Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Captain Samuel Morrish RN d. 1861
Location
St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Erected by Commodore Dunlop, C.B. & Officers H.M.S. 'Imaum' in memory of Capt. Samuel MORRISH, late of that ship, who died 30th Sep 1861 & was buried at Half Way Tree Church, in the Parish of St Andrew's'
Details
Vessel: HMS Imaum
People
Morrish, Samuel Age: 47 Date of Death: 30/9/1861 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
Memorial in Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia dedicated to Edward Munn, RN d. 1815
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World
Transcript
’SACRED / To The Memory Of / EDWARD MUNN / Late servant to / Rear Admiral / Sir Thomas Cochrane K.C.B. / who died on board / H.M.S. Agincourt / Off Penang on / 9th April 1815. / Aged 20 years. / Erected by his messmates who sincerely grieve his loss'
Details
Vessel: HMS Agincourt
People
Munn, Edward Age: 20 Date of Death: 9/4/1815 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Servant Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).
Memorial at Liverpool Street Station, London commemorating Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt d. 1916
Location
Liverpool Street Station, London, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN CHARLES FRYATT / + JULY 27TH 1916 + / FROM THE NEUTRAL ADMIRERS OF HIS BRAVE / CONDUCT AND HEROIC DEATH / THE NETHERLANDS SECTION OF THE LEAGUE / OF NEUTRAL STATES JULY 27TH 1917'
Details
Description: Marble tablet with a circular, bronze relief portrait of Fryatt. Type: Wall tablet Materials: bronze, marble Date Erected: 1916-17 Artists: H. T. H. van Golberdinge Vessel: SS Brussels
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Fryatt, Charles Algernon Age: 44 Date of Death: 27/7/1916 Cause of Death: Executed Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Thomas Ellis d. 1866
Location
St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Ellis, Sailmaker of Holyhead who departed this life January 10th 1866 aged 62 years also Jane Ellis who departed this life July 10 1868 aged 62 years also of the children of John Ellis...'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Ellis, Thomas Age: 62 Date of Death: 10/1/1866 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker Organisation:
Memorial headstone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Benjamin Herrington, d. 1922
Location
St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN / SON OF / BENJAMIN AND ANN / HERRINGTON / BORN JUNE 1840 / DIED MAY 1922 / PEACE PERFECT PEACE / ALSO / EDITH LOUISA HERRINGTON / THE DEVOTED SISTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO PASSED TO A CLEARER IDEA OF LIFE / AUGUST 15TH 1942 / AGED 82 YEARS / FAITHFUL'
Details
Description: Carved with a fishing vessel in profile above the inscription. LT835 on the sail. This was the 2 1/2 ton longshore boat 'Rapid' (information Lowestoft Record Office). Herrington was one of five joint owners. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Herrington, Benjamin Age: 82 Date of Death: 1922 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Fisherman Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Notes: Occupation given in 1871 census as fisherman Photographer: B. Tomlinson, P. Lacey
Window at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London commemorating Lieutenant George Leslie Drewry VC, RNR d. 1918
Location
All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London, England
Details
Type: Window
Event
Gallipoli Campaign
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Drewry, George Leslie Age: Date of Death: 2/8/1918 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RNR Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Extra
Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Family gravestone in the City of London Cemetery. Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 99.
Memorial at St George’s Church, Beckington, Somerset to Robert Emery Porch d. 1922 in the loss of Submarine ‘H 42’
Location
St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF MY HUSBAND / ROBERT EMERY PORCH. / (SUBMARINE COXSWAIN) WHO PERISHED AT SEA / MARCH 23RD 1922 / IN H.M. SUBMARINE H.42. / AGED 28 YEARS.', 'Only Good-Night Beloved', / 'ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE'
Details
Description: Inscribed with illustration of an H class submarine. Type: Plaque Position: South aisle Materials: Brass Vessel: H42
People
Porch, Robert Emery Age: 28 Date of Death: 23/3/1922 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Submarine Coxswain Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: H42 was sunk by accident during exercises off Gibraltar when she surfaced under the bows of the destroyer, 'HMS Versatile'. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial at St Mark’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Joseph Hayton d. 1826
Location
St Mark's Church, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Joseph Hayton (Export Surveyor) of His Majesty's excise of this Port, died 4th August 1826 age 55 / O silent grave, to thee I trust / this generous pile of worthy dust. / Oh keep it safe, you sacred tomb. / Until a wife shall ask for room'
Details
People
Hayton, Joseph Age: 55 Date of Death: 4/8/1826 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Export surveyor Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 602. Church demolished in 1913. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters