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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

JSON

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St Nicholas' Church, Ash, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’ Church, Ash, Kent commemorating Captain Joseph Westbeech RN, d. 1811

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Ash, Kent, England

Transcript

'Joseph Westbeech / RN / died 9th Nov 1811'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave south wall

People

Westbeech, Joseph
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 9/11/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also nearby slab to his daughter 'Miss Martha Westbeech / eldest daughter of the above / who died 6 September 1824 / aged 24 years'.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Imaum’ who died of yellow fever in 1860

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of the Officers and men of H.M.S. 'Imaum' who died of yellow fever in October & November, 1860: Mr. F. D'AGUILAR Lieut. / John JARVIS Master / Wm. McCOMBIE Assist.Surgeon / N.G. SIMMONDS Assist. Paymaster / Wm. ALBIN Clerk / Jas. GOWLLAND Asst. Clerk / Wm. CLIFT Boatswain / Thos. BENNETT Seaman / Wm. WRIGHT Seaman / Geo. W. LYALL / Edw. BARBER / Jas. CLAMP / Jno. DEA / Geo. McLEAN / Thos. FLYNN / Jno. MARKHAM / Jno. TIMOTHY / Robt. LEGGETT / Jno. WYATT / Edwd. HOLMES. Boys'

Details

Vessel: HMS Imaum

People

Albin, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy
Barber, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Bennett, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Clamp, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Clift, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy
D'Aguilar, F.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dea, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Flynn, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gowlland, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy
Holmes, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jarvis, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Leggett, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lyall, George W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Markham, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
McCombie, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
McLean, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Simmonds, N. G.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Paymaster
Organisation: Royal Navy
Timothy, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wright, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wyatt, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1860
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Whitby commemorating Thomas Barton d. 1829

Location

St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'To / the Memory of / THOMAS BARTON, Master / Mariner, who died April 19th / 1829 aged 69 years / Also ISABEL wife of the above / who died the 10th of March 1833 / aged 76 years. / Also THOMAS son of the above / who died in infancy'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Barton, Thomas
Age: 69
Date of Death: 19/4/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To / the Memory of / THOMAS BARTON, Master / Mariner, who died April 19th / 1829 aged 69 years / Also ISABEL wife of the above / who died the 10th of March 1833 / aged 76 years. / Also THOMAS son of the above / who died in infancy'",
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Fitzherbert, RN d. 1794

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS PLACE / LIE THE REMAINS OF / THOMAS FITZHERBERT ESQR: / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE: / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 13 DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1794 / AGED 67 YEARS'

Details

Type: Ledger
Materials: Marble

People

Fitzherbert, Thomas
Age: 67
Date of Death: 13/9/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Catty

JSON

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St Nicholas' Church, Thanington, Kent, England

Tomb at St Nicholas’ Church, Thanington, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Richard Mount RN, d. 1811 at Vera Cruz, Mexico

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Thanington, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Richard fourth son of William and Mary Mount / Lieutenant of H.M.S. Inconstant / who died at Vera Cruz May 13th 1811 aged 19 years'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS ‘Inconstant'

People

Mount, Richard
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/5/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating James Paterson d. 1831

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'James Paterson, shipmaster died 22 May 1831 age 39'

Details

People

Paterson, James
Age: 39
Date of Death: 22/5/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, Compiled by James Gibson d.1886 vol. 7, p. 535.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Rear Admiral Charles Holmes RN d. 1761

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES HOLMES ESQ / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE. HE DIED THE XXIST / OF NOVEMBER MDCCLXI COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS / MAJESTY'S FLEET STATION'D AT JAMAICA AGE L. / ERECTED BY HIS GRATEFUL NEECES [SIC] MARY STANWIX / AND LUCRETIA SOWLE'

Details

Description: In front of a pyramid shaped back, a full-length figure of Holmes in Roman dress, leaning on a gun draped with an ensign.
Type: Monument
Position: North ambulatory
Materials: Marble
Artists: Joseph Wilton

People

Holmes, Charles
Age: 50
Date of Death: 21/11/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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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 Lieutenant Thomas Payne RN, d. 1790

Location

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

Transcript

'To the Memory of / Thomas Payne, Esq. / First Lieut. of his Majesty's Ship 'Phoenix' / who died the 13th September 1790 / aged 25 years. / In gratitude of whose memory and as a small testimony of their unutterable affection / this Monument is erected by the desire of his / faithful shipmates, who sincerely lament the loss of their departed friend.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Phoenix

People

Payne, Thomas
Age: 25
Date of Death: 13/9/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.77

JSON

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St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St James’s Church, Southwick, Hampshire commemorating Rear-Admiral Frederick Buckley d. 1952

Location

St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / FREDERICK ARTHUR BUCKLEY, C.B. / DIED 31ST MAY 1952 / WHO WAS MUCH BELOVED / BY THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWICK / HE LIVED FOR HIS COUNTRY / HIS SERVICE AND HIS FRIENDS / ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHWICK EX SERVICE MEN'S CLUB. NOVEMBER 8TH 1953'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Nave
Materials: Brass

People

Buckley, Frederick Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 31/5/1952
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "id": "M5333",
  "location": "St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL / FREDERICK ARTHUR BUCKLEY, C.B. / DIED 31ST MAY 1952 / WHO WAS MUCH BELOVED / BY THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWICK / HE LIVED FOR HIS COUNTRY / HIS SERVICE AND HIS FRIENDS / ERECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHWICK EX SERVICE MEN'S CLUB. NOVEMBER 8TH 1953'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Church, Southwick, Hampshire commemorating Rear-Admiral Frederick Buckley d. 1952</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Plaque",
    "position": "Nave",
    "materials": "Brass",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Buckley, Frederick Arthur","age":"","dateofdeath":"31/5/1952","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Rear Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters