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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island to seamen and marines who died 1879 -1881

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE / UNDERMENTIONED SEAMEN AND MARINES / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE BETWEEN / APRIL 1879 AND APRIL 1881 AT ASCENSION / W.A. NICHOLSON COOK 1st CLASS AET 39 YEARS / D.R. HOIT COOK 1st CLASS AET 36 YEARS / GEO. SCHUTTERLIN WD. RM. STEWARD AET 26 YEARS / W.J. PHILLIPS ACTG. SGT. MAJOR. R.M. AET 32 YEARS / GEO. FENDICK CORPL. R.M. AET 32 YEARS / H. MUNRO PVTE. R.M. AET 32 YEARS / J. PROSSER PVTE R.M. AET 32 YEARS / W. DUFFIELD PVTE R.M. AET 27 YEARS / W. VICKERY PVTE R.M. AET 35 YEARS / C. LEMON PVTE R.M. AET 32 YEARS / W. BASSETT PVTE R.M. AET 32 YEARS / A. BRODICH MERCHT. SEAMAN AET 40 YEARS'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Bassett, W.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Brodich, A.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Duffield, W.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Fendick, George
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Corporal RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Hoit, D. R.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Cook 1st class RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lemon, C.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Munro, H.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Nicholson, W. A.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Cook 1st class RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Phillips, W. J.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Acting Sergeant Major RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Prosser, J.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Schutterlin, George
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ward Room Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Vickery, W.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1879-81
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997

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St Andrew's Church, Hamble, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Andrew’s Church, Hamble, Hampshire commemorating Vice-Admiral Peter Douglas d. 1858

Location

St Andrew's Church, Hamble, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Lydia, the beloved wife of Vice Admiral Peter John Douglas / who died at Southsea August 2nd [or 4th] aged 69 years / Also Vice Admiral Peter John Douglas who died December 17th 1858 / aged 71'

Details

Vessel: HMS Beaver

Event

Capture of the Raposa

Event Date

March 1804

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Douglas, Peter John
Age: 71
Date of Death: 17/12/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Jude's Church, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Jude’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating Peter Wellington, commemder of HMS ‘Tyne’ d. 1856

Location

St Jude's Church, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PETER WELLINGTON / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER / JUNE 15TH 1856 / ON HIS PASSAGE FROM RIO TO ENGLAND / IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. TYNE / aged 47 years / Leaving a wife and five young children / to lament their sad loss'

Details

Description: Neoclassical design with a pediment.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall, clergy vestry
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Tyne

People

Wellington, Peter
Age: 47
Date of Death: 15/6/1856
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master and Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS Tyne 1826, storeship, 4 guns
Bibliography: Tim Backhouse wwww.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk

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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai commemorating Captain J.P. McEuen d. 1896

Location

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Details

Position: Narthex

People

McEuen, J. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 30/8/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Superintendant of Police. Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: RN Capt Superintendant of Police, Shanghai.

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Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Memorial at Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland commemorating Vice-Admiral Robert Stokes, RN d. 1914

Location

Cobh Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Vice-Admiral Robert Henry S. Stokes / Officer of the Legion of Honour / Vice-Admiral Commanding on the coast of Ireland / Elder son of Sir Robert Baret Stokes CB / Born 5 August 1855 Passed away 24 April 1914'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus on stepped plinth carved with naval crown.
Type: Tomb

People

Stokes, Robert Henry Simpson
Age: 59
Date of Death: 24/4/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Vice Admiral Robert Stokes died not long after his appointment as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland. Vice-Admiral Stokes was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour.

Cobh was formerly known as Queenstown.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 2003

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Vice-Admiral Robert Henry S. Stokes / Officer of the Legion of Honour / Vice-Admiral Commanding on the coast of Ireland / Elder son of Sir Robert Baret Stokes CB / Born 5 August 1855 Passed away 24 April 1914'",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2003",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Henry More Williams d. 1827

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Lieut Henry More Williams died on his passage to Leghorn 10th September 1827 age 38'

Details

People

Williams, Henry More
Age: 38
Date of Death: 10/9/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p.31.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Gravestone in the Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Essex, commemorating John Robert McGrath d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish Church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'IHS / John Robert McGrath / Stoker 1st Class / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 29 years'

Details

Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines.
Type: War Graves Commission headstone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

MacGrath, John Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Place of burial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London of Admiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin d. 1854

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Details

Position: Catacomb B

People

Martin, Thomas Byam
Age: 81
Date of Death: 25/10/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Adm Sir Thomas Byam Martin 1773-1854.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 191. Also memorials in St Ann's Church, Portsmouth.

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Edward Williams d. 1844

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Edward Williams, Pilot, accidentally drowned near the lightship by the upsetting of a boat 21 August 1844'

Details

People

Williams, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 21/8/1844
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 285.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Holy Spirit Church, Distington, Cumbria, England

Memorial in Distington, Cumbria, dedicated to Captain James Walker RN d.1858

Location

Holy Spirit Church, Distington, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'Erected by Katherine Robertson Walker / in memory of her husband / James Robertson Walker Esquire / of Gilgarron-Captain R.N. / born at Letterewe. Ross-shire 22 June 1783 / died at Gilgarron 26th October 1858. / He was on board the Victory at the battle of / Trafalgar and died during a brilliant career. / Served his country faithfully. / Beloved and respected, he died in the joyful / hope of a glorious resurrection'

Details

Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Walker, James Robertson
Age:
Date of Death: 26/10/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp.142-3.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Erected by Katherine Robertson Walker / in memory of her husband / James Robertson Walker Esquire / of Gilgarron-Captain R.N. / born at Letterewe. Ross-shire 22 June 1783 / died at Gilgarron 26th October 1858. / He was on board the Victory at the battle of / Trafalgar and died during a brilliant career. / Served his country faithfully. / Beloved and respected, he died in the joyful / hope of a glorious resurrection'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters