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Church, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England

Memorial at Frinton-on-Sea commemorating J. W. Johnson d. 1916

Location

Church, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Donkeymen, J.W. Johnson, SS 'Vasco' 16 Nov 1916 aged 46'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Vasco

People

Johnson, J. W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1916
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex, commemorating A. W. Camp d. 1920

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex, England

Transcript

'A W Camp Stoker 1st class R.N. K/7386 H.M.S. Bacchante 27th February 1920 aged 24'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Bacchante

People

Camp, A. W.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 27/2/1920
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Headstone at Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton commemorating John William Masters Burnett RN d. 1904

Location

Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In / Affectionate Remembrance of / JOHN WILLIAM MASTERS BURNETT R.N. / WHO DIED AT WOOLSTON / OCTOBER 22ND 1873 / AGED 49 YEARS / ALSO OF / ELIZA WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AT FAREHAM / SEPTEMBER 14TH 1904 / AGED 79 YEARS...'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Nemesis

People

Burnett, William Masters
Age: 49
Date of Death: 22/10/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Robert Brian MD, Naval Surgeon d. 1853

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / To the Memory of / ROBERT BRIAN M.D., / Surgeon R.N., / who departed this life / June 8th, 1853, in the 66th year of his age./ He united with great professional skill / integrity and kindness of heart; / he lived much respected, and died lamented. / I have finished my course / 2nd Timothy, 4 Chap. 7, v. / And of his beloved wife, SUSAN / Born Jan 2 1804. Died Feb 22, 1870 / 'Thou wilt light my candle''

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People

Brian, Robert
Age: 66
Date of Death: 8/6/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 73.
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St George's Church, Hyde, Cheshire, England

Wall tablet in St George’s Church, Hyde, Cheshire commemorating Captain Hyde John Clarke d. 1857

Location

St George's Church, Hyde, Cheshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Hyde John Clarke Esqr / Formerly of Hyde Hall afterwards of Llangollen / A captain of the Royal Navy and one / of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, / Who departed this life at Oswestry on the 25th[?] day of November AD 1857 aged 80 years / He came to this his last abiding place / full of piety and full of days / In the various relations of life he was most exemplary. He was eminent alike for / his private virtue and his public services / and now he rests from his labours / and his works do follow him.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble

People

Clarke, Hyde John
Age: 80
Date of Death: 11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Clarke was a well-respected figure in the neighborhood of Hyde and a distinguished naval commander.
Bibliography: Additional information found at: http://oldhyde.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/captain-clarke.html
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Monument in Westminster Abbey commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren RN d. 1752

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of Sir PETER WARREN / Knight of the Bath / Vice Admiral of the Red Squadron / of the British Fleet / and Member of Parliament / for the City and Liberty of Westminster. / He derived his Descent from an antient Family in IRELAND, / his Fame and Honours from his Virtues and Abilities. / How eminently these were displayed, / with what Vigilance and Spirit they were exerted / in the various services wherein he had the Honour to Command, / and the Happiness to Conquer, / will be more properly recorded in the Annals of / GREAT BRITAIN. / On this tablet Affection with truth must say / that deservedly esteemed in Private Life / and universally, renowned for his publick conduct, / The judicious and gallant officer / possessed all the amiable qualities of the Friend, / the Gentleman and the Christian. / But the ALMIGHTY / whom alone he feared; / whose Gracious Protection he had often experienced, / was pleased to remove him from a Life of Honour, / to an eternity of Happiness / on the 29th day of July 1752 in the 49th year of his Age. / SUSANNAH his Afflicted Wife caused / this Monument to be erected'

Details

Description: To the right, Hercules is placing Warren's bust on a pedestal. On the left Navigation with a withered olive branch, is seated on a cornucopia and 'regards the bust 'with a mixed look of veneration and melancholy'.
Type: Free standing monument
Position: North transept
Materials: White marble
Artists: Louis Francois Roubiliac

People

Warren, Peter
Age: 48
Date of Death: 29/7/1752
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Buried Warrenstown, Co Meath, Ireland. Roubiliac's second wife nee Miss Crosby reputedly sat for 'Britannia'. A pyramid with Warren's arms, formerly behind the monument was removed to show the medieval screen.

Bibliography: 'Biographical Memoir of the Late Sir Peter Warren, K.B. Vice-Admiral of the Red Squadron', 'Naval Chronicle' vol.12, pp. 257-275 (London, 1804); 'London Magazine' vol xxvi, pp. 552-3
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1980
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Lowse, Trinity Pilot, d.1861

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John LOWSE, Trinity Pilot, died on the 10th April 1861 aged 66 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Lowse, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 10/4/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Ernest Morton Drummond RN d. 1876

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ERNEST MORTON DRUMMOND / SUB LT RN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 11 NOVEMBER 1876 / AGED 21 YEARS. / [illegible quotation] / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED / BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS SERVING AT THE RN COLLEGE / AS A TOKEN OF AFFECTION AND ESTEEM'

Details

Description: Headstone with lead lettering. Surface very warn.
Type: Gravestone

People

Drummond, Ernest Morton
Age: 21
Date of Death: 11/11/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B, Tomlinson, 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Jonathan Jarvis Weymouth, d. 1862

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / NATHANIEL WM WEYMOUTH / WHO DIED JANUARY THE 25TH 1870 / AGED 69 YEARS / ALSO OF / JONATHAN JARVIS HIS SON / WHO DIED ON BOARD THE BARQUE / ZODIAC ON HER VOYAGE FROM / CALINGAPATAM TO LONDON / MAY THE 16 1862 / AGED 19 YEARS / ALSO OF / JEMIMA ADAMS / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / NATHANIEL W WEYMOUTH, / WHO DIED APRIL 12TH 1884 / AGED 78 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Zodiac

People

Weymouth, Jonathan Jarvis
Age: 19
Date of Death: 16/5/1862
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Unknown

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Notes: See Registers of deaths at sea, died of 'Inflamation of the lungs.'
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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St Margaret's Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Wolstanton commemorating Admiral Smith Child d. 1813

Location

St Margaret's Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'Elizabeth, widow of John Child, Esq, late of Newfield died April 11th MDCCCLI, Aged LXX years. Smith Child, Esq: Admiral of the Blue ob XXI Jany MDCCCXIII Ae LXXXIII. Margaret relict of Admiral Smith Child died 15th January 1826 aged 83'

Details

People

Child, Smith
Age: 83
Date of Death: 21/1/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Melanie Smallman 1986
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