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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk commemorating Admiral of the White, Sir William Rowley RN d. 1768 and Vice Admiral of the White, Sir Joshua Rowley RN d. 1790

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM ROWLEY, K.B. / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE; / WHO DIED THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 1768, / AGED 79 YEARS. / ALSO OF / SIR JOSHUA ROWLEY, BART. / VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE; / WHO DIED THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 1790 / AGED 59 YEARS. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY SIR WILLIAM ROWLEY, BART. / SON AND GRAND-SON, / TO COMMEMORATE HIS AFFECTION WHILST LIVING, / AND PERPETUATE THEIR MEMORY WHEN DEAD.'

Details

Description: Two Rowley coats of arms carved on a rectanglar panel above the inscription. This has a rectangular pediment, with anthemion acroteria. A flaming lamp is placed above, flanked with an ensign and pennants and an anchor and compass.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Wall of south chancel
Materials: White and grey marble
Date Erected: 1813
Artists: John Bacon, the younger

People

Rowley, William
Age: 79
Date of Death: 1/1/1768
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rowley, Joshua
Age: 59
Date of Death: 26/2/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1984

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  "transcript": "‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM ROWLEY, K.B. / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE; / WHO DIED THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 1768, / AGED 79 YEARS. / ALSO OF / SIR JOSHUA ROWLEY, BART. / VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE; / WHO DIED THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 1790 / AGED 59 YEARS. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY SIR WILLIAM ROWLEY, BART. / SON AND GRAND-SON, / TO COMMEMORATE HIS AFFECTION WHILST LIVING, / AND PERPETUATE THEIR MEMORY WHEN DEAD.'",
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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Commander Richard Murdoch Robertson RN d. 1852

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'To the memory / of / RICHARD MURDOCH ROBERTSON, Esqre., / a Commander in the Royal Navy. / Born at Portsmouth on the 17th November, 1809. / Died at Edinburgh August 10th, 1852. / His surviving brothers and sisters have erected / this memorial as a token / of the affection they bore him. / Eheu! Eheu! Frater noster. / Within the same tomb / as her uncle / repose the remains of / EDITH MARION ROBERTSON / the youngest and beloved child of / Henry Robertson, Esqre., of Hampstead. / She was born Jany. 27th, 1844, / and died 29th May 1855. / Why should I murmur? It is God's will.'

Details

People

Robertson, Richard Murdoch
Age: 42
Date of Death: 10/8/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 70.

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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Wall tablet in Exeter Cathedral commemorating William Weston, HEIC, d. 1773

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'In memory of William Weston Esq / Youngest son of Stephen Weston Bp of Exeter / Many years Capt of an Indiaman & at his death / Registrar of this diocese / This monument is dedicated / by Charles Weston Prebent of Durham / His nephew & exor / Ob 30 June 1773 Aetat 62'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Weston, William
Age: 62
Date of Death: 30/6/1773
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery to Admiral George Ferguson d. 1867

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

[East Side] 'GEORGE FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR, / ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY. / DIED 15TH MARCH 1867 / AGED 79 YEARS. / FRANCES HARRIET FERGUSON. / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON, /DIED SEPTEMBER 25 1873, AGED 47. ' [West Side] 'THE HONble/ ELIZABETH JANE, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF ADMIRAL FERGUSON, OF PITFOUR. / DIED AUGUST 12TH 1864. GEORGINA HARRIET FERGUSON 2nd DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL AND THE HONble MRS FERGUSON. / DIED JAN 2ND 1909, AGED 81.'

Details

Description: Pink granite slab on white granite plinth.
Type: Slab
Position: Section 102
Materials: Granite

People

Fergusson, George
Age: 79
Date of Death: 15/03/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney, burial place of Richard Swanley d. 1650 Parliamentary naval commander during the English Civil War

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Swanley, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1650
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: Daniel Lysons 'Environs of London' vol. iii, p. 434 (London,1792-6) supplement 1811 p. 441.

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Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating John L. Parrett RN d. 1900

Location

Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John L. Parrett A.B. Died 8 July 1900 age 22 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Prosepine

People

Parrett, John Locke
Age: 22
Date of Death: 8/7/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 19 October 1878 at Liverpool. Died of typhoid fever. ADM 188/296/178923
Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'John L. Parrett A.B. Died 8 July 1900 age 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating John L. Parrett RN d. 1900</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Thomas Charles Enos d. 1946

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

' 'In / loving memory of / Elizabeth Ann / beloved wife of / Thomas C. Enos / Died April 3rd 1926, aged 61 / Also their loved daughter / Nellie / Died Aug 4th 1910 aged 14 / Also the above / Thomas Charles Enos / Master Mariner / Died August 17th 1946 aged 90.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Enos, Thomas Charles
Age: 90
Date of Death: 17/8/1946
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "' 'In / loving memory of / Elizabeth Ann / beloved wife of / Thomas C. Enos / Died April 3rd 1926, aged 61 / Also their loved daughter / Nellie / Died Aug 4th 1910 aged 14 / Also the above / Thomas Charles Enos / Master Mariner / Died August 17th 1946 aged 90.'",
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China commemorating Captain Nicholas Vansittart RN d. 1859

Location

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Details

Position: Narthex
Vessel: HMS Magicienne

People

Vansittart, Nicholas
Age:
Date of Death: 17/7/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St Saviour's Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, England

Window in St Saviour’s Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, dedicated to Clarence F. G. W. Copeland d. 1943

Location

St Saviour's Church, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Clarence F G W Copeland RN who died on active service 19th March 1943 aged 27 and his cousin Douglas William Robinson RAF K.I.A. 6 May 1941 aged 23'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Side chapel
Vessel: HMS Hereward

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Copeland, Clarence Frederick George Wire
Age: 27
Date of Death: 19/3/1943
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Canteen manager
Organisation: Navy Army and Air Force Institute

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1969

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Coxey RN d. 1906

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Joseph COXEY, Boy 1st. Cl., H.M.S. 'Monmouth', born 29th June 1888, died 5th June 1906'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth, anchor in relief carved in the centre of the arms.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Monmouth

People

Coxey, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 5/6/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters