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Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World

Wall plaque in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Francis Elliott Walters RN and Chief Engineer A. Baker RN both died in 1899

Location

Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

'TO THE / MEMORY OF / LT COMDR. F.E. WALTERS / AND / CHIEF ENGR. A . BAKER / OF HER MAJESTY T.B.D. / ARDENT / WHO WERE DROWNED / IN SALONIKI HABOUR / ON THE NIGHT OF THE / 8TH OCTOBER 1899 / ERECTED / BY THEIR MESSMATES.'

Details

Description: Marble plaque with lead letters.

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Right side of gate
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Ardent

People

Baker, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walters, Francis Eliott
Age: 28
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Ann Shirley 1979

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  "location": "Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'TO THE / MEMORY OF / LT COMDR. F.E. WALTERS / AND / CHIEF ENGR. A . BAKER / OF HER MAJESTY T.B.D. / ARDENT / WHO WERE DROWNED / IN SALONIKI HABOUR / ON THE NIGHT OF THE / 8TH OCTOBER 1899 / ERECTED / BY THEIR MESSMATES.'",
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Parish Church, Malew, Isle of Man

Tomb at Malew, Isle of Man commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Lee RN d. 1834

Location

Parish Church, Malew, Isle of Man

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / Lieut. THOMAS LEE Royal Navy / formerly of Cheddar Somersetshire / who departed this Life / Novr 12th 1834 / Aged 50','This monument / is erected / by his affectionate Widow / ANN LEE'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus with shield carved with an anchor on the lid.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Lee, Thomas
Age: 50
Date of Death: 12/11/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Thomas Paul Gyles d. 1886

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory / of / THOMAS P. GYLES. / LATE OF H.M. CUSTOMS. / WHO DIED 8th MARCH 1886 / AGED 80 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 15th NOVr 1871 / AGED 36 YEARS / ALSO MARY WIFE OF W.H. TILSTON. / AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 1st JUNE 1890 AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO ANN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE T.P. GYLES. / WHO DIED 8th OCTOBER 1894 / IN HER 80th YEAR /"Her end was peace". / ALSO W.H. TILSTON. / DIED 22nd JULY 1932. AGED 91 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Headstone - upright, with oblong shaped corners, circle at top. Black in colour, with outline around outer edges carved into stone revealing white colour.
Type: Gravestone
Position: C of E, section C Grave 259.

People

Gyles, Thomas Paul
Age: 80
Date of Death: 8/3/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Customs

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  "transcript": "'In Loving Memory / of / THOMAS P. GYLES. / LATE OF H.M. CUSTOMS. / WHO DIED 8th MARCH 1886 / AGED 80 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 15th NOVr 1871 / AGED 36 YEARS / ALSO MARY WIFE OF W.H. TILSTON. / AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 1st JUNE 1890 AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO ANN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE T.P. GYLES. / WHO DIED 8th OCTOBER 1894 / IN HER 80th YEAR /\"Her end was peace\". / ALSO W.H. TILSTON. / DIED 22nd JULY 1932. AGED 91 YEARS.'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Hogg d. 1899

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOGG, Master Mariner and latterly Surveyor at Manila. Born at Grangemouth Scotland, October 1848, died at Hong Kong, March 1899. Erected by his brothers'

Details

Description: Stele carved with an anchor.
Type: Gravestone

People

Hogg, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOGG, Master Mariner and latterly Surveyor at Manila. Born at Grangemouth Scotland, October 1848, died at Hong Kong, March 1899. Erected by his brothers'",
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Norton, Durham, England

Memorial in Norton, Durham commemorating Captain Robert Gregory RN d. 1774

Location

Norton, Durham, England

Transcript

'...who bore with manly fortitude a long and painfull illness, the consequence of a broken constitution acquired in the service of his country'

Details

People

Gregory, Robert
Age: 39
Date of Death: 1774
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 90.

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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edward Caston, Master Mariner d. 1833

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / MARTHA the wife of EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner / who departed this life / the 2nd of April 1817 / Aged 37 years / Sacred to the memory of / EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner, who departed this life / September 6th 1833, aged 57 years / Also RHODA SUSANNA widow of the above EDWD CASTON / who died 18th August 1845, aged 65 years.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Caston, Edward
Age: 57
Date of Death: 6/9/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master and Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / MARTHA the wife of EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner / who departed this life / the 2nd of April 1817 / Aged 37 years / Sacred to the memory of / EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner, who departed this life / September 6th 1833, aged 57 years / Also RHODA SUSANNA widow of the above EDWD CASTON / who died 18th August 1845, aged 65 years.'",
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Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Gravestone at Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant William Staines RN d. 1797 and Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN d. 1830

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Transcript

'...Also William son of Thomas and Margaret STAINES, late a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy who died at Haslar hospital Oct 17th 1797 aged 27 years and lies at Gosport... Sacred to the memory of the above named Margaret STAINES relict of Thomas STAINES who died 21st April 1814 aged 68 years. Also of Sir Thomas STAINES Knight son of the above, a captain in the Royal Navy Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath and St Ferdinand and Merit. Born February 22nd 1774 died July 13th 1830 after a life devoted to the honour of his King and Country'

Details

Position: West side of churchyard

People

Staines, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/10/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Staines, Thomas
Age: ca. 54
Date of Death: 13/7/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also dedicated to Captain Thomas Staines. d. 1830

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  "transcript": "'...Also William son of Thomas and Margaret STAINES, late a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy who died at Haslar hospital Oct 17th 1797 aged 27 years and lies at Gosport... Sacred to the memory of the above named Margaret STAINES relict of Thomas STAINES who died 21st April 1814 aged 68 years. Also of Sir Thomas STAINES Knight son of the above, a captain in the Royal Navy Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath and St Ferdinand and Merit. Born February 22nd 1774 died July 13th 1830 after a life devoted to the honour of his King and Country'",
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All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk, England

Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Carter, RM d. 1833

Location

All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Near this place are deposited the remains of Tho. Burwell Carter first Lieut in his Majesty's Marine Forces who departed this life the 13th Feb 1833 aged 46 years'

Details

Description: Carved with a figure of hope with an anchor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side nave

People

Carter, Thomas Burwell
Age: 46
Date of Death: 13/2/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 1st Lieutenant RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Inscription difficult to read
Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1983

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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet at Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating Captain Peter Fisher RN d. 1844

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of Captain Peter Fisher, R.N. later superintendant of H.M. dockyard, Sheerness: who expired suddenly while actively engaged in the zealous performance of his public duties in that establishment, on 28 August, 1844, in his 64th year; he having previously impaired his health by his unceasing exertions in the due fulfilment of those duties. After a long and faithful servitude to his country of 51 yrs, during which period he was wounded upon several occasions, he finally closed a life conspicuous for Christian virtues and high professional merit, universally esteemed and respected. Also of Mary Anne, widow of the above, dep. 7 Sept., 1861, aged 79'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave

People

Fisher, Peter
Age: 63
Date of Death: 28/8/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Dockyard Superintendant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Captain John Henny d. 1830 and his son of the same name d. 1835

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Henney who died at sea 2 days sail from this port 18 September 1830 age 45. Also John Henney, eldest son of the above died one days sail from this port 22 February 1835 age 20'

Details

People

Henney, John
Age: 45
Date of Death: 18/9/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Henney, John
Age: 20
Date of Death: 22/2/1835
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. 711. 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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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters