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St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial window at St Gregory’s Church, Bedale commemorating William Henry Buckle RN d. 1855

Location

St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Memorial . to . William Henry Buckle . / Royal . Navy . Died . 1855 Aged . 22 . Years'

Details

Description: Two lights with episodes from the New Testament: 'Master I beseech thee look upon my son' Luke 9 v. 38 'I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel' Luke 7. v. 9.
Type: Window
Position: South side nave
Date Erected: 1856
Artists: William Warrington

People

Buckle, William Henry
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buckle arms in tracery light.
Bibliography: 'Building News' 14 June 1856
Recorder: B B T, 18/9/1986
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All Saints' Church, North Runcton, Norfolk, England

Memorial at All Saints’ Church, North Runcton, Norfolk commemorating Admiral Sir Ernest Thomas Troubridge RN d. 1926 at Biarritz

Location

All Saints' Church, North Runcton, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR ERNEST THOMAS TROUBRIDGE K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O. / 3RD SON OF COLONEL SIR THOMAS TROUBRIDGE BARONET C.B. / & HIS WIFE LOUISA. HE WAS BORN JULY 15TH 1862 & HAVING / SPENT HIS BOYHOOD IN THIS PARISH, ENTERED THE ROYAL / NAVY IN 1878, SERVING WITH GREAT DISTINCTION FOR / OVER FORTY FIVE YEARS; HIS OUTSTANDING / QUALITIES AS SEAMAN & DIPLOMATIST EARNING / RECOGNITION IN HIS OWN COUNTRY AND IN MANY / LANDS BEYOND THE SEAS. HE DIED AT BIARRITZ / JAN 29TH 1926, AGED 63, & IS BURIED THERE. / ALSO HIS WIFE EDITH MARY, DAUGHTER OF JAMES / DUFFUS ESQRE OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. SHE DIED / JANUARY 10TH 1900 AT ALVERSTOKE & IS BURIED / THERE, WITH THEIR INFANT SON EDWARD GODFREY / TROUBRIDGE. HE DIED DECR 28TH 1899, AGED ONE MONTH'

Details

Description: White rectangular inscription tablet on grey base with a pointed top containing a coloured shield of the Troubridge arms.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel, north wall
Materials: White on grey marble, ceramic shield
Vessel: HMS ‘Queen'

Event Category

1914 - 1918 First World War

People

Troubridge, Ernest Thomas
Age: 63
Date of Death: 29/1/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England

memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire commemorating Lieutenant Commander, A. C. Getley, RN d. 1966′

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Lt Cdr A. C. Getley RN 1897-1966'

Details

People

Getley, A. C.
Age:
Date of Death: 1966
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs Susanne Gilbert
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica commemorating Peter Cochran d. 1829

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'CAPT. PETER COCHRAN, 35 YEARS, HARBOUR MASTER OF KINGSTON, OB. 8 JANY., 1829, AET. 74'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Cochran, Peter
Age: 74
Date of Death: 8/1/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master. Harbour Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
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Manchester Road Cemetery, Warrington, Cheshire, England

Gravestone in Manchester Road Cemetery, Warrington commemorating William Turner RM d. 1869, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

Manchester Road Cemetery, Warrington, Cheshire, England

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: York stone
Vessel: HMS Victory

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Turner, William
Age:
Date of Death: 7/11/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Corporal RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp.140-1.
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St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Wall tablet at St Peter’s Church, Sandwich, Kent, commemorating William Clowes d. 1814 at Jamaica, Caribbean

Location

St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM CLOWES OF THE ROYAL NAVY; / A DESCENDANT, BY HIS MOTHER FROM THE FAMILY / OF CURLING AT HAM IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD / DEVOTED TO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / HE FELL A VICTIM TO THE CLIMATE / IN THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA ON THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 1814 / AT THE EARLY AGE OF 23 YEARS / HIS KNOWN WORTH AND TALENTS MIGHT DEMAND / A MORE CONSPICUOUS TRIBUTE / THAN AFFECTION AND FRIENDSHIP / HAVE HERE ORDAINED'.

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Clowes, William
Age: 23
Date of Death: 20/9/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1991
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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Walter B. Dines d. 1915

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Walter B. Dines / Aged 29 / Accidentally killed on H. M. / Patrol Yacht ‘Clementina' / Buried at Cushendall'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Clementina

People

Dines, Walter B.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 20/9/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rest of the World

Monument in the English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil commemorating Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour d. 1835

Location

English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Ledger with Seymour arms carved above the inscription.
Type: Ledger

People

Seymour, Michael
Age:
Date of Death: 9/7/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another tablet in the dockyard chapel at Portsmouth
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating John Tracey, RN, d. 1811

Location

Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SMITH TRACEY, / FOR MANY YEARS SECRETARY IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT BARBADOES / THE 26TH DECR 1811; AGED 36 YEARS, / THIS TABLET OF AFFECTION TO ONE, / WHO WAS GENERALLY BELOVED / AND ESTEEMED, / IS ERECTED BY HIS SISTER'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle centre Top
Materials: Marble

People

Tracey, John Smith
Age: 36
Date of Death: 26/12/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Secretary RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Captain Henderson, d. 1833

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / CAPTAIN HENDERSON / of the ship RENOWN / who died at SINGAPORE / on the 8th March 1833'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South boundary wall A118
Artists: H. Kyte
Vessel: Renown

People

Henderson
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 8/3/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 73.
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