4/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Stephens, William
Age: 25
Date of Death: 16/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Stupple, Stephen
Age: 24
Date of Death: 30/5/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ventom, Richard
Age: 22
Date of Death: 12/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Vincent, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 20/12/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Waterston, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 17/10/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wiles, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 23/2/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Williamson, James
Age: 34
Date of Death: 13/5/1857
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ropemaker
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Mackeson RN, d. 1837

Location

St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM MACKESON / OF THIS TOWN / WHO DIED AT BATH 10TH APRIL 1821, AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO OF HARRIET, HIS WIFE / WHO DIED AT CANTERBURY 18TH DECEMBER 1855, AGED 79 YEARS / AND OF CHARLES WILLIAM, THEIR ELDEST SON, / WHO DIED 19TH MAY 1819, AGED 19 YEARS. / THE REMAINS OF THE ABOVE ARE DEPOSITED IN A VAULT / NEAR THIS, AND ADJOINING THE CHURCH. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF / THOMAS, THEIR FIFTH SON, LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT MALTA ON 4TH OCTOBER 1837 AGED 28 YEARS. / HE SERVED AT NAVARINO ON 20TH OCTOBER 1827, AND IN / HM SURVEYING VESSEL, HECLA ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA IN 1829-30, / AND WAS ONE OF THE FEW OFFICERS WHO SURVIVED / THE TRIALS OF THAT EXPEDITION. / WILLIAM LAWRENCE, THEIR SEVENTH SON, LIEUTENANT AND ADJUTANT / 19TH REGIMENT BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY, / WHO DIED AT BOMBAY 30TH OCTOBER 1842, AGED 26 YEARS. / JULIUS ARTHUR, THEIR EIGHTH SON, LIEUTENANT / 33RD REGIMENT BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY, / WHO DIED AT NEEMUCH 28TH SEPTEMBER 1847, AGED 29 YEARS / HE SERVED IN THE CABUL CAMPAIGN 1842, / AND IN THE SUTLEJ CAMPAIGN 1845-6 / AND / FREDERIC, THEIR FOUTH SON, LIEUTENANT COLONEL, BENGAL ARMY, / COMPANION OF THE BATH, / MEMBER OF THE THIRD CLASS OF THE ORDER OF THE DOURANEE EMPIRE / AND COMMISSIONER OF PESHAWUR. / WHO DIED 14TH SEPTEMBER 1853 / OF A WOUND INFLICTED BY A MAHOMETAN FANATIC / AGED 46 YEARS. / HE SERVED ON ALL THE CAMPAIGNS AND IMPORTANT OPERATIONS / ON THE NORTH WESTERN FRONTIER OF INDIA FROM 1838-1853 / DURING THE WHOLE OF WHICH EVENTFUL PERIOD / HE WAS ENGAGED IN APPPOINTMENTS / OF THE HIGHEST POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DISTINCTION. / A MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY / AND IN HONOR OF HIS CHARACTER AND PUBLIC SERVICES / AT PESHAWAR, WHERE HE FELL, AND IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL / BY HIS FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS IN INDIA.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Calvary Chapel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: SS ‘Hecla'

Event

Battle of Navarino

Event Date

1827

Event Category

1821-1828 War of Greek Independence

People

Mackeson, Thomas
Age: 28
Date of Death: 4/10/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Elizabeth Nellist 1982
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Church of St Mary Hale, Hale, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Church of St Mary Hale, Liverpool commemorating John Maddock d. 1819

Location

Church of St Mary Hale, Hale, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Here lies interred the body of JOHN MADDOCK, who was unfortunately drowned in the River Mersey, February 27th. 1819, aged 35 years. Though stormy blasts on Mersey's waves, have toss'd me to and fro, In calm repose, by Gods decrees, I harbour here below, My body now at anchor lies, My soul no more oppress'd, Has steered its course by love divine and gained the port of rest'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Maddock, John
Age: 35
Date of Death: 27/2/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
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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 William Simmons, RN, d. 1881

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory / of / William Simmons A.B. / H.M.S. London / died March 17th 1881 / aged 24'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Simmons, William
Age: 25
Date of Death: 17/3/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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