Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating George William Wall, HCBM, d. 1837
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Anne Martha Wall / who died 4th of August 1833, aged 7 years and 7 days / Also Harriet Jane Wall / died 23rd July 1834, aged 2 years and 8 months / And George William Wall, / Volunteer H.C.B. Marine, who was drowned / 19th October 1837, while learning to swim, / aged 14 years, 8 month and 17 days. / His unassuming manners and mild disposition / endeared him to all who knew him, particularly / his disconsolate parents, who are left to / bewail his loss. / 'The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away / blessed be the name of the Lord.'
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People
Wall, George William Age: 14 Date of Death: 19/10/1837 Cause of Death: Drowned Rank / Occupation: Volunteer Organisation: Bombay Marine
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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.156.
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Daniel Roxburgh d. 1877
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Daniel ROXBURGH. Killed on board the S.S. 'DANUBE' on the 16th. of November, 1877. Native of Paisley. Aged 28 years. This stone is erected by his friends as a mark of esteem'
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Type: Headstone Vessel: SS Danube
People
Roxburgh, Daniel Age: 28 Date of Death: 16/11/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain Matthew Hayes d. 1831
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Capt. Matthew Hayes died 2nd. June 1831 aged 79'
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People
Hayes, Matthew Age: 79 Date of Death: 2/6/1831 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, Wm Brown Street. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p. 133. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Henry Way d. 1843
Location
Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Henry Way, native of Brixham from which port he sailed as Master for upwards of thirty years, died on the 15 Nov. 1843 in the 60th year of his age.'
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Type: Gravestone Position: WP11
People
Way, Henry Age: 60 Date of Death: 15/11/1843 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Memorial at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wingham, Kent, commemorating Captain Streynsham Master RN d. 1724
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wingham, Kent, England
Transcript
'To the memory of / STREYNSHAM MASTER / of Brook in this Parish Esq / only Son of Iames Master of East Langdon / in this County Esq; by Ioyce only Daughter / of Sr Christopher Turnor of Milton-Ernest/in the County of Bedford Knt / He was a Gentleman / of strict Honour and signal Bravery / who having commanded severall Ships / in the Royall Navy did in the years 1718 / perticularly distinguish himself in the / Engagement against the SPANIARDS on / the coast of Sicily, then Commanding / the / Superb Man of War in ye British Fleet / under the Conduct of Sr George BYNG / now Lord Viscount Torrington / by Attacking and Forecing the / Spanish Admirall in Chief / to surrender to him. / He married Elizabeth sole Daughter / and heiress of RICHARD OXENDEN Esq / Barrister at Law a younger son / of Sr Henry Oxendon of Brook Esq / He died Iune ye 22 1724. Aged 42 years / Four Months and some few Days after / his Marriage, /universally lamented by his friends, / leaving a mournful Widow who erected / this Monument to express her sincere / Love for his Memory / Our Labour is vain / our rest is gain'
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Description: Architectural surround. Arms in centre of broken pediment flanked by naval trophies. Type: Wall monument Position: Side chapel Materials: Marble
People
Master, Streynsham Age: 43 Date of Death: 22/6/1724 Cause of Death: Unknown / None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Statue in Coram Fields, Brunswick Square, London, commemorating Captain Thomas Coram d. 1751, founder of The Foundling Hospital
Location
Coram Fields, Brunswick Square, London, England
Transcript
'THOMAS CORAM / 1668-1751 / PIONEER IN THE CAUSE / OF CHILD WELFARE' [on base]; 'THOMAS CORAM was born at Lyme Regis, Dorset in 1668. / He became a Captain in the Merchant Navy trading between / England and America / as a Shipwright gaining a great reputation as a expert on / all matters concerning the Colonies. As a staunch Churchman / he realised the importance of the spiritual needs of the settlers / and left land in trust for the building of a church in Taunton, / Massachusetts. He became a Younger Brother of Trinity Houise / and a trustee of the Colony of Georgia and settled in London in / 1720. Here in 1739, he established the Foundling Hospital for which a Royal Charter was obtained. He died in 1751 and his / body now rests in the Church of Saint Andrew, Holborn. / The great pioneer work begun by Captain Coram is continued under / the name of Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. This statue was erected by the Governors in 1963.' [bronze plate on reverse of base]
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Description: Seated bronze figure of Coram holding the Hospital charter; based on the portrait by Hogarth. Type: Statue Materials: Bronze, granite plinth Date Erected: 1963 Artists: William Macmillan, Morris Singer
People
Coram, Thomas Age: 85 Date of Death: 21/3/1751 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner. Colonial adventurer. Philanthropist Organisation: Foundling Hospital
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Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) pp. 98-9. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating James Blagmore, RN, and John Edward Padgin, RN, d. 1876
Location
Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World
Transcript
'James Blagmore, O.S. / H.M.S. Ariel / died June 1876' On footstone 'J.E. Padgin A.B. / H.M.S. London / died June 1876'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS Ariel, HMS London
People
Blackmore, James Age: Unknown Date of Death: 6/1876 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Padgin, John Edward Age: Unknown Date of Death: 6/1876 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
