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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 Andrew Buchanan, RN, d. 1890

Location

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

Transcript

'Andrew Buchanan A.B. / H.M.S. Boadicea / died 7th January 1890'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Boadicea

People

Buchanan, Andrew
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 7/1/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Lance Corporal Samuel Tuffin RMLI d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'SAMUEL TUFFIN / Lce Corp'l R.M.L.I. HMS 'Boscawen' / died / 6th April 1905 aged 26'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 354
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Tuffin, Samuel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 6/4/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'SAMUEL TUFFIN / Lce Corp'l R.M.L.I. HMS 'Boscawen' / died / 6th April 1905 aged 26'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Lance Corporal Samuel Tuffin RMLI d. 1905</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Richard Lea RN d. 1828

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Richard Lea RN and Tide Surveyor to HM Customs at Liverpool, died 13 November 1828, age 35'

Details

People

Lea, Richard
Age: 35
Date of Death: 13/11/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Tide surveyor
Organisation: HM Coastguard, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 801. 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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  "transcript": "'Richard Lea RN and Tide Surveyor to HM Customs at Liverpool, died 13 November 1828, age 35'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Richard Lea RN d. 1828</p>",
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    "notes": "From an MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 801. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Joseph Timmins d. 1861

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Joseph Timmins drowned in Bombay 23rd July 1861 age 37'

Details

People

Timmins, Joseph
Age: 37
Date of Death: 23/7/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1868, vol. 7, p. 71.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt. Joseph Timmins drowned in Bombay 23rd July 1861 age 37'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Joseph Timmins d. 1861</p>",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Edward Richardson d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'HY. EDWD. RICHARDSON / officer's stew'd 2nd cl. H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / died / 4 Apr 1909 aged 31'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 221
Vessel: HMS New Zealand

People

Richardson, Henry Edward
Age: 31
Date of Death: 4/4/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Officer's steward 2nd class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'HY. EDWD. RICHARDSON / officer's stew'd 2nd cl. H.M.S. 'New Zealand' / died / 4 Apr 1909 aged 31'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Edward Richardson d. 1909</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS New Zealand"  },
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Elizabeth McMallin Harrowar, d. 1850

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘... Elizth McMallin Harrowar / Erected by David Harrowar in memory of his beloved wife who / died at sea on 7th March 1850 off North end of the Island of Sumatra. The vessel arrived 8 days afterwards at Prince of Wales Island and here her remains were interred ... '

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People

Harrowar, Elizabeth
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 7/3/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: The Harrowar memorial has a draped urn on the top.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. v, no. 6, p. 123 (Autumn 1990).

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  "transcript": "‘... Elizth McMallin Harrowar / Erected by David Harrowar in memory of his beloved wife who / died at sea on 7th March 1850 off North end of the Island of Sumatra.  The vessel arrived 8 days afterwards at Prince of Wales Island and here her remains were interred ... '",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Elizabeth McMallin Harrowar, d. 1850</p>",
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    "notes": "The Harrowar memorial has a draped urn on the top.",
    "bibliography": "'Chowkidar' vol. v, no. 6, p. 123 (Autumn 1990).",
    "recorder": "",
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Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, commemorating Benjamin Davis RN d. 1845

Location

Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Late private in the Plymouth Division who was drowned while bathing 22 June 1845 aged 34[?] years'

Details

People

Davis, Benjamin
Age: 34
Date of Death: 22/6/1845
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'Royal Marines Graves at Pembroke Dock', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 437 (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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  "location": "Upper Park Street Burial Ground, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Late private in the Plymouth Division who was drowned while bathing 22 June 1845 aged 34[?] years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, commemorating Benjamin Davis RN d. 1845</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Butler d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ARTHUR BUTLER / stoker H.M.S. 'Victory' / died / 5th July 1913 Aged 30'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 467
Vessel: HMS Victory

People

Butler, Arthur
Age: 30
Date of Death: 5/7/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'Victory' DY tug 1904-34?

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ARTHUR BUTLER / stoker H.M.S. 'Victory' / died / 5th July 1913 Aged 30'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Butler d. 1913</p>",
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    "position": "Nonconformist 467",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Victory"  },
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "'Victory' DY tug 1904-34?",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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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 Henry Sond, RN and Henry Luke, RN, d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of / Henry Sond A.B. / and / Henry Luke A.B. / both of H.M.S. London / died 1875'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Luke, Henry
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1875
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Sond, Henry
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1875
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / Henry Sond A.B. / and / Henry Luke A.B. / both of H.M.S. London / died 1875'",
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St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral Thomas Western, RN d. 1814

Location

St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Rear Admiral Thomas Western, Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Died 26 December 1814 aged 52'

Details

Description: Carved with a seated female figure, a flag and an anchor
Type: Monument
Artists: John Flaxman

People

Western, Thomas
Age: 52
Date of Death: 26/12/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1976

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Rear Admiral Thomas Western, Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Died 26 December 1814 aged 52'",
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    "bibliography": "Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1976",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters