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City of London Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at the City of London Cemetery commemorating George Leslie Drewry VC, RNR d. 1918

Location

City of London Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'...In / Loving Memory / of / GEORGE LESLIE DREWRY V.C. / LIEUTENANT R.N.R., / WON THE VICTORIA CROSS / APRIL 25TH AND 26TH 1915 / KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE AUGUST 2ND 1918 / AGED 23 YEARS / Life's work well done'

Details

Description: Marble cross on three-stepped plinth. Curb stones mark the Drewry family grave plot.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: SS River Clyde

Event

Gallipoli Campaign

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Drewry, George Leslie
Age:
Date of Death: 2/8/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Struck on the head by a block and sustained a fractured skull.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 110.

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  "location": "City of London Cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "'...In / Loving Memory / of / GEORGE LESLIE DREWRY V.C. / LIEUTENANT R.N.R., / WON THE VICTORIA CROSS / APRIL 25TH AND 26TH 1915  / KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE AUGUST 2ND 1918 / AGED 23 YEARS / Life's work well done'",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS River Clyde"  },
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    "event":"Gallipoli Campaign",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1914-1918 First World War"  },
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner. Struck on the head by a block and sustained a fractured skull.",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 110.",
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St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, England

Wall tablet at St James’s Church, Piccadilly to marine artists Willem van de Velde the elder d. 1693 and Willem van de Velde the younger d. 1707 , both marine artists

Location

St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, England

Transcript

'Near this Place / were Deposited the Remains of / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE ELDER / Born in 1610-11 Died in 1693 / and of his son / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER / Born in 1633 Died in 1707 / After the Year 1673 / these Eminent Dutch Marine Artists / Lived and worked in this Country / as Painters of Seafights / to their Majesties / KING CHARLES THE SECOND / AND KING JAMES THE SECOND /T his tribute / Alike to their Artistic Merit / to their faultless Craftsmanship and to the Historical Value of their works / through money Publicly subscribed / was Erected here by / The Society for Nautical Research / in the Year 1929'

Details

Description: Carved with a relief of a warship.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Baptistry
Materials: Portland stone
Artists: W. B. Fagan, Cecil King

People

Van de Velde, Willem
Age:
Date of Death: 1693
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:
Van de Velde, Willem
Age:
Date of Death: 1707
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Unveiling of the Van de Velde Memorial', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 15, p. 302 (Cambridge, 1929).

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  "location": "St James's Church, Piccadilly, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Near this Place / were Deposited the Remains of / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE ELDER / Born in 1610-11 Died in 1693 / and of his son / WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER / Born in 1633 Died in 1707 / After the Year 1673 / these Eminent Dutch Marine Artists / Lived and worked in this Country / as Painters of Seafights / to their Majesties / KING CHARLES THE SECOND / AND KING JAMES THE SECOND /T his tribute / Alike to their Artistic Merit / to their faultless Craftsmanship and to the Historical Value of their works / through money Publicly subscribed / was Erected here by / The Society for Nautical Research / in the Year 1929'",
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St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Gravestone at Tywyn Church, Gwynedd commemorating Henry Evans of Aberdovey d. 1882

Location

St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Transcript

'The Late Henry Evans of Aberdovey, Master Mariner, who died 2 Jany 1882, aged 74 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Evans, Henry
Age: 74
Date of Death: 2/1/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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  "transcript": "'The Late Henry Evans of Aberdovey, Master Mariner, who died 2 Jany 1882, aged 74 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Tywyn Church, Gwynedd commemorating Henry Evans of Aberdovey d. 1882</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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All Saints' Church, Wouldham, Kent, England

Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Wouldham, Kent commemorating Walter Burke, Purser RN d. 1815

Location

All Saints' Church, Wouldham, Kent, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / Walter Burke / Esq of this Parish / who died on the 12th September 1815 / in the / 70th year of his age / He was purser on his / Majesty's ship Victory / in the glorious Battle of Trafalgar and in / his arms the immortal / Nelson died'

Details

Type: Grave
Position: By path
Vessel: HMS ‘Victory'

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Burke, Walter
Age: 69
Date of Death: 12/9/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 37.

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / Walter Burke / Esq of this Parish / who died on the 12th September 1815 / in the / 70th year of his age / He was purser on his / Majesty's ship Victory / in the glorious Battle of Trafalgar and in / his arms the immortal / Nelson died'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Wouldham, Kent commemorating Walter Burke, Purser RN d. 1815</p>",
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    "date": "1805",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 37.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Richard Clayton d. 1853

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Richard Clayton, master mariner who was lost near PEN-GUGERUTH, Jany 20th 1853 aged 35 years'

Details

People

Clayton, Richard
Age: 35
Date of Death: 20/1/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Richard Clayton, master mariner who was lost near PEN-GUGERUTH, Jany 20th 1853 aged 35 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Richard Clayton d. 1853</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan 1974",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Memorial in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, commemorating those who died during the 1878-1882 commission of HMS ‘Boadicea’

Location

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘IN MEMORY OF THE / OFFICERS, SEAMEN, MARINES, KROOMEN OF / HMS BOADICEA / COMMODORE SIR FW RICHARDS, KCB / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS / DISEASE OR ACCIDENT DURING HER COMMISSION / ON THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / AND WEST COAST OF AFRICA STATION / 1878 – 1882 / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES' [lists of names on other three faces]

Details

Description: Obelisk on pedestal within railings.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Portland stone and granite
Vessel: HMS Boadicea

Event

First Boer War

Event Date

1880 - 1881

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Boadicea' 16 gun iron steam corvette. Commemorates commission on West Coast of Africa 1878/82 also casualties of Naval Brigade at Majuba Hills 2/28/1881. 11 Kroomen who died of smallpox Jan/Feb 1879 and two men who fell from aloft.

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  "id": "M4972",
  "location": "Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "‘IN MEMORY OF THE / OFFICERS, SEAMEN, MARINES, KROOMEN OF / HMS BOADICEA / COMMODORE SIR FW RICHARDS, KCB / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS / DISEASE OR ACCIDENT DURING HER COMMISSION / ON THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / AND WEST COAST OF AFRICA STATION / 1878 – 1882 / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES' [lists of names on other three faces]",
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  "people": "",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Charles Garthorne Burrell d. 1838

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Charles Garthorne Burrell shipowner North Shields died 8 March 1838 at Warrenpoint Ireland age 62'

Details

People

Burrell, Charles Garthorne
Age: 62
Date of Death: 8/3/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 379. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn, Norfolk commemorating John Dyker d. 1868

Location

St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

In Memory of / John Dyker, / eldest Son of / John Dyker / and / Inue Them, / of King’s Lynn / who was drowned off / Prawle Point, Devonshire. / December 10th 1868 / Aged 16 Years.

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Dyker, John
Age: 16
Date of Death: 10/12/1868
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating John Purdy d. 1859

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Purdy, John
Age: 60
Date of Death: 31/5/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at sea. Interred at Falmouth.

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating John Purdy d. 1859</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England

Wall tablet in Radnage, Buckinghamshire commemorating Lieutenant Henry John Phillimore RN, d. 1872,

Location

St Mary's Church, Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / HENRY JOHN PHILLIMORE, / LIEUTENANT R.N. / ELDEST SON OF THE REVD. GEORGE PHILLIMORE M.A. / RECTOR OF THIS PARISH, / & HARRIETTE MARIA, HIS WIFE / BORN SEP.2ND 1845. DIED FEB. 21ST 1872, / FROM THE EFFECTS OF FEVER / WITH WHICH HE WAS ATTACKED / WHILST SERVING IN H.M.S. WOLVERINE, / ON THE EAST AFRICAN COAST. / 'LOOKING UNTO JESUS THE AUTHOR / AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel South Wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Forsyth & Son
Vessel: HMS Wolverine

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Phillimore, Henry John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 21/2/1872
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Dossier
Recorder: Sheila Thompson; The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters