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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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    "recorder": "William Donnan 1974",
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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.

JSON

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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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    "event":"First Boer War",
    "date": "1880 - 1881",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Africa"  },
  "people": "",
  "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.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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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

JSON

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  "id": "M705",
  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Charles Garthorne Burrell shipowner North Shields died 8 March 1838 at Warrenpoint Ireland age 62'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Charles Garthorne Burrell d. 1838</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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}

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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

Extra

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  "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.",
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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.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating John Purdy d. 1859</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Died at sea. Interred at Falmouth.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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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)

JSON

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  "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'",
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    "vessel": "HMS Wolverine"  },
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    "notes": "Dossier",
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    "recorder": "Sheila Thompson; The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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St Nicholas's Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England

Tomb at St Nicholas’s Church, Hurst, Berkshire commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Dundas d. 1841

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England

Details

Description: Tomb within iron railings.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Naiad

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Dundas, Thomas
Age: 76
Date of Death: 1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also Lady Dundas died at Reading, their daughter Elizabeth Wood 1837-1878, Mary Dundas died at Reading 1818.
Bibliography: T.A. Heathcote, Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and their battles: a Biographical and Historical Dictionary, (Yorkshire, 2005)

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Tomb at St Nicholas’s Church, Hurst, Berkshire commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Dundas d. 1841</p>",
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
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    "bibliography": "T.A. Heathcote, Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and their battles: a Biographical and Historical Dictionary, (Yorkshire, 2005)",
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Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, Rest of the World

Gravestone in Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, commemorating Commander O. B. Carey-Brenton, RN, d. 1921

Location

Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, Rest of the World

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Carey-Brenton, Reginald Orme Brenton
Age: 72
Date of Death: 21/4/1921
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commander Royal Navy, superintendent for formation of Mexican Navy 1891. DOSSIER. Born 22/12/1848. Retired to Mexico where he worked as a missionary.

Recorder: Reverend Kenton M. Wood, 1996

JSON

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  "location": "Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, Rest of the World",
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  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, commemorating Commander O. B. Carey-Brenton, RN, d. 1921</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "Commander Royal Navy, superintendent for formation of Mexican Navy 1891. DOSSIER. Born 22/12/1848. Retired to Mexico where he worked as a missionary.<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend Kenton M. Wood, 1996",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk commemorating Captain Hyde Parker, RN d. 1854

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN HYDE PARKER / OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAM FRIGATE FIREBRAND / (ELDEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER C.B.) / WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY WHILE LEADING ON HIS MEN / TO THE STORM OF A RUSSIAN FORTIFICATION AT THE / SULINA MOUTH OF THE DANUBE, JULY 8TH 1854. AGED 29 YEARS / THE BRITISH BURIAL GROUND OF PERA OF CONSTANTINOPLE / HOLDS ALL OF HIM THAT COULD DIE, BUT SO LONG AS A GREAT / INTELLECT, A HIGH AND SPOTLESS CHARACTER AND DEVOTION / TO HIS COUNTRY, EVEN TO THE DEATH CAN COMMAND / LOVE AND RESPECT, SO LONG WILL HIS NAME LIVE / IN THE FOREMOST RANKS OF THOSE WHO DIED / TOO EARLY FOR ALL SAVE THEIR OWN FAME. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, / SEAMAN AND MARINES OF H.M.S. FIREBRAND / THE LAST SAD TRIBUTE OF THEIR HONOUR AND AFFECTION.'

Details

Description: Above, a semicircular carving of a foul anchor within a wreath of oak and laurel branches, crossed swords and flags behind, surrounded by inlaid laurel branches. A dolphin and trident on each side of the inscription tablet. Architectural surround carved with egg and dart mouldings and acanthus leaves.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sanctuary
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Firebrand

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Parker, Hyde
Age: 29
Date of Death: 8/7/1854
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
Photographer: P. Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN HYDE PARKER / OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAM FRIGATE FIREBRAND / (ELDEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER C.B.) / WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY WHILE LEADING ON HIS MEN / TO THE STORM OF A RUSSIAN FORTIFICATION AT THE / SULINA MOUTH OF THE DANUBE, JULY 8TH 1854. AGED 29 YEARS / THE BRITISH BURIAL GROUND OF PERA OF CONSTANTINOPLE / HOLDS ALL OF HIM THAT COULD DIE, BUT SO LONG AS A GREAT / INTELLECT, A HIGH AND SPOTLESS CHARACTER AND DEVOTION / TO HIS COUNTRY, EVEN TO THE DEATH CAN COMMAND / LOVE AND RESPECT, SO LONG WILL HIS NAME LIVE / IN THE FOREMOST RANKS OF THOSE WHO DIED / TOO EARLY FOR ALL SAVE THEIR OWN FAME. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, / SEAMAN AND MARINES OF H.M.S. FIREBRAND / THE LAST SAD TRIBUTE OF THEIR HONOUR AND AFFECTION.'",
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Ledger in the east cloister, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Rear Admiral Charles Drummond, RN d.1771

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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

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'Rear Admiral Charles Drummond. / Died 15 Nov 1771 / Aged 90 years. / Also /GAVIN DRUMMOND Esq. / Died 15 Feb 1773 / Aged 85 years.'

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Type: Ledger
Position: Cloister east side
Materials: Black marble

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Drummond, Charles
Age: 90
Date of Death: 15/11/1771
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Worn flat. Date difficult to read.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters