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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

Extra

JSON

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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''

Details

People

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

Extra

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

JSON

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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

Extra

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

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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

JSON

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  "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'",
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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating John Troughton d. 1725

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Troughton, Collector of Salt Duties at the Port died 6th January 1725 age 70'

Details

People

Troughton, John
Age: 70
Date of Death: 6/1/1725
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of salt duties
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 337.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John Troughton, Collector of Salt Duties at the Port died 6th January 1725 age 70'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Burt d. 1848

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. John Burt died at sea 27 October 1848'.

Details

People

Burt, John
Age:
Date of Death: 27/10/1848
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.7, p.453.

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St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Gravestone at St Clement’s Church, Leigh-on-Sea, commemorating Admiral Sir Richard Haddock d. 1715

Location

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'...Also ye body of Dame ELIZ. / HADDOCK wife of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK who / dyed ye 26th of / Feby 1709 aged 59 years / also ye body of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK Comptroller of His / Majesties Navy who died ye / 26th of Jan. 1714 aged 85 years'

Details

Type: Table tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Haddock, Richard
Age: 85
Date of Death: 26/1/1715
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield d. 1894

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. / BORN MARCH 27th 1820 ENTERED R.N. 1832. MATE OF HMS THUNDERER AT / BOMBARDMENT OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1840 / COMMANDED HMS COMUS IN ACTION AT OBLIGADO 1845 / IN CHARGE NAVAL DEPARTMENT GREAT EXHIBITION 1851 / COMMANDED 800M OF NEW COAST / COMMANDED HMS FIREBRAND AT / BOMBARDMENT OF SEVASTOPOL 1855 / EXHIBITED AT ROYAL ACADEMY 1857.65.65 / NAVAL ATTACHE WASHINGTON 1871 / ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT MALTA DOCKYARDS 1872.5 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF NORTH AMERICA / AND WEST INDIES 1878.80 / GRAND WARDEN OF GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND 1891 / ENTERED INTO REST SEPTEMBER 5th 1894.'

Details

Description: Cross with three stepped base and IHS symbol behind wedge with scroll.
Type: Cross
Position: 22008/124/10
Materials: Stone

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1854-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Inglefield, Edward Augustus
Age: 74
Date of Death: 05/09/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: An account of Inglefield's exploits on the base of the Plinth. Sybil Inglefield, (18 day old daughter), Eliza Fanny (wife) 15/12/1890, Ernest Hallowell Inglefield (son, 3 years and 9 months old) and Albany Otway Inglefield (10 days old) also commemorated on the plinth. Admiral Inglefield commanded three Arctic expeditions 1852-4 and published 'A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin' 1853 discovering 800 miles of 'new coast'.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. / BORN MARCH 27th 1820 ENTERED R.N. 1832. MATE OF HMS THUNDERER AT / BOMBARDMENT OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1840 / COMMANDED HMS COMUS IN ACTION AT OBLIGADO 1845 / IN CHARGE NAVAL DEPARTMENT GREAT EXHIBITION 1851 / COMMANDED 800M OF NEW COAST / COMMANDED HMS FIREBRAND AT / BOMBARDMENT OF SEVASTOPOL 1855 / EXHIBITED AT ROYAL ACADEMY 1857.65.65 / NAVAL ATTACHE WASHINGTON 1871 / ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT MALTA DOCKYARDS 1872.5 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF NORTH AMERICA / AND WEST INDIES 1878.80 / GRAND WARDEN OF GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND 1891 / ENTERED INTO REST SEPTEMBER 5th 1894.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5728Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7487\" width=\"370\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5728Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5728Large-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield d. 1894</p>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2014/05/M5728Large.jpg","/uploads/2014/05/M5728Large-225x300.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Cross with three stepped base and IHS symbol behind wedge with scroll.",
    "type": "Cross",
    "position": "22008/124/10",
    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Crimea War",
    "date": "1854-1856",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Inglefield, Edward Augustus","age":"74","dateofdeath":"05/09/1894","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "An account of Inglefield's exploits on the base of the Plinth. Sybil Inglefield, (18 day old daughter), Eliza Fanny (wife) 15/12/1890, Ernest Hallowell Inglefield (son, 3 years and 9 months old) and Albany Otway Inglefield (10 days old) also commemorated on the plinth. Admiral Inglefield commanded three Arctic expeditions 1852-4 and published 'A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin' 1853 discovering 800 miles of 'new coast'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG"  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters