Headstone in the Memorial Garden next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, commemorating John Brown d. 1916
Location
Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England
Transcript
'IHS / John Brown / Engine Room Artificer 4th class / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 31 years'
Details
Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines. Type: War Graves Commission headstone Vessel: HMS Conquest
People
Brown, John Age: 31 Date of Death: 28/3/1916 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer 4th class Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler. Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981
Wall tablet in Westminster Abbey commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir George Hope RN d. 1818
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE HOPE K.C.B. / ERECTED BY SEVERAL CAPTAINS OF THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO SERVED UNDER HIM AS MIDSHIPMEN'
Details
Description: Inscription panel supported on brackets with lions heads, trophies above. Type: Wall tablet Position: North west tower Materials: Marble Artists: Peter Turnerelli Vessel: HMS 'Defence'
People
Hope, George Age: 50 Date of Death: 2/5/1818 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Rear Admiral of the White Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Memorial at Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, commemorating Captain Thomas Aubone, d.1725
Location
Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Here lyeth the body of Captain THOMAS AUBONE Commander of ye 'James and Mary', who departed this life the 19th day of August 1725, in the 49th year of his age.'
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church Vessel: James and Mary
People
Aubone, Thomas Age: 49 Date of Death: 19/8/1725 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.19.
Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, Bath, commemorating William Oliver d. 1716
Location
Bath Abbey, Bath, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / WILLIAM OLIVER MD FRS / He was descended from the / Family of TREVARNOE in the County of Cornwall / while he was prosecuting ye Study of Physick in Foreign Universities / The Miseries of his Country call'd for a Deliverer. / He was ambitious of contributing his Mite to so great a Work. / He came into England an Officer in King William's Army in 1688 / He was appointed Physician to the Fleet in 1693 / And continued in that Station till the Year 1702. / He was appointed Physician to the Hospital for / Sick and Wounded Seamen at Chatham 1709: / And in the Year 1714 / He had ye pleasure to have his Old Fellow Sailors committed to his Care / He being then appointed Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / In which honourable Employment he died a Batchelor. / April 4th 1716; His Love to this City, where he practised Physic many Years / Appears in his Writings.'
Details
Description: Simple rectangular tablet, surmounted by a quill or a feather Type: Wall tablet Position: Aisle wall Materials: Marble
People
Oliver, William Age: Date of Death: 4/4/1716 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Naval physician Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich
Extra
Bibliography: W. P. Courtney, ‘Oliver, William (bap. 1658, d. 1716)’, rev. S. Glaser, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20735, accessed 7 June 2017]
