Memorial in St Swithin’s Church, Martyr Worthy, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley d. 1808
Location
St Swithin's Church, Martyr Worthy, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, Baronet / Born at Craig, Dumfriesshire; died at Chilland / in this Parish and was buried in this church / AD 1808 / After long and distinguished services he commanded a / division of Lord Howe's Fleet in the victory over the / French Fleet May 29th and June 1st 1794, having his / flag in H.M.S. Bellerophon, in which battle he was / severely wounded, losing a leg. For his services he was / created a Baronet and after holding the command of / Port Admiral at Plymouth 1799-1801, retired to Chilland Cottage, where he died. / This brass is erected to his memory / by his grandson / Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley / Baronet K.C.B. [etc. etc.] 1879'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall of nave Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Bellerophon
Event
Battle of the Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Pasley, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 1808 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at the Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edward Chalinder, HM Customs, d. 1867
Location
Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
‘TO THE MEMORY / of / EDWARD CHALINDER / Late of H.M. Customs / of this port / and formerly of Llanelly / who died at Newhaven / March 6th 1867 / Aged 51 years / ’Truly my hope is even in thee’ / Also / EMMA / Wife of the above / who died Oct 15 1883 / Aged 69 years'
Details
People
Chalinder, Edward Age: 51 Date of Death: 6/3/1867 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Customs Officer Organisation: HM Customs
Extra
Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1978 Photographer: P Lacey
Wall tablet in St Laurence’s Church, Upminster, dedicated to George Hyla Holden d. 1846
Location
St Laurence's Church, Upminster, Essex, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE HYLA HOLDEN, / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. VESUVIUS, WHO, WITH TEN OF THE CREW, FELL / THE VICTIM OF MALIGNANT FEVER / IN THE GULPH OF MEXICO, / AUGUST 1ST 1846 IN THE 18TH YEAR OF HIS AGE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Nave south wall Materials: Marble, slate Artists: King Vessel: HMS Vesuvius
People
Holden, George Hyla Age: 17 Date of Death: 1/8/1846 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating mariners lost at sea 1840-1868
Location
Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Details
People
Cleet, Robert Age: 32 Date of Death: 25/3/1842 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Colledge, Joshua Age: 23? Date of Death: 20/11/1864 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Denham, George Thomas Age: 36 Date of Death: 1863 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner. Organisation: Gibson, William Age: 34 Date of Death: 12/1843 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Parkin, Thomas Age: 27 Date of Death: 1851 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Pearson, Robert Age: Date of Death: 3/1860 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Stobbart, William Age: 40 Date of Death: 20/8/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Turner, Thomas Age: 17 Date of Death: 1/9/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Webster, David Age: 31 Date of Death: 1862 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Tedburn St Mary, Plymouth commemorating the Reverend Charles Burne d. 1859
Location
St Mary's Church, Tedburn St Mary, Plymouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF THE / REVD. CHARLES BURNE / WHO DIED ON THE 24th SEPTEMBER / 1859 AGED 75 YEARS / HE WAS RECTOR OF THIS PARISH 44 YEARS / AND WAS GREATLY BELOVED AND / RESPECTED BY HIS PARISHIONERS / AND DEEPLY LAMENTED / BY HIS FAMILY AND LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS / HE WAS SENIOR CHAPLAIN / IN THE ROYAL NAVY AND WAS PRESENT AT / THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR IN H.M.S. NEPTUNE / AND OBTAINED THE MEDAL / AWARDED FOR THAT MEMORABLE VICTORY / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH / HIS WIFE WHO DIED JUNE 22nd 1877' [Small floor slab by altar screen] 'Sacred to the memory of the Rev. Charles Burne who / died on the 24th of September 1859 aged 75 years'
Details
Position: North aisle Vessel: HMS Neptune
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Burne, Charles Age: 75 Date of Death: 24/9/1859 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 39.
Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Francis Elgar d. 1909, naval architect
Location
Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England
Transcript
'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / FRANCIS ELGAR L.L.D., F,R,S, / BORN APRIL 24TH 1845 / DIED JANUARY 17TH 1909 / AND / ETHEL ANNIE MITCHELL ELGAR / HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE / WHO DIED ON THE 8TH JULY 1914. AGED 46 YEARS / REST IN PEACE'
Details
Description: Cross on stepped plinth Type: Cross Materials: Grey granite
People
Elgar, Francis Age: Date of Death: 1909 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Naval architect Organisation: Admiralty
Extra
Notes: 1845-1909. Naval architect and Admiralty Director of Dockyards. Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 155.
Memorial in Penzance, Cornwall dedicated to Commander Richard Davies RN d. 1846
Location
St Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory / of / Richard Longfield Davies / of Ridinnick House, Penzance / Commander in the Royal Navy / who departed this life / May the 1st 1846 / in the 70th year of his age / a brave officer / and a sincere christian'
Details
Position: North wall
People
Davies, Richard Longfield Age: 70 Date of Death: 1/5/1846 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar Alexander Thirde RN d. 1909
Location
North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World
Details
Position: Grave 1490 Vessel: HMS Albemarle
People
Thirde, Alexander Age: 29 Date of Death: 21/1/1909 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Leading Shipwright Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Son of the late John Third Carpenter Kingston and son of Mrs Horne Burnside Garmouth (or Yarmouth) verse erected by his shipmates. Recorder: B.D. & G.L. Metherell 1986
Vault at St Leonard’s Church, Butleigh, Somerset commemorating Captain Alexander Hood RN d. 1798
Location
St Leonard's Church, Butleigh, Somerset, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER HOOD ESQR, CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO (WHILST COMMANDING H.M.S. MARS OF 74 GUNS / ON THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST APRIL 1798) / LASHING HIS SHIP TO THE ENEMY / FOUGHT AND CONQUERED, AFTER A DESPERATE ACTION / THE FRENCH SHIP L'HERCULE OF EQUAL FORCE / AND IN THE MOMENT OF VICTORY FELL GLORIOUSLY'
Details
Description: Classical dentilated Doric entablature with triglyphs and carved flowers on the frieze (similar to sarcophagus of Cornelius Lucius Scipio Barbatus). Type: Vault Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone Vessel: HMS Mars, Hercules
Event
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Hood, Alexander Age: Date of Death: 21/4/1798 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Captain Alexander Hood and Sir Alexander Hood are buried in the Periam vault in the churchyard. Their hatchments are in the church. Inscription commemorating Captain Alexander Hood on the South face of the memorial over the vault, his father in law, mother in law and his wife are commemorated on the North face as is Admiral Lord Hood of Avalon, Captain Alexander's son Sir Alexander Hood Bt. is on the East face of the tomb. Photographer: Anne Michell
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters