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All Saints' Church, Earsham, Norfolk, England

Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Earsham, Norfolk commemorating Captain John Windham Dalling RN d. 1853

Location

All Saints' Church, Earsham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'John Windham Dalling, Captain in the Royal Navy the youngest son of Sir John Dalling Bart. and Catherine daughter of Col Windham of Earsham Hall died at Earsham Hall on 10th Oct 1853 aged 64. Frances Anne daughter of Lieut General Edward FANSHAWE Royal Engineers CB and wife of Capt John Windham DALLING RN was born 8 Aug 1813 and died 14 May 1901'

Details

Vessel: HMS ‘Nimrod’, HMS ‘Raleigh’, HMS ‘Daphne'

People

Dalling, John Windham
Age: 64
Date of Death: 10/10/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: George Henry Harlow (1787 - 1819) painted a portrait of the young John Windham Dalling as a midshipman in front of a stormy landscape. Dalling died at Earsham Hall, the home of his brother.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1967

JSON

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1967",
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St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, commemorating George Denman-Dean, RM, d. 1917

Location

St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘To the / Glory of GOD / And in / Loving Memory of / / George Walpole Winthrop Denman-Dean / Lieutenant Royal Marines Aged 21. / Died of Wounds November 7 1917 / At Rouen, France / Pro Patria Mori'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Materials: marble, wood, brass

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Denman-Dean George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/11/1917
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain Brice D. Thomas OBE d. 1978

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Gladys E S Thomas / Died Nov 29th 1965 / Brice D Thomas O.B.E. / Master Mariner / Husband of the above / Died March 6th 1978 / David B Thomas, son of the above / died Feb 13th 1968, Moji, Japan / Mary Thomas, wife of the above / Died Oct 25th 1975 / Agnes John, 1908 / Caleb John, 1948 / Phoebe Williams, 1955 / Susan Margaret May Died June 24th 1994.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: MV Atlantic City

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Thomas, Brice D.
Age:
Date of Death: 6/3/1978
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Reardon-Smith Line

Extra

Notes: Captain Brice Thomas (1892-1978) commanded 'Atlantic City' from 1941-1947. On 26 July 1941 she was damaged by U-141 and temporarily abandoned. The vessel was subsequently re-boarded and salvaged.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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St Andrew's Mission Church, Gravesend, Kent, England

St Andrew’s Mission Chapel, Gravesend, Kent, erected as a memorial commemorating Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort RN d. 1857

Location

St Andrew's Mission Church, Gravesend, Kent, England

Details

Description: Seamen's Mission Church built as a memorial to Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort. The chapel is sited beside the River Thames and oriented North to South. It retains its original stained glass. The South window shows the miraculous draught of fishes. The bells were donated by Admiral Sir E. Inglefield. The church was purchased by Gravesham Borough Council in 1975 and is now used as an arts centre.
Type: Chapel
Date Erected: 1871
Artists: George Edmund Street

People

Beaufort, Francis
Age: 83
Date of Death: 17/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Canon C.R.E. Robinson was engaged in mission work with local boatmen and emigrants. He suggested in the church press that a bereaved family might like to sponsor a mission hall as a memorial. The daughter of Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort offered to provide a church. The building was partly funded by public subscription, including a contribution from author, Charles Dickens.
Bibliography: John Newman 'The Buildings of Kent.'

JSON

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India commemorating S Newton, d.1789

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Mr S. Newton, / Free Mariner / died 16th September 1789, / Aged 31.'

Details

People

Newton, S.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 16/9/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Free Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.76

JSON

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St John's Church, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England

Figure in St John’s Church, Knaresborough commemorating William Slingsby d. 1634

Location

St John's Church, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'REDI ANIMA MEA IN REQIUEM TUAM: CUM IEHOVA BENEFICUS SIT ERGA TE'

Details

Description: Full-length standing figure holding a shield of arms.
Type: Statue
Position: Slingsby Chapel
Artists: Epiphanius Evesham

People

Slingsby, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1634
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commissary of the Fleet at Cadiz
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Buried in St Martin's in the Fields.
Bibliography: 'Church Monuments Society newsletter' vol. 5, no. 1.

JSON

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St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England

Grave in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Alfred Phillipps Ryder d. 1888

Location

St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'HERE LIES THE BODY OF / ALFRED PHILLIPPS RYDER K.C.B. / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET' [Base] '8TH SON OF THE HONBLE HENRY RYDER D.D. / BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND COVENTRY / BORN JUNE 20TH 1820 / DIED APRIL 30TH 1888'

Details

Description: Pink granite Celtic cross on two steps.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Dauntless

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Ryder, Alfred Philipps
Age: 67
Date of Death: 30/4/1888
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Drowned in the Thames. Buried next to his son Edward Lislee Ryder d. 1877
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Ryder, Sir Alfred Phillipps (1820–1888)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24393, accessed 31 May 2017]

JSON

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St John's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St John’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk commemorating John Amos, d. 1865

Location

St John's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to / the Memory / of / JOHN, Eldest Son of the late / JOHN AMOS / Master Mariner. / Who died Dec 24th 1865 / Aged 24 years /
‘[Blessed are the .... d] ead that die [in the Lord from now on]'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Amos, John
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/12/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan 1967
Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Theodore Glawson d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected to the memory of Theodore GLAWSON, seaman of the ship 'RAJAH of COCHIN' by his shipmates. Born 1840, died in Hospital 3rd. September 1869'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Rajah of Cochin

People

Glawson, Theodore
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/9/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: J. Allan & Sons

Extra

Notes: Ship 'Rajah of Cochin' owners J Allan & Sons. built 1856 at Malabar, 1008 tons, destined voyage 1869 London to India.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent, commemorating Rear-Admiral John Cumming Howell USN of Philadelphia, USA d. 1892

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'Societas cincinnatorum institua AD 1783 / MARIA STOCKTON wife of ERNEST CONSTANTINE CHESTON / daughter of Rear Admiral JOHN CUMMING HOWELL, U.S.N. and Mary STOCKTON / Grand-daughter of COMMODORE ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON U.S.N. of Morven, Princeton, New Jersey / Born at Philadelphia U.S.A. 23 March 1855, passed away at 'Morven' Deal 10th October 1913 / Also of ERNEST CONSTANTINE CHESTON of 'Morven' Upper Deal / Born 24 October 1848 died 9th July 1918' [South Side] 'JOHN CUMMING HOWELL / Rear Admiral of the United States Navy / son of RICHARD LEWIS HOWELL, Major in the United States Army / Grandson of Richard HOWELL. Major of the Revolutionary Army, Governor and Chancellor of the State of New Jersey / Born at Philadelphia U.S.A. 24 November 1819 / Passed away at Folkestone 12 Sept 1892'[East face of north branch of cross] 'Romans VIII 38 & 39'

Details

Description: Cross shaped altar tomb.
Type: Tomb
Position: N558

People

Howell, John Cumming
Age: 72
Date of Death: 12/9/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral USN
Organisation: United States Navy

Extra

Notes: The Society of the Cincinnati is an American patriotic organisation founded in 1783. Howell is buried in Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone.
Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martin's Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 50-51, no. N558. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

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  "extra": {
    "notes": "The Society of the Cincinnati is an American patriotic organisation founded in 1783. Howell is buried in Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone.",
    "bibliography": "Pauline Davey 'St Martin's Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 50-51, no. N558. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters