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Municipal cemetery, Hokitika, New Zealand, Rest of the World

Headstone in Hokitika, New Zealand commemorating Lieutenant Edward St. John Daniel RN VC d. 1868

Location

Municipal cemetery, Hokitika, New Zealand, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Gothic] 'In Memory of', 'EDWARD ST. JOHN DANIEL V.C. / OF BRISTOL, ENGLAND / DIED HOKITIKA 20TH MAY 1868 / AGED 31 YEARS.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: No. 851 block 27
Vessel: HMS Diamond

Event

Siege of Sevastopol

Event Date

1855

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Daniel, Edward St John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 20/5/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Edward St John Daniel was awarded the Victoria Cross for his services during the Crimea War, however, it was revoked by Queen Victoria in 1861 after he was convicted of desertion and evading court martial.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 32.
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Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, commemorating Joseph Brown, Master Mariner, d.1905

Location

Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Loving Memory of / JOSEPH BROWN, Master Mariner of this Port for many years / who died 12 July 1905 / Aged 66 years / "Safe home in Port'''

Details

People

Brown, Joseph
Age: 66
Date of Death: 12/7/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, 1978
Photographer: P Lacey
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Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating George Mackrill, RN, d. 1814

Location

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the MEMORY / of / GEORGE MACKRILL / (Late of the Royal Navy) / who Departed this Life the 17th day / of August 1814 Aged 25 Years / and 5 Months'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

MacKrill, George
Age: 25
Date of Death: 17/8/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Not commissioned officer
Recorder: Lyn Collins
Photographer: Lyn Collins
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St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating Captain Henry Risien d. 1864

Location

St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt Henry Risien died 2nd September 1864 aged 67'

Details

People

Risien, Henry
Age: 67
Date of Death: 2/9/1864
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.4, p.425.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial at Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Coates d. 1872

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES COATES Gunner R.M.A. /who died at Spithead May 10th 1872 / on board H.M.S. 'Hercules' aged 37 years'

Details

Position: 96
Vessel: HMS Hercules

People

Coates, James
Age: 37
Date of Death: 10/5/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk commemorating Susannah Bolton, sister of Admiral Lord Nelson, d. 1813

Location

All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Transcript

SUSANNAH BOLTON / The Wife of / THOMAS BOLTON ESQ / And Sister of / HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. / DIED 13TH JULY 1813 / AGED 58 YEARS.

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Bolton, Susannah
Age: 58
Date of Death: 13/7/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Lord Nelson's sister, born 12th June 1755 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Sister of Edmund, Maurice, William and five others. Married Thomas Bolton. Mother of six children.
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Mesirah, Muscat, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial at Mesirah, Muscat, Oman commemorating the men of the ‘Baron Innerdale’ killed after the ship was stranded in 1904

Location

Mesirah, Muscat, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / THOSE / OF THE BARON INNERDALE / WHO WERE MASSACRED / AT THIS POINT / IN THE YEAR / 1904'

Details

Description: A cross on a rock.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: Baron Innerdale

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. 'Baron Innerdale' 1896, stranded 5/8/1904, captain and all Greek crew massacred.
Bibliography: 'Lloyd's Weekly Shipping Index' vol. ii, Aug-Dec 1904; 'Times' 31 August 1904; 'Times' 4 Nov 1904.
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Bangley Pritchard d. 1864

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Bangley Pritchard Esq. accidentally drowned in the river Mersey 19th August 1864 age 55'

Details

People

Pritchard, John Bangley
Age: 55
Date of Death: 19/8/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 65. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Dunbar Parish Church., Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church commemorating John Grey d. 1881, Fleet Surgeon RN

Location

Dunbar Parish Church., Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JOHN GRAY / FLEET SURGEON ROYAL NAVY / BORN AT CHESTERHALL / 1st JUNE 1821 / DIED AT DUNBAR / 26th JUNE 1881 / AND OF/ETHEL / HIS INFANT DAUGHTER / WHO DIED 28th JUNE 1873 / aged 3 1/2 MONTHS / AND OF HIS ONLY SISTER / MARION GRAY / WHO DIED AT DUNBAR / 25th AUGUST 1890 AGED 71 YEARS / ALSO / CHARLOTTE THOMSON / WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN GRAY / WHO DIED 6th SEPTEMBER 1923 / AGED 82 YEARS'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Position: 60/70 yards south of SE corner of churchyard
Materials: Grey granite

People

Gray, John
Age:
Date of Death: 26/6/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988
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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Cole RM, d. 1837

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT COLONEL NATHANIEL COLE; / OF THE ROYAL MARINES; / WHO FAITHFULLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY UPWARDS OF FORTY YEARS, / DURING WHICH TIME, HE HAD THE HONOR OF SHARING IN THE GLORIOUS NAVAL VICTORIES OFF GROIX, 23RD JUNE 1795 / TRAFALGAR, 21 OCTOBER 1805, / L'ORIENT, 22ND MAY 1812 / AND ON VARIOUS MINOR IMPORTANT ACTIONS AT SEA: / ALSO AT THE BATTLES OF BLADENSBURGH, BALTIMORE: / AND THE TAKING OF WASHINGTON IN AMERICA. / AFTER ENDURING A LONG ILLNESS WITH CHRISTIAN PATIENCE / HE DIED AT ROCHESTER / BELOVED AND LAMENTED / ON THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE 1837, AGED 59 YEARS'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus in relief with paw feet and anthemion acroteria.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Gallery
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cole, Nathaniel
Age: 59
Date of Death: 12/6/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant-Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Canon S.W. Wheatley 'Historical Notes: Rochester St Margaret' (Rochester, 1996).
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