Memorial in the Naval Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating Alfred Tyacke. d. 1853
Location
Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Alfred H Tyacke / midshipman H.M.S. Leopard / who departed this life / June 17th 1853 / from injuries received falling from / the maintop / Aged 16 years / This tablet is erected by his messmates'
Details
Vessel: HMS Leopard
People
Tyacke, Alfred H. Age: 116 Date of Death: 17/6/1853 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at the Church of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, West Sussex commemorating Captain Thomas Lyne RN d. 1832
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Westbourne, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS LYNE R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY 1848 / AGED 79 YEARS. / ALSO OF ELIZABETH / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 26 OF OCTOBER 1832 / AGED 56 YEARS'
Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Hassard Leeke Stacpoole RM d. 1836
Location
Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man
Transcript
'In MEMORY / of / HASSARD LEEKE STACPOOLE Esq. / Only son of the late Capt. / HASSARD STACPOOLE R.N. / formerly of the Royal Marines / in which Corps he highly distinguished himself / on the / River Gambia Africa / during the year 1830 / Obiit 22nd March 1836 / Aetat 28 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Stacpoole, Hassard Leeke Age: 28 Date of Death: 22/3/1836 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: 2nd Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Marines
Extra
Notes: Captain Hassard Stacpoole RN d. 1814 Jamaica, killed in a duel. He married Isabella Leeke.
Memorial at St Nicholas Church, Godstone commemorating Lieutenant Evelyn Eyre Greenwell RNVR d. 1919
Location
St Nicholas Church, Godstone, Surrey, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of our dear brother Evelyn Eyre Greenwell Lt RNVR fourth son of Sir Walpole and Lady Greenwell, Morden Park died of pneumonia at Portland while on service Feb 23 1919. Aged 32'
Details
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Greenwell, Evelyn Eyre Age: 32 Date of Death: 23/2/1919 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Memorial at West End Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa commemorating Struan Robertson, RN; Ethelbert Moat, RN; Frederick Roche, RN; William Hughes RMA of HMS Monarch, who died 1900.
Location
West End Cemetery, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of Struan Robertson, Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. Doris who died of enteric fever while on active service with the Naval Search Light at Kimberley, 25th February 1900. Also of Ethelbert Moat, A.B. Frederick Roche, A.B. William Hughes, Gunner R.M.A. All of H.M.S. Monarch who died of enteric fever March 1900'
Details
Vessel: HMS Doris, HMS Monarch
Event
Boer War (South African War)
Event Date
1899 - 1902
People
Hughes, Frederick Age: Unknown Date of Death: 3/1900 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Moat, Ethelbert Age: Unknown Date of Death: 3/1900 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Robertson, Struan Age: Unknown Date of Death: 25/2/1900 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy Roche, Frederick Age: Unknown Date of Death: 3/1900 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: A memorial featuring a Boer gun on a plinth is dedicated to the officers and men of HMS Doris who lost their lives during the Boer War 1899 - 1902 is in Devonport Park, Plymouth. Bibliography: J.R. Williams 'Some Naval Memorials in the West End Cemetery Kimberley, Cape Province', 'Orders and Medals Research Society Journal' vol. 23, pp 264-265, (Winter 1984).
