Obelisk in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Shah’ who died during the commission of 1876-1879
Location
Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
[Front panel] 'ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF / HMS SHAH / TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN / WHO DIED DURING THE COMMISSION / IN THE PACIFIC AND IN THE ZULU WAR. / PHlp CROMPTON R.M.A. / OWEN COOPER A.B. / Jas WHEADON A.B. / THOs BARGE A.B. / JASpr. E. SYMONDS COOPER / RICHd. OLIVER A.B. / PATk o' brinns Pte. / Jos W. LANGFORD C.Mte. / EDWd. SHEPPARD A.B. / Jos. OATES 2nd C Fcle' [Back] 'HMS SHAH / Commissioned at Portsmouth Aug. 14 / 1876 / PAID OFF AT PORTSMOUTH OCTOBER 31ST / 1879' [Right panel] ' MR RICHARD CHILDS Carpenter / MR CHF JAUNCEY Midshipman / WALTER WINSTEAD AB / HENRY A BROUGHTON AB [illegible] / THOMAS ANDREWS RMA / THOS CLARK Plumber / EBENEZER J CLAYTON Captain's Crew / JOHN HUNTER Captain Forecastle / JOHN POOR OS / C.E. MIDWINTER Leading Stoker / HENRY BRYAN E.R.A. / JOHN W. FILLMORE Private / JOHN PRITCHARD CBN / JAMES EADES AB / AARON LONG [AB]
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Description: Inscription in lead letters. Type: Obelisk Materials: marble, blue pennart stone Artists: Whites Vessel: HMS Shah
Event
Zulu War 1879
Event Date
1879
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Andrews, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 25/5/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Barge, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 9/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Broughton, Henry A. Age: Date of Death: 11/5/1878 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Bryan, Henry Age: Date of Death: 28/5/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Childs, Richard Age: Date of Death: 6/12/1876 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter Organisation: Royal Navy Clark, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 20/6/1877 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Clayton, Ebenezer J. Age: Date of Death: 23/6/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Plummer Organisation: Cooper, Owen Age: Date of Death: 15/5/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Crompton, Philip Age: Date of Death: 31/5/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Eade, James Age: Date of Death: 7/8/1879 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Chief Petty Officer Organisation: Royal Navy Fillmore, John W. Age: Date of Death: 13/4/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Engine Room Artificer Organisation: Royal Navy Hunter, John Age: Date of Death: 20/8/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's Crew Organisation: Royal Navy Jauncey, Charles H.F. Age: Date of Death: 1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Midshipman Organisation: Royal Navy Long, Aaron Age: Date of Death: 21/10/1876? Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Longford, Joseph W. Age: Date of Death: 21/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Midwinter, George Age: Date of Death: 29/1/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy O' Brins, Patrick Age: Date of Death: 7/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Oates, Joseph F. Age: Date of Death: 7/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Oliver, Richard Age: Date of Death: 12/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Poor, John Age: Date of Death: 5/1/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Sheppard, Edward Age: Date of Death: 17/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Symonds, James E. Age: Date of Death: 13/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Symonds, James Age: Date of Death: 1876-1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Cooper Organisation: Royal Navy Unstead, Walter Albert Age: Date of Death: 6/2/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Wheadon, James Age: Date of Death: 4/6/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Cost 100 guineas. Bibliography: 'The Times' (2 March 1880) Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Chest-tomb in Bishopsteignton, Devon, commemorating Rear-Admiral Edward Le Cras Thornborough d. 1834 and Vice-Admiral Edward Thornborough d. 1834
Location
Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England
Transcript
[Top] 'Edward Le Cras Thornborough Rear Admiral died 25th December 1857 aged 62 years' [Right side] 'To the memory of Edward Thornborough Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom. Admiral of the Red, Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, died 3rd April 1834 aged 79 years. To the memory of Frances Thornborough relict of Sir Edward Thornborough GCB who died April 9th 1851 aged 87 years'
Details
Description: A table tomb with iron railings.
