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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Joseph Crabtree, Master, d. 1862

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN / MEMORY OF / JOSEPH CRABTREE / OF KNOTTINGLEY / YORKSHIRE / MASTER OF THE VESSEL ARK / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARTHA CRABTREE / AND SON OF JAMES & ESTHER / CRABTREE / WAS SHIPWRECKED ...'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: 'Ark'

People

Crabtree, Joseph
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1862
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: I.G.I. Born c. 1837, Baptised 7 January 1838. Date of death from 'Find My Past' burial register, Southwold
Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN / MEMORY OF / JOSEPH CRABTREE / OF KNOTTINGLEY / YORKSHIRE / MASTER OF THE VESSEL ARK / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARTHA CRABTREE / AND SON OF JAMES & ESTHER / CRABTREE / WAS SHIPWRECKED ...'",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Percy Vincent Hunt, RN d. 1945

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Percy Vincent / Hunt R.N. / 23 / Drowned in / Cluny Harbour / Scotland / Buried 12th Mar. 1945'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Hunt, Percy Vincent
Age: 23
Date of Death: 3/1945
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Percy Vincent / Hunt R.N. / 23 / Drowned in / Cluny Harbour / Scotland / Buried 12th Mar. 1945'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile at All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Percy Vincent Hunt, RN d. 1945</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3968-1-960x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45232\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3968-1-960x1024.jpg 960w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3968-1-281x300.jpg 281w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3968-1-768x819.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3968-1.jpg 1861w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" /></figure>",
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Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Gravestone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating James Farquhar d. 1872

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'1863 / ERECTED / By / JAMES & MARGARET FARQUHAR / his wife / in memory of their son JAMES / who died on the 10th Septr 1859 / Aged 13 Months. / Also in memory of the Above. / JAMES FARQUHAR / Shipmaster Arbroath, / who died at Cape Town, Cape of Good / Hope on the 6th February 1872 / Aged 37 Years / Deeply Regretted. / Also of the above / MARGARET FARQUHAR / who died 7th August 1909 / Aged 78 Years / Also of their Daughter / ANNIE BARRIE FARQUHAR / who died on the 7th January 1947 / Aged 83 Years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Farquhar, James
Age: 37
Date of Death: 6/2/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'1863 / ERECTED / By / JAMES & MARGARET FARQUHAR / his wife / in memory of their son JAMES / who died on the 10th Septr 1859 / Aged 13 Months. / Also in memory of the Above. / JAMES FARQUHAR / Shipmaster Arbroath, / who died at Cape Town, Cape of Good / Hope on the 6th February 1872 / Aged 37 Years / Deeply Regretted. / Also of the above / MARGARET FARQUHAR / who died 7th August 1909 / Aged 78 Years / Also of their Daughter / ANNIE BARRIE FARQUHAR / who died on the 7th January 1947 / Aged 83 Years'",
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New Cemetery, Eastern Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial in the New Cemetery, Eastern Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating Corporal P.E. Swinerd RMLI d. 1913

Location

New Cemetery, Eastern Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / CORP. P.E. SWINERD R.M.L.I. / OF H.M.S. SWIFTSURE E. INDIES / WHO DIED 17TH NOVEMBER 1913 / AGED 29 YEARS / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES / AS A TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEM AND AFFECTION / R.I.P.'

Details

Type: Cross plinth
Vessel: HMS Swiftsure

People

Swinerd, P.E.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 17/11/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Corporal
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

JSON

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Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Putney Vale Cemetery commemorating naval architect Edward James Reed d. 1906

Location

Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / SIR EDWARD REED K.C.B., F.R.S. / CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR OF THE NAVY / FOR MANY YEARS M.P. FOR CARDIFF; / BORN SEPT 19 1830, DIED NOVR 30 1906', 'ALSO HIS WIFE, DAME ROSETTA REED / BORN 1830 - DIED 1921'

Details

Description: Celtic cross.
Type: Cross
Materials: Granite

People

Reed, Edward James
Age: 76
Date of Death: 30/11/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Naval architect and Chief Constructor in the Royal Navy 1863-71.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 242.

JSON

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  "location": "Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / SIR EDWARD REED K.C.B., F.R.S. / CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR OF THE NAVY / FOR MANY YEARS M.P. FOR CARDIFF; / BORN SEPT 19 1830, DIED NOVR 30 1906', 'ALSO HIS WIFE, DAME ROSETTA REED / BORN 1830 - DIED 1921'",
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    "notes": "Naval architect and Chief Constructor in the Royal Navy 1863-71.",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 242.",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating the men of HMS ‘Encounter’ who died 1879-82

Location

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

Transcript

'This monument was erected / by the Captain, Officers and / men of / H.M.S. ENCOUNTER / ...late departed / ...who have died / during the Ships Commission / W. MARLOW Stoker / died H.K. 9th May 1880 / aged 22 years / W. ALLEN Stoker / buried at sea 10th August 1881 / aged 29 years / W. MUDGE / Boatswain / died at Natal / April 19th 1879 / aged 43 years / C. McCARTHEY / died at Shanghai / October 28th 1880 / aged 19 years / G.B. HILL / killed at Foochow / September 19th. 1882 / aged 29 years'

Details

Description: Stele.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Encounter

People

Allen, W.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/8/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hill, G. B.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/9/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Marlow, W.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 9/5/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
McCarthey, C.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 28/10/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mudge, W.
Age: 43
Date of Death: 19/4/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985

JSON

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  "transcript": "'This monument was erected / by the Captain, Officers and / men of / H.M.S. ENCOUNTER / ...late departed / ...who have died / during the Ships Commission / W. MARLOW Stoker / died H.K. 9th May 1880 / aged 22 years / W. ALLEN Stoker / buried at sea 10th August 1881 / aged 29 years / W. MUDGE / Boatswain / died at Natal / April 19th 1879 / aged 43 years / C. McCARTHEY / died at Shanghai / October 28th 1880 / aged 19 years / G.B. HILL / killed at Foochow / September 19th. 1882 / aged 29 years'",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Francis Rainier d. 1826

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Francis Rainier of Great Yarmouth died 23 December 1826 age 43'

Details

People

Rainier, Francis
Age: 43
Date of Death: 23/12/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 247. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth commemorating John Dunscombe RM d. 1832

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Transcript

'In Memory / of John Dunscombe / late of the Royal Marine / who died 3rd Septr 1832 / aged 48 years'

Details

People

Dunscombe, John
Age: 48
Date of Death: 3/9/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory / of John Dunscombe / late of the Royal Marine / who died 3rd Septr 1832 / aged 48 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth commemorating John Dunscombe RM d. 1832</p>",
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St Nicholas, Tooting, London, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Tooting, London commemorating Captain Philip Gidley King RN d. 1808

Location

St Nicholas, Tooting, London, England

Transcript

[Wall tablet] 'IN A VAULT NEAR THIS PLACE / ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF / PHILIP GIDLEY KING CAPTAIN R.N. / LATE GOVERNOR OF HIS MAJESTY'S TERRITORY / NEW SOUTH WALES / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3 1808 / AGED 49 YEARS' [brass plate] 'THE STONE COVERING THE VAULT TO WHICH THIS TABLET REFERS / WAS INSTALLED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE / ST MARYS' NEW SOUTH WALES IN 1988 AS A MEMORIAL TO / CAPTAIN P.G. KING R.N. THE THIRD GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY / (1800-1806) / DURING THE BICENTENARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE / FIRST FLEET IN JANUARY 1788 IN WHICH HE SERVED / BORN AT LAUNCESTON CORNWALL 23RD APRIL 1758 / DIED AT TOOTING 3RD SEPTEMBER 1808 / The Vault and Tablet were originally inside the ancient / church demolished after completion of the new Church in 1832'

Details

Description: White marble neoclassical memorial with anthemion acroteria. Brass plate placed below it.

Type: Wall tablet; plaque
Position: South Transept
Materials: Marble, brass

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

King, Philip Gidley
Age: 3/9/1808
Date of Death: 49
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "transcript": "[Wall tablet] 'IN A VAULT NEAR THIS PLACE / ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF / PHILIP GIDLEY KING CAPTAIN R.N. / LATE GOVERNOR OF HIS MAJESTY'S TERRITORY / NEW SOUTH WALES / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3 1808 / AGED 49 YEARS' [brass plate] 'THE STONE COVERING THE VAULT TO WHICH THIS TABLET REFERS / WAS INSTALLED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE / ST MARYS' NEW SOUTH WALES IN 1988 AS A MEMORIAL TO / CAPTAIN P.G. KING R.N. THE THIRD GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY / (1800-1806) / DURING THE BICENTENARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE / FIRST FLEET IN JANUARY 1788 IN WHICH HE SERVED / BORN AT LAUNCESTON CORNWALL 23RD APRIL 1758 / DIED AT TOOTING 3RD SEPTEMBER 1808 / The Vault and Tablet were originally inside the ancient / church demolished after completion of the new Church in 1832'",
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    "position": "South Transept",
    "materials": "Marble, brass",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, Pulborough, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, Pulborough commemorating the Reverend John Cobb Whicher d. 1841, naval chaplain

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, Pulborough, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of the / Rev'd John Cobb Whicher / rector of this parish / 45 years / He departed this life / March 12th 1841 / Aged 69 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Achilles

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Whicher, John Cobb
Age:
Date of Death: 12/3/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 144.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stopham, Pulborough commemorating the Reverend John Cobb Whicher d. 1841, naval chaplain</p>",
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    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 144.",
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    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters