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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Drew RN d. 1885

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William Drew A.B., H.M.S. IRON DUKE died...April 1885 aged 27 years. In God we trust'

Details

Description: Headstone, a trefoil shape containing a cross is carved above the inscription.
Vessel: HMS Iron Duke

People

Drew, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 4/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of William Drew A.B., H.M.S. IRON DUKE died...April 1885 aged 27 years. In God we trust'",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain Henry Burton, d. 1693

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies interred the body of / Captain Henry Burton / late commander of the Ship Loyal Captain from / Fort St George, who departed this life / on the 25th Day of December, Anno Domini / 1693 / Aged 42 Years 5 Months and 16 Days'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Loyal Captain

People

Burton, Henry
Age: 42
Date of Death: 25/12/1693
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.2

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Here lies interred the body of / Captain Henry Burton / late commander of the Ship Loyal Captain from / Fort St George, who departed this life / on the 25th Day of December, Anno Domini / 1693 / Aged 42 Years 5 Months and 16 Days'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Warnett d. 1898

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / WILLIAM WARNETT / of H.M.S. 'Alexandra' / who died Oct 8th 1898 / Aged 19 years / Gone but not forgotten'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 255
Vessel: HMS Alexandra

People

Warnett, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 8/10/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "id": "M3490",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / WILLIAM WARNETT / of H.M.S. 'Alexandra' / who died Oct 8th 1898 / Aged 19 years / Gone but not forgotten'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Warnett d. 1898</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Alexandra"  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain John Mainland and John Owens d. 1834

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Mainland age 27 who came by his death on his passage from Barbados to Liverpool in the Brig Regina of which he was Captain by the accidental giving way of the ridge rope of the poop of the said vessel. By the same accident John Owens the chief officer of the said vessel, brother in law of the above, the son of Moses and Elizabeth Owens, who met with his death in the 24th year of his age.'

Details

Vessel: Regina

People

Mainland, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1834
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Owens, John
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1834
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 547. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. John Mainland married Mary Owen on 7 October 1832.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain John Mainland age 27 who came by his death on his passage from Barbados to Liverpool in the Brig Regina of which he was Captain by the accidental giving way of the ridge rope of the poop of the said vessel. By the same accident John Owens the chief officer of the said vessel, brother in law of the above, the son of Moses and Elizabeth Owens, who met with his death in the 24th year of his age.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain John Mainland and John Owens d.  1834</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 547. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. John Mainland married Mary Owen on 7 October 1832.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Commander James Nethery Hill RN d. 1907

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Commander James Nethery Hill RN third son of the late Revd James Hill DD. Born 9th February 1850. Died 15 August 1907'

Details

People

Hill, James Nethery
Age:
Date of Death: 15/8/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born Greenwich, 1850.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Commander James Nethery Hill RN third son of the late Revd James Hill DD. Born 9th February 1850. Died 15 August 1907'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Commander James Nethery Hill RN d. 1907</p>",
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    "notes": "Born Greenwich, 1850.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1988",
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}

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Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating Owen Davies d. 1813

Location

Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Owen Davies, late of Aberystwyth (mariner) who died 25 June 1813 aged 55 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Davies, Owen
Age: 55
Date of Death: 25/6/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1973

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Owen Davies, late of Aberystwyth (mariner) who died 25 June 1813 aged 55 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating Owen Davies d. 1813</p>",
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  "people": [{"name":"Davies, Owen","age":"55","dateofdeath":"25/6/1813","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Mariner","organisation":""}],
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1973",
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St German's Church, Rame, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in Rame, Cornwall commemorating William Parford Pitt d. 1882

Location

St German's Church, Rame, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN PARFORD / of this Parish / who [?] was unfortunately drowned / whilst on Duty / ... / Aged 30 years / Also / William Parford Pitt / Grandson of the above.... / Who Died May 27th [?] 1882 [?] / Aged 25 years / Safe in the arms of Jesus'

Details

Description: Carved with a foul anchor.

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Pitt, William Parford
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER photo. William P. Pitt retired unfit 6 Feb. 1880.
Recorder: David Bailey 1994

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  "post_id": "252",
  "id": "M3681",
  "location": "St German's Church, Rame, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN PARFORD / of this Parish / who [?] was unfortunately drowned / whilst on Duty / ... / Aged 30 years / Also / William Parford Pitt / Grandson of the above.... / Who Died May 27th [?] 1882 [?] / Aged 25 years / Safe in the arms of Jesus'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Rame, Cornwall commemorating William Parford Pitt d. 1882</p>\n\n\n<p></p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Carved with a foul anchor.<br />\n<br />",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
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    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Pitt, William Parford","age":"25","dateofdeath":"1882","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Assistant Engineer","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER photo. William P. Pitt retired unfit 6 Feb. 1880.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Bailey 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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British War Cemetery, 80 kms west of Pretoria, Rustenberg, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at British War Cemetery, Rustenberg, South Africa, commemorating Captain Claude Robertson, RMLI, d. 1900

Location

British War Cemetery, 80 kms west of Pretoria, Rustenberg, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

'For King and Country. Claude William Robertson Captain R.M.L.I. O.C. 'B' Squadron, 1st Australian Bushmen 21st July 1900'

Details

Description: Carved with a cross and Royal Marines' badge.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone

Event

Boer War 1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Robertson, Claude William
Age: 31
Date of Death: 22/7/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Notes: Captain RMLI, O.C. 'B' Squadron 1st Australian Bushmen. B. Godalming, Sy. 1868 and was serving in Sydney, Australia at outbreak of Boer War. Volunteered to join Australian Bushmen and landed at Beira. Involved with relief of Mefeking. He died commanding his squadron at Magato Pass, Kosters River.

Robertson is also commemorated on the RMLI monument in the Cambridge enclosure, St Jame’s Park and the war memorial cloister at Charterhouse.

Bibliography: James Bell 'Rustenberg, Resting Place of forgotten heroes', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 13, pp. 55-57, (July 1997).
Recorder: Ailsa Rushbrooke 1997

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  "transcript": "'For King and Country. Claude William Robertson Captain R.M.L.I. O.C. 'B' Squadron, 1st Australian Bushmen 21st July 1900'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at British War Cemetery, Rustenberg, South Africa, commemorating Captain Claude Robertson, RMLI, d. 1900</p>",
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    "recorder": "Ailsa Rushbrooke 1997",
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St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Eastbourne commemorating Lieutenant William Hector Rason RN d. 1859

Location

St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / William Hector Rason, / Lieut R.N. Aged 26; / who gallantly fell under the Batteries of the Peiho; / 25th June, 1859, / when in command of the 'Plover' Gun Boat; / sunk in Action / carrying the Admiral's flag. / This monument / is erected by his Brother officers / in token of their admiration of his conspicuous gallantry / and moral worth / Praelio occisus'

Details

Description: Gothic architectural surround. Anchor above inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of chancel
Vessel: Plover

Event

Second China War

Event Date

1857-1860

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Rason, William Hector
Age: 26
Date of Death: 25/6/1859
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2001

JSON

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  "post_id": "254",
  "id": "M2100",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / William Hector Rason, / Lieut R.N. Aged 26; / who gallantly fell under the Batteries of the Peiho; / 25th June, 1859, / when in command of the 'Plover' Gun Boat; / sunk in Action / carrying the Admiral's flag. / This monument / is erected by his Brother officers / in token of their admiration of his conspicuous gallantry / and moral worth / Praelio occisus'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Eastbourne commemorating  Lieutenant William Hector Rason RN d. 1859</p>",
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    "vessel": "Plover"  },
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    "event":"Second China War",
    "date": "1857-1860",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rason, William Hector","age":"26","dateofdeath":"25/6/1859","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Lieutenant RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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All Saints Church, West Ashby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, West Ashby, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Hugh Thomas Grainger Stack RN d. 1902

Location

All Saints Church, West Ashby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of HUGH THOMAS GRAINGER STACK, Lieutenant RN, son of Colonel STACK, West Ashby Manor, died at Haslar 9th December 1902, aged 29 years. For so he giveth his beloved sleep'

Details

People

Stack, Hugh Thomas Grainger
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/12/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, West Ashby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of HUGH THOMAS GRAINGER STACK, Lieutenant RN, son of Colonel STACK, West Ashby Manor, died at Haslar 9th December 1902, aged 29 years. For so he giveth his beloved sleep'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints Church, West Ashby, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Hugh Thomas Grainger Stack RN d. 1902</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters