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Notes: Edward St John Daniel was awarded the Victoria Cross for his services during the Crimea War, however, it was revoked by Queen Victoria in 1861 after he was convicted of desertion and evading court martial.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.
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
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.
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
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
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