Type: Chest-tomb Position: Churchyard east side Vessel: HMS Latona
Event
Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Thornborough, Edward Age: 79 Date of Death: 3/4/1834 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy Thornborough, Edward Le Cras Age: 62 Date of Death: 25/12/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating men of HMS ‘Audacious’ who died 1875-1878
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'H.M.S. AUDACIOUS. FLAGSHIP CHINA STATION / 1875 1876 1877 1878 / ERECTED IN MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO HAVE DEPARTED / BY US WHO REMAIN / IN TOKEN OF CONTINUED GOOD FELLOWSHIP / Frederick GOWD Ship's Carpenter, Drowned / at sea January 1st. 1875 Aged 28 / William SMITH Captain Foretop Mast Died at Saigon / February 21st. 1875 Aged 37 / John SMITH Stoker invalided died on / passage home Aged 45 / James HUCKLEBY Sergeant R.M.L.I. died at / sea August 1st. 1875 Aged 31 / Edward James GREEN A.B. died at sea / August 14th. 1875 Aged 24 / John ROGERS O.S. died at Chefoo / October 6th. 1875 Aged 21 / Thomas TURNER A.B. Invalided died on / passage home Age 24 / Charles HARRISON A.B. died from a fall / from aloft February 27th. 1876 Aged 24 / James ASHWORTH Private R.M.L.I. died at / Hong Kong Hospital March 9th. 1877 Aged 32 / Joseph SYMONS Stoker Died at Nagasaki / April 8th. 1877 Aged 21 / John Edwin BEATLY Carpenter Killed by an / accident at Yokohama June 11th. 1877 Aged 53 / William Richardson BAIRD Carpenter's Crew / Died at sea September 11th. 1877 Aged 40 / Charles Thomas HALL O.S. died at Nagasaki / September 25th. 1877 Aged 19 / Charles William ROWE Ord 2nd. Class died at / Yokohama Hospital October 30th. 1877 Aged 19 / Francis Daniel O'KEEFE Captain's Cox died at Hong Kong Hospital Nov. 25th. 1877 Aged 20'
Details
Description: Cross on plinth. Type: Cross Vessel: HMS Audacious
People
Ashworth, James Age: 32 Date of Death: 9/3/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry Baird, William Richardson Age: 40 Date of Death: 11/9/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's crew Organisation: Royal Navy Beatly, John Edwin Age: 53 Date of Death: 11/6/1877 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Carpenter Organisation: Royal Navy Gowd, Frederick Age: 28 Date of Death: 1/1/1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ship's carpenter Organisation: Royal Navy Green, Edward James Age: 24 Date of Death: 14/8/1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Hall, Charles Thomas Age: 19 Date of Death: 25/9/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Harrison, Charles Age: 24 Date of Death: 27/1/1876 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Huckleby, James Age: 45 Date of Death: 1/8/1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Sergeant RMLI Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry O' Keefe, Francis Daniel Age: 20 Date of Death: 25/11/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain's coxswain Organisation: Royal Navy Rogers, John Age: 21 Date of Death: 6/10/1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Rowe, Charles William Age: 19 Date of Death: 30/10/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman 2nd class Organisation: Royal Navy Smith, John Age: 45 Date of Death: 1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Smith, William Age: 37 Date of Death: 21/2/1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Foretop Organisation: Royal Navy Symons, Joseph Age: 21 Date of Death: 8/4/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Turner, Thomas Age: 24 Date of Death: circa 1875 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at the Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent commemorating Horatio Younge RN d. 1843
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England
Transcript
'Here lies the body of Horatio Wooldridge John YOUNGE Esq a burgess of Shrewsbury, late of Her Majesty's frigate 'North Star' who departed this life 3rd January 1843. A young man of great talent. This stone is erected to his memory by a sorrowing mother. Also in this grave are deposited the remains of his mother Mary Ann widow of Colonel Henry YOUNGE formerly of the 18th light dragoons. She departed this life on the 23rd of September 1843'
Details
Vessel: HMS 'North Star'
People
Younge, Horatio Wooldridge John Age: Unknown Date of Death: 3/1/1843 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain John Wales, Bombay Marine, d. 1810
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Captain John Wales / of the H.C. Bombay Marine, and Marine / Surveyor General of India, who died January 15th 1810 aged 44 years.'
Details
People
Wales, John Age: 44 Date of Death: 15/1/1810 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain; Surveyor General of India Organisation: Bombay Marine
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.133.
Memorial at Athlone Abbey, Athlone, Westmeath, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland commemorating Captain John Larkan, RN, d. 1830
Location
Athlone Abbey, Athlone, Westmeath, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
Transcript
'Beneath this Tomb are Interred the Remains of Mrs. / Elizabeth Larkan alias Knott, late wife to Captain / John Larkan, of his Majesty's Royal Navy, she died on / the 20th May, 1815, aged 52 years. / Abigail Fleming otherwise Larkan, died 29th March, / 1825, aged 38 years. John Larkan, Captain in the / Royal Navy, died 1st November, 1830, aged 83 years.'
Larkan, John Age: 83 Date of Death: 1/11/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: John Larkan was first lieutenant of the HMS Pandora which, in 1790, went in search of Fletcher Christian and the Bounty mutineers. The Pandora was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland in 1791.
Bibliography: 'Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland', Vol. 2, p. 561.
Memorial at Charlton Cemetery commemorating Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865
Location
Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England
Transcript
[Left panel] SIR WILLIAM / C.C. DALYELL BT. / OF BINNS N.B. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1865 / AGED 81 YEARS' [Centre] 'TO / THE MEMORY / OF' [Right panel] 'MARIA / WIDOW OF / SIR W.C.C. / DALYELL, BART. / DIED OCT. 20TH 1871 / AGED 72 YEARS'
Details
Description: Altar tomb supported on granite pillars. Type: Tomb
People
Dalyell, William Cunningham Cavendish Age: 80 Date of Death: 16/2/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander Greenwich Hospital Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich
Extra
Notes: Born 1784. Fought in Napoleonic War and imprisoned in France 1805-14. Exhumed from Greenwich Royal Hospital Cemetery. Commander Greenwich Hospital 1840-65. Another memorial in Abercorn Church. Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.
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