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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Calvert Morton d. 1852

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to / the memory of / Thomas Calvert Morton Esq / of Greenwich Hospital / who departed this life / on the 11 October 1852 / aged 60 years / Beloved and regretted'

Details

Position: Mausoleum (south wall)

People

Morton, Thomas Calvert
Age: 60
Date of Death: 11/10/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

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Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions 99618. PROB 11/2162/12.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George William Young d. 1911

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / George William Young / Master Mariner / the dearly beloved husband of / Rosanna Young / who passed away March 28th [1911] in his 71st year / he giveth his beloved sleep / A devoted husband and a loving father / Also of the above / Rosanna / who died in London Feb 23rd 1937 / Aged 88 / Her end was peace / Also their daughter / Rosanna Mary / beloved wife of / E Trevor Jones / Died at Tonyrefail / Decr 21st 1920 / Aged 41 years / Remembrance of her sweet companionship / & faithful love / Also Alfred Thomas Young / dearly loved son / Died at Jersey Aug 26th 1933 / Aged 55 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating William Hannay RN d. 1818, surgeon

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of William Hannay MD late surgeon of HM Naval establishment at Trincomalee. Died 22 dec 1818 aged 28 years'.

Details

People

Hannay, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 22/12/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C Flintham
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Chest tomb at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Richard Boswell, Greenwich Pensioner d. 1813

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Richard Boswell / A brave and Worthy Seaman / and a Pensioner in Greenwich Hospital / Died 17 March 1813 / aged 72 This stone was erected by / Edward Hawke Locker Esq / Son of Lieut Governor Locker / As a mark of attachment'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: North side, outside south railing

People

Boswell, Richard
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/3/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman. Greenwich Hospital Pensioner
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Public Record Office, Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.
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St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Lieutenant Samuel Blackshaw Peacock RN d. 1826

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Transcript

' ...AND OF SAMUEL BLACKSHAW PEACOCK, LIEUTENANT R.N. FOURTH SON OF THE SAID LEWIS, AND HIS WIFE; HE DIED ON THE 12TH APRIL 1826, IN HIS 36TH YEAR,/AND WAS BURIED IN THE FAMILY VAULT'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end nave
Materials: Marble

People

Peacock, Samuel Blackshaw
Age: 35
Date of Death: 12/4/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Henry Collins Deacon d. 1869

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL / HENRY COLLINS DEACON / BORN 1ST AUGUST 1788 / ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY 1800 / SERVED UNDER NELSON / IN THE WEST INDIES 1805 [?] / AND UNDER [LT GENL] WHITELOCK / AT BUENOS AYRES 1807 / AT THE ISLE OF FRANCE 1810 / AT THE CAPTURE OF GUADELOUPE 1815 / AND IN OTHER ENGAGEMENTS / DUE TO WHICH HE RECEIVED 23 WOUNDS / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / ATTAINED THE RANK OF ADMIRAL 1862 / AND DIED NOV 1869 / AGED 81 / MARY ANN / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED APRIL 18TH 1879 / AGED 85 YEARS / JULIA BARWELL DEACON / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE'

Details

Description: Carved with anchor, banner, gun and pile of shot.
Type: Memorial
Position: 19697/125/PS
Materials: Portland stone, sandstone plinth
Artists: J.S. Farley

People

Deacon, Henry Colins
Age: 81
Date of Death: 11/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grade II listed.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG
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Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Obelisk in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent commemorating  of Captain James Rolleston RN d. 1875

Location

Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Theodore PRICE Esq., / who died Nov. 4. 1852, / in his 95th. year. / And of / Ann, his wife / who died April 8. 1826, / in her 60th year. / Also of their daughters / Theodora Born Feb. 13. 1801. Died July 1. 1873. / And / Laura, / Born May 30. 1797 / Died Dec. 28. 1886. / Charlotte, / Born April 18. 1796 Died Nov. 8. 1868. / daughter of Theodore and Ann PRICE. / and the loving and beloved sister, / of those who raise / this monument to her memory. / As also to that of other / near and as dear members of their family, / who widely separated in death, / and here united in one most loving / remembrance, and in the humble hope that through the merits of their Saviour, they may be / re-united as one family in Heaven. / In Memory of / Ann Green ROLLESTON, / daughter of Theodore and Ann PRICE / and wife of Capt. ROLLESTON, R.N. / Aged 31. / Also of / Samuel Matthew ROLLESTON, / son of the above / who died in Canada, Aged 39. / And of / Ann Elizabeth GRAYDON / daughter of Capt. ROLLESTON, R.N. / and of Ann Green his wife, / and wife of / Major General GRAYDON, R.A. / Born Aug. 22. 1823. Died March 4. 1874. / In Memory of / Isabella Jane, / wife of Capt. ROLLESTON R.N. / who died May 17. 1874. Aged 82. / Also of the above / Capt ROLLESTON R.N. / who died Dec. 9. 1875, Aged 84 . / Also of / Ann Green Gertrude, / daughter of the above / Capt. ROLLESTON R.N. / and Ann Green his wife / who died March 16 1894. Aged 63. / "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." / Rev.14.13'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Position: 397
Materials: Pink granite

People

Rolleston, James
Age: 84
Date of Death: 9/12/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: H.W. Dodsworth
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Richard Phelan d. 1867

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Richard Phelan (a native of Bermuda) died 15 April 1867 aged 67'

Details

People

Phelan, Richard
Age: 67
Date of Death: 15/4/1867
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. 6, p. 691.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Headstone at St Michael’s Cathedral, Barbados commemorating Lieutenant George Rickards RN d. 1798

Location

St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies the remains of Lieut George Rickards late of H.M.S. Amphitrite son of William and Jane Rickards of Westcliffe, Kent, England. Died 13 Dec 1798 aged 21 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Amphitrite

People

Rickards, George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/12/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Alexander Phillips d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ALEXANDER PHILLIPS / Musician H.M.S. 'Indefatigable' / died / 6th May 1913 Age 20'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 420
Vessel: HMS Indefatigable

People

Phillips, Alexander
Age: 20
Date of Death: 6/5/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Musician
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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