Wall plaque at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Collingwood’ who died during the commission of 1893-1896
Location
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'In Memory of the Officers and Men / of H.M.S. 'COLLINGWOOD' / Who died during her second Commission / at Malta. / Staff Surgeon J.A. Collot, 11 Feb. 1894, aged 44 years, / J. Norton, Stoker. 22 Feb 1893 aged 23, C. Morrison, Ord. 18 July 1895, aged 43, / R. Nicholas, B.1.C. 23 Feb 1893, aged 17, C. Paddon Pte. R.M. 19 July 1895, aged 26, / B. Yates Pte. R.M. 4 Nov 1893, aged 29, Ernest L.Bell. A.B. 4 Aug 1895, aged 27, / Saml. Woolley, A.B. 8 July 1894, aged 25, Stpn. J. Smith, Ord. 9 Aug. 1895, aged 19, / J. Whyte, Cdr. R.M.A. 18 July 1895, aged 37, George Carter, Ord. 1 Octr. 1895 aged 19 / At Boudroum, / H. Hobson, Cr. R.M.A. 6 July 1895, aged 25, C.W. Godfrey, Ord. 13 July 1895, aged 19. / At Salonica / J.H. Trueman, Painter 1.C. 12 Jan 1896, aged 31 years. / Erected by the Officers and Ships Company / 1893 MEDITERRANEAN STATION 1896'
Details
Description: With a black enamelled? border, the capitals picked out in red. Type: Wall plaque Materials: Copper Vessel: HMS Collingwood
People
Bell, Ernest L. Age: 27 Date of Death: 4/8/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Carter, George Age: 19 Date of Death: 1/10/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Collot, J. A. Age: 44 Date of Death: 11/2/1894 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy Godfrey, C. W. Age: 19 Date of Death: 13/7/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Hobson, H. Age: 25 Date of Death: 6/7/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Morrison, C. Age: 43 Date of Death: 18/7/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman RN Organisation: Royal Navy Nicholas, R. Age: 17 Date of Death: 23/2/1893 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class RN Organisation: Royal Navy Norton, J. Age: 23 Date of Death: 22/2/1893 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Paddon, C. Age: 26 Date of Death: 19/7/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines Smith, Stephen J. Age: 19 Date of Death: 9/8/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Trueman, J. H. Age: 31 Date of Death: 12/1/1896 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Painter 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Whyte, J. Age: 37 Date of Death: 18/7/1895 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Woolley, Samuel Age: 25 Date of Death: 8/7/1894 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Yates, B. Age: 29 Date of Death: 4/11/1893 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines
Memorial in Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Castor’, killed in action, St Jean d’Acre 1840
Location
Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN O'BRIAN, FREDERICK WEAVER, WILLIAM SMITH AND THOMAS SILNECK, / SEAMEN / WHO WERE KILLED ON BOARD H.M.S. CASTOR / COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN EDWARD COLLIER / AT THE CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE / BY THE ALLIES ON THE 3RD NOVEMBER 1840. / THIS MEMORIAL / IS ERECTED AS A TOKEN OF REGRET BY THEIR SHIPMATES. / FOR THEY GOT NOT THE LAND IN POSSESSION THROUGH THEIR / OWN SWORD NEITHER WAS IT THEIR OWN ARM THAT HELPED / THEM. Ps. 44:3’
Details
Type: Wall memorial. Vessel: HMS Castor
Event
St Jean D'Acre
Event Date
1840
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
O'Brian, John Age: Date of Death: 3/11/1840 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Silneck, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 3/11/1840 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Weaver, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 3/11/1840 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Tomb in Père Lachaise, Paris commemorating Admiral Sir Sidney Smith d. 1840
Location
Père Lachaise, Paris, France, Rest of the World
Transcript
[On the side panels] 'ON SIR SIDNEY SMITH / Here rests the hero who undaunted stood, / When Acre's streets were red with Turkish blood; / In warlike France where great Napoleon rose, / The man who check'd his conquests finds repose. / Britain who claims his triumphs as her own, / Has raised for him her monumental stone; / This tomb, which marks his grave, is now supplied / by friends with whom he lived, midst whom he died; / A tribute to his memory - Here beneath / Lies the bold heart of England's Sidney Smith', 'ON LADY SIDNEY SMITH / Beloved by all to whom her worth was known,/ the pride of those who claimed her for their own / her cherished life too soon attained its close / And here her mortal relics find repose, / But in the minds of those who yet survive, Shall the remembrance of her virtues live; / And hearts that mourn for all they most held dear, / Cling to the only solace left them here, / That in that world where faith may hope for bliss, / Her spirit dwells in endless happiness' [upper compartment, on the right of the bust] 'SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH, G.C.B., / Admiral of the Red / Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, / Grand Cross of several foreign Orders &c., / Born 21 July 1764 / Died 26 May, 1840' [upper compartment, on the left of the bust] 'CAROLINE MARY/Wife of/Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, / Born 10th May, 1760, / Died 16 May, 1826'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus, a pediment above with acroteria. There is a circular relief portrait of Smith on the side panel. The memorial was restored by the 1805 Club in 1999. The missing roundel portrait by Jacques-Louis David was discovered inside the tomb and reinstated.
Type: Tomb Position: Sector III 43e division. Avenue des Anglais Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Tigre
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Smith, William Sidney Age: Date of Death: 26/5/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Admiral Smith served with distinction throughout the French and Napoleonic Wars. He was a pioneer in new methods of naval warfare and one of the great heroes of the age. Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; 'Observer' colour magazine. 6/3/1983; John Barrow 'Life and Correspondance of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith' (London, 1848), pp. 492-495 (engraving); Michel Dansel 'Au Pere Lachaise' (1973) p. 115. 'Newsletter of the 1805 Club,' March 2007, p. 10; Thomas Pocock 'A Thirst for Glory: The Life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith.' Photographer: Pieter van der Merwe
Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Henry Davy RN d. 1852
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'In memory of / HENRY DAVY, RN. 2ND MASTER ATTENDANT / OF PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD / WHO DIED OCTOBER 21ST, 1852; AGED 49 YEARS'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: North side nave
People
Davy, Henry Age: 49 Date of Death: 21/10/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: 2nd Master Attendant Portsmouth Dockyard Organisation: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
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)
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).
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'
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
