Wall tablet commemorating Sir William Fraser HEIC d. 1818
Location
Marylebone Parish Church, London, England
Transcript
‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM FRASER BART., F.R.S. / ONE OF THE ELDER BRETHEREN OF THE TRINITY HOUSE / AND FORMERLY A COMMANDER / IN THE HONBLE. EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE, AT HIS HOUSE IN BEDFORDSHIRE / ON THE 13TH FEBRUARY 1818, IN THE 78TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / LEAVING A WIDOW / WITH THREE SONS AND ELEVEN DAUGHTERS’
Details
Description: A draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet, coat of arms above, carved oak wreath below. Type: Wall tablet Position: North side of nave Materials: Marble Artists: John Bacon Jnr.
People
Fraser, William Age: 77 Date of Death: 13/2/1818 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2019 Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2019
Memorial at Shadycombe Church commemorating Marcus Hornden d. 1879
Location
Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'...Marcus Hornden, died on passage from Madagascar to Natal of yellow fever, 18th March 1879 aged 29. Buried in the English Cemetery Natal, 9th April 1879'
Details
Vessel: Golden Fleece
People
Hornden, Marcus Age: 29 Date of Death: 18/3/1879 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Unknown
Gravestone In Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Edward Hornblower RN d. 1888
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to / the memory / of Lieutenant Hornblower / Quarter Master / Commissariat and Transport Store / who died at Hong Kong / on the 25th September 188 / aged 43 years / I am the resurrection and the life / this stone is erected by his / brother officers in China and Straits Settlements.'
Details
Description: Headstone with kerbs and railings in the Chinese style. Type: Headstone
People
Hornblower, Edward Age: 43 Date of Death: 25/9/1888 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet Sleaford, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Benjamin Handley d.1813
Location
St Denys' Church, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Transcript
'FRANCES / THE WIFE OF BENJAMIN HANDLEY / OF THIS TOWN, GENTLEMAN, / DIED DEC. 27TH 1807, AGED 51 YEARS. / HER REMAINS WITH THOSE OF THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN, / BENJAMIN, ANN, AND JANE, / WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY, / ARE DEPOSITED NEAR THIS MARBLE. / ALSO OF BENJAMIN HANDLEY, ESQ., / WHO DIED 25 APRIL, AGED 73 YEARS' [Lower tablet] 'THIS TABLET RECORDS THE MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN, A YOUNGER SON OF THE ABOVE / BENJ'N AND FRANCES HANDLEY. LIEUT. IN / HIS MAJESTY'D 9TH. REGT. LT. DRAGOONS WHO / PERISHED IN THE TAGUS, IN THE 22ND YEAR / OF HIS AGE; BY THE LOSS OF THE BOAT IN / WHICH HE WAS EMBARKED ON THE CONFIDENTIAL / DUTY OF CONVEYING THE STANDARDS OF THE / REGT. FROM THE ADMIRAL'S SHIP TO THE / COMMANDING OFFICER'S TRANSPORT. ON THE / REGT.'S RETURN FROM THE PENINNSULAR WAR; / MAY 22ND. 1813. / HIS REMAINS WERE RECOVERED AND INTERRED / IN THE BRITISH BURIAL GROUND AT LISBON'
Details
Type: Wall tablets Materials: Stone and slate Artists: J. Malcott, London
People
Handley, Benjamin Age: 21 Date of Death: 22/5/1813 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: British Army
Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Francis RN d. 1867
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / Edward Francis / Carpenter of H.M.S. / Perseus / who died at Hong Kong [?] / 12th September / 1867 / Erected by his shipmates...'
Details
Vessel: HMS Perseus
People
Francis, Edward Age: Unknown Date of Death: 12/9/1867 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Carpenter Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial commemoration Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865 and Commander Osborne William Dalyell RN d. 1862
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Location
Parish Church, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Transcript
‘IN MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM CAVENDISH DALYELL BART. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY DIED 14TH FEBY. 1865, AGED 80 YEARS / AND / DAME MARIA, HIS WIFE, DIED 20TH OCT. 1871 AGED 72 YEARS / ALSO OF THEIR CHILDREN / OSBORNE WILLIAM, COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY, KNIGHT / OF THE LEGION OF HONOR ETC DIED 22ND DECR. 1862, AGED 28 YEARS / AND / MARIA CHRISTINA, WIFE OF COLONEL CHARLES TAYLOR DU PLAT / ROYAL ARTILLERY, EQUERRY TO THE QUEEN / DIED 7TH APRIL 1867 AGED 41 YEARS / AND / SIR ROBERT ALEXANDER OSBORNE DALYELL BART. / DIED 21ST JANUARY 1886 AGED 64 YEARS’
Details
Description: Marble wall monument, the full family arms and motto 'RIGHT AND REASON' carved above a granite inscription tablet in a gothic surround. Type: Wall monument Position: Interior Materials: Marble, granite
Event
Crimea War
Event Date
1853-56
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Dalyell, Frederick William Cunningham Cavendish Age: 80 Date of Death: 14/2/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Royal Navy Dalyell, Osborne William Age: 28 Date of Death: 22/12/1862 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Osborn William Dalyell gazetted for services in the Crimea War.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters