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St Margaret's Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk commemorating John Waller d. 1860

Location

St Margaret's Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Transcript

'IN / MEMORY OF / John Waller, / Master Mariner, / who died December 6th / 1860, Aged 28 years. / His end was peace / Also Hannah Waller / Daughter of the above / who died March 12th / 1861, Aged 3 Years / and 6 months.

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Waller, John
Age: 28
Date of Death: 06/12/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: Helen Payne

JSON

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All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Window at All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire commemorating Admirals Robert Man d. 1813, William Cornwallis d. 1819, John Peyton d. 1809 and Captain John Whitby d. 1896

Location

All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Admiral / Robert Man / 1745-1813', 'Admiral / Sir William Cornwallis / 1744-1819','Rear Admiral / John Peyton / 1757-1809', 'Captain / John Whitby / 1774-1806' [On scroll] 'With fame and honour and respect well blest / Midst Milford's lichen'd graves they now may rest'

Details

Description: Red ensign, flying above a shore with the names of the four officers on a surrounding round blue band.
Type: Window
Materials: Glass
Date Erected: 2019

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars

People

Peyton, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 2/8/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Man, Robert
Age: 68
Date of Death: 21/9/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cornwallis, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 5/7/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Whitby, John
Age: 32
Date of Death: 7/4/1806
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2019
Photographer: Patricia Barber

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Admiral / Robert Man / 1745-1813', 'Admiral / Sir William Cornwallis / 1744-1819','Rear Admiral / John Peyton / 1757-1809', 'Captain / John Whitby / 1774-1806' [On scroll] 'With fame and honour and respect well blest / Midst Milford's lichen'd graves they now may rest'",
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All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Plaque at All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire commemorating Commander John Ouvry RN d. 1993

Location

All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘Commander John Ouvry DSO RN / 1896-1993 / In commemoration of a brave and / gallant naval officer who / left behind a lasting legacy / in rendering safe mines and / explosive devices. / He and his wife Lorna / were much / beloved members of this / church community’

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Ouvry, John Garnault Delahaize
Age: 96
Date of Death: 19/2/1993
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: In 1939, Ouvry led a small team which successfully dismantled a completely new type of German mine in order to find out how it worked. For this action he was awarded the DSO.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 2019
Photographer: Patricia Barber

JSON

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All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire commemorating Rear-Admiral John Payton d. 1809

Location

All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN PEYTON ESQRE. / A REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY’S FLEET. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE / AUGUST 2ND A.D. 1809 / AGED 56 YEARS. / HE COMMANDED HIS MAJESTY’S SLOOP THE DEFENCE, OF 74 GUNS, / AT THE EVER MEMORABLE BATTLE OF THE NILE, / ON THE IST OF AUGUST 1798, AND WAS CONSIDERED WITH / ESTEEM AND RESPECT, ON THAT, AS ON ALL OTHER OCCASSIONS / AN HONOUR TO THE PROFESSION TO WHICH HE BELONGED. / LET THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST, SPEAK ALL THAT HE WAS, / IN THE DIFFERENT RELATIONS OF DOMESTIC LIFE! / HOW BELOVED, HOW RESPECTED, BY THOSE MOST INTIMATELY / CONNECTED WITH HIM. HE LIVED! AND WHEN IT PLEASED / THE ALMIGHTY TO CALL HIM TO A BETTER WORLD / HOW SINCERELY MOURNED! / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS MEMORY / BY HIS WIDOW, / AS A SINCERE; THOUGH INADIQUATE MARK / OF HER AFFECTION!’

Details

Description: Marble wall tablet, on oval mount. A draped urn above, shield of arms and crest below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Defence

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Peyton, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 2/8/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Restored by the 1805 Club in 2019.
Bibliography: Hore, Peter 'Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials' (Barnsley, 2015) p. 35

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN PEYTON ESQRE. / A REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY’S FLEET. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE / AUGUST 2ND A.D. 1809 / AGED 56 YEARS. / HE COMMANDED HIS MAJESTY’S SLOOP THE DEFENCE, OF 74 GUNS, / AT THE EVER MEMORABLE BATTLE OF THE NILE, / ON THE IST OF AUGUST 1798, AND WAS CONSIDERED WITH / ESTEEM AND RESPECT, ON THAT, AS ON ALL OTHER OCCASSIONS / AN HONOUR TO THE PROFESSION TO WHICH HE BELONGED. / LET THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST, SPEAK ALL THAT HE WAS, / IN THE DIFFERENT RELATIONS OF DOMESTIC LIFE! / HOW BELOVED, HOW RESPECTED, BY THOSE MOST INTIMATELY / CONNECTED WITH HIM. HE LIVED! AND WHEN IT PLEASED / THE ALMIGHTY TO CALL HIM TO A BETTER WORLD / HOW SINCERELY MOURNED! / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS MEMORY / BY HIS WIDOW, / AS A SINCERE; THOUGH INADIQUATE MARK / OF HER AFFECTION!’",
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All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Ledger at All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Robert Man d. 1813

Location

All Saints Church, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'ROBT. MAN Esqr. / Admiral of the Red / Obt. 21st. Sepr 1813 / AET. 68 Years'.

Details

Description: Ledger
Type: Ledger
Position: Inside the door.
Materials: Stone

People

Man, Robert
Age: 68
Date of Death: 21/9/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2109
Photographer: Patricia Barber

JSON

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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Memorial at Hilton, Huntingdonshire commemorating Captain John Theed RN d. 1823

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD THEED. ESQR. / OF THIS PLACE / AND OF / CRAFTON IN THE PARISH OF WING / BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. / UNOSTENTATIOUSLY BENEVOLENT / AND ESTEEMED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. / HE DIED OCTR. 7TH A.D. 1835 / AGED 79. / HERE ALSO ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / JANE, / WIFE OF THE ABOVE EDWARD THEED, ESQR. AND DAUGHTER OF J. SEARLE, A.M. / VICAR OF BUCKDEN IN THIS COUNTY. / HER LIFE WAS ONE / UNVARIED SCENE OF ACTIVE PIETY, / HER DEATH A SOURCE OF SORROW AND REGRET. / SHE DIED JANY. 31ST. A.D. 1821 / AGED 64. / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JOHN THEED. R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE. / HE DIED / WHILE IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. TAMAR / AND WAS BURIED / AT PORT ROYAL IN JAMAICA / NOVR. 20TH. A.D. 1823 / AGED 30.’

Details

Description: Wall tablet. On the top, the family crest flanked by branches, below on the apron, a shield of arms. The inscription tablet is flanked by pilasters carved with inverted torches in relief and terminating in urns.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Tamar

People

Theed, John
Age: 30
Date of Death: 20/11/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon, England

Memorial in Tawstock, Devon commemorating Captain Sir Robert Bourchier Sherard Wrey RN d.1916

Location

St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon, England

Transcript

‘IN LOVING AND HONOURED / MEMORY OF / SIR BOURCHIER ROBERT / SHERARD WREY 11TH BART. / J.P., D.I., ELDEST SON OF SIR HENRY / BOURCHIER TOKE WREY 10TH BART. / AND OF THE HONBLE. MARIANNE / SARAH HIS WIFE ONLY CHILD OF / PHILIP CASTELL 9TH LORD SHERARD / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / MAJOR AND LIEUT. COL. / ROYAL NORTH DEVON HUSSARS / OFFICER COMMANDING THE / ROYAL WINDSOR CASTLE GUARD / 1914-1916 / DECORATED FOR THE / ZULU, EGYPTIAN AND BURMESE / CAMPAIGNS BORN 23RD MAY 1855 / DIED 26TH JANUARY 1917. / THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED / BY HIS WIDOW JESSIE MAUD / LADY WREY DAUGHTER OF / WILLIAM THOMSON FRASER’

Details

Description: Alabaster wall tablet. The inscription tablet is flanked by pilasters, the entablature carved with three knots and the badges of the Royal Navy and North Devon Hussars. The family arms in the centre of a scrolled pediment. Heraldry painted and gilded.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Alabaster

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa; 19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Wrey, Robert Bourchier Sherard
Age: 61
Date of Death: 26/1/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond

JSON

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St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon, England

Memorial at Tawstock, Devon to Captain William Bourchier Sherard Wrey RN d. 1926

Location

St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon, England

Transcript

‘To the dear memory of / WILLIAM BOURCHIER SHERARD WREY, / C.M.G., C.B.E., Captain Royal Navy, /4th son of Sir Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey, D.L. / of Trebitch and Tawstock Court. / Born April 2nd 1865: died January 8th 1926. / Egypt 1882 and 1885 China 1900, Relief of Pekin. / (2nd in Command Naval Brigade specially promoted Commander) / and in the GREAT WAR 1914-1919. / as Principal Naval Transport Officer and Senior Naval Officer / with rank of Commodore, Southampton. / (Order of Leopold of Belgium: Order of Sacred Treasure of Japan / American D.S.M.) / “We will go by the King’s highway, we will not turn to the right / hand nor the left until we have passed thy borders. / His ashes were buried at sea. / This Memorial was placed here by / FLORA BATHURST, his Wife. / Born March 16th 1870; died April 1st 1954 / Younger daughter of Vice-Admiral and Mrs Greive / of Ord House, Berwick-on-Tweed.’

Details

Description: Alabaster wall tablet with an arched pediment on brackets carved with gilded knots. The pediment contains the family arms and crest, painted and gilded with the motto: 'TEMPS VIENDRA'. A gilded naval crown below the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Alabaster

Event

19th century conflicts in Africa; 19th century conflicts in Asia, 1914; 1914-1918 First World War

People

Wrey, William Bourchier Sherard
Age: 50
Date of Death: 8/1/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson 2019
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond

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Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon commemorating Commander James May RN d. 1825

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Transcript

‘SACRED to the MEMORY / of JAMES MAY of Barnstaple, Merchant / Obt. The 17th July 1730 AET 48 / Also DOROTHY his Widow / Daughter of JOHN SPONER and Niece of / EDWARD PINE both of Eastdown, Esqrs / Obt. The 4th April 1762 AET 55. / Her Mother was the Only Child of / Edward Harlowine of Cottington Esqr. Sidmouth. / ALSO to the MEMORY of their Son, / JOHN MAY Esqr. / an Officer of the Royal Navy / Who early in life was severely wounded / at the Siege of Louis. Bourgh: / he lived respected and beloved / and died sincerely lamented / Sepr. 2nd 1825 Aged 87 Years. / AND to the MEMORY of / CATHERINE his Wife / who died 5th March 1823 Aged 80’

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Siege of Louisbourg

Event Date

1758

Event Category

1756-1763 Seven Years War

People

May, James
Age: 87
Date of Death: 2/9/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson 2019
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond 2019

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Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Lewis Rooke RM d. 1870, a veteran of Trafalgar

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Transcript

‘TRAFALGAR / SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / LEWIS ROOKE ESQR. R.M. / WHO DIED DECEMBER 31ST 1870 / AGED 82 YEARS. / RESURGAM’

Details

Description: Marble wall table in the form of a scroll, Crossed Union Flags (coloured) above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interial
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Rooke, Lewis
Age: 82
Date of Death: 31/12/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: ADM 36/16489
Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson, 2019
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond 2019

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