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St Mary’s Church Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon commemorating Sir William Rae, KCB, RN, d. 1873

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St Mary’s Church Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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Rae, Sir William
Age: 87
Date of Death: 8/4/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial. Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent on five voyages to Australia between 1822 - 1828.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fwr, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at St Padarn’s Church, Llanbadarn Fwr commemorating James Davies d. 1797

Location

St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fwr, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'James Davies of Aberystwyth Mariner, who died Jan 16 1797 aged 44'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Davies, James
Age: 44
Date of Death: 16/1/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon commemorating Henry Tucker d. 1877

Location

St Gregory the Great Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN / MEMORY OF / HENRY TUCKER / MARINER OF COCKWOOD / DIED OCTOBER 12TH 1877 / AGED 76 YEARS / ALSO OF ELIZABETH / RELICT OF THE ABOVE / DIED DECEMBER 18TH 1883 / AGED 78 YEARS'

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Type: Headstone
Position: B064
Materials: Limestone

People

Tucker, Henry
Age: 76
Date of Death: 12/10/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: SW Maritime History Society 1994

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating John Key Wishart d. 1845

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John Key WISHART, late commander of the British barque 'Countess of Minto' who departed this life 2nd day of November, 1845 [or 1843] Aged 33 years'

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Vessel: Countess of Minto

People

Wishart, John Key
Age: 33
Date of Death: 2/11/1845 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas

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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating William Salmon d. 1841

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Salmon who lost his life by falling from the foreyard of the Brig Tholestris off the Ailsa Crag in a gale of wind 9 January 1841 age 19'

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Vessel: Tholestris

People

Salmon, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 9/1/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office.Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 569. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Thomas Davis, RN, d. 1899

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory / of / Thomas J. Davis O.S. / H.M.S. Philomel / died 24 June 1899 / aged 18'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Philomel

People

Davis, Thomas J.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 24/6/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory / of / Thomas J. Davis O.S. / H.M.S. Philomel / died 24 June 1899 / aged 18'",
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Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool commemorating John Underwood d. 1833 and Joseph Underwood d. 1835

Location

Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John the son of Joseph and Lydia Underwood, lost in No 1 Pilot boat 29 November 1833 age 23. Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph above lost at sea, April 1835 age 21'

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Underwood, John
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29/11/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:
Underwood, Joseph
Age: 21
Date of Death: 4/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 2, p. 185. Church closed shortly after 1920.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John the son of Joseph and Lydia Underwood, lost in No 1 Pilot boat 29 November 1833 age 23. Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph above lost at sea, April 1835 age 21'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool commemorating John Underwood d. 1833 and Joseph Underwood d. 1835</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Northolt commemorating Captain Melvill Stodart Innes RMLI d. 1922

Location

St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN MELVILL STODART INNES, / ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY / FOURTH SON OF THE LATE / CHARLES EDWARD INNES, / OF THIS PARISH / WHO WAS DROWNED IN MID-ATLANTIC / ON THE 26TH OCTOBER 1922, AGED 37 / R.I.P.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel north wall
Materials: Stone

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Innes, Melvill Stodart
Age: 37
Date of Death: 26/10/1922
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

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St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Wall tablet at St Edburg’s Church, Bicester commemorating Commander Robert Gerald Fane RN d. 1917

Location

St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'Commander Robert Gerald Fane (Italian Medal for Valour) of H.M.S. Dartmouth, who was killed in the Adriatic 15 May 1917, aged 35. Buried at Brindisi. Also Capt Horatio Alfred Fane M.C. Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Killed 10 Aug 1918 aged 34. Buried at Meziere. And Major Octavius Edward Fane M.C., D.S.O. Royal Garrison Artillery killed 18th Sept 1918, aged 31. Buried at Hancourt. Sons of Capt. Henry George Fane and Grandsons of the late Colonel John Wm Fane of Wormsley, Oxfordshire'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end
Vessel: HMS Dartmouth

Event

Battle of the Strait of Otranto

Event Date

1917

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fane, Robert Gerald
Age: 35
Date of Death: 15/5/1917
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1972

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Commander Robert Gerald Fane (Italian Medal for Valour) of H.M.S. Dartmouth, who was killed in the Adriatic 15 May 1917, aged 35. Buried at Brindisi. Also Capt Horatio Alfred Fane M.C. Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Killed 10 Aug 1918 aged 34. Buried at Meziere. And Major Octavius Edward Fane M.C., D.S.O. Royal Garrison Artillery killed 18th Sept 1918, aged 31. Buried at Hancourt. Sons of Capt. Henry George Fane and Grandsons of the late Colonel John Wm Fane of Wormsley, Oxfordshire'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Moor, Collector of HM Customs d. 1842

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of JOHN MOORE, Esqr, R.N. and for 17 years collector of H.M. Customs at the port of Woodbridge, who died May 21st 1842, aged 71, a man that's upright honest and sincere is blessed in the sight of God, whose dust is buried her.'

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Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Moore, John
Age: 71
Date of Death: 21/5/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: HM Customs, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters