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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall Tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Lieutenant Charles Brownlow MacDonald RN d. 1887

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. CHARLES BROWNLOW MACDONALD R.N. / H.M.S. RANGER / KILLED IN ACTION BURMA / JANUARY 9TH 1887 / AND TO THE OFFICR, SEAMEN AND / MARINES H.M.S RANGER / WHO DIED DURING HER COMMISSION / IN THE EAST INDIES 1884-1887 / ERECTED / BY THEIR SHIPMATES.'

Details

Description: Oval white marble tablet with a rope twist border on a black marble base. A foul anchor in white marble is applied to the upper part of the base. There is a cross in relief above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Artists: Baker
Vessel: HMS Ranger

Event

Third Anglo-Burmese War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

MacDonald, Charles Brownlow
Age:
Date of Death: 9/1/1887
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
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St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool commemorating John Robinson d. 1852

Location

St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Robinson, died in Africa, on board of the ship Tapley, 29th November 1852 age 21'

Details

Vessel: Tapley

People

Robinson, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 29/11/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 551. The church was demolished in 1946, a new one stands on the same site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Addington, Kent commemorating William Locker, Captain RN, Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital d. 1800

Location

St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England

Transcript

'Under this Stone are deposited the Remains / of Mrs LUCY LOCKER the amiable and affectionate / wife of WILLIAM LOCKER Esq (Captain of the / Royal Navy) of this Parish who died the / 27 March 1780. Aged 30 years. / Sincere to all and undisguised by Art / Beset with the kindest and tenderest heart. / With unaffected Pride and Graceful Ease / With every Virtue, every Power to please / With every requisite for Social Life / The warmest Friend, the prudent virtuous wife. / Here LUCY lies. Divine assurance given / Such worth we know will meet reward in Heaven' [South side] 'This monument is also sacred to the / memory of WILLIAM LOCKER Esq / (Lieutenant Governor of / Greenwich Hospital) the affectionate / Husband of Mrs. LUCY LOCKER / He was born February the 17th 1730/1 / and departed this life December / 26th 1800'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Position: Churchyard

People

Locker, William
Age:
Date of Death: 26/12/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Lieut Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M.C. Richardson
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Arthur Charles Fellows RN d. 1905

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ARTHUR CHARLES / FELLOWES...LIEUTENANT OF THE R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF HORACE AND LOUISA FELLOWES / BORN 19TH JUNE 1878 DIED 2 MAY 1905.'

Details

Type: Cross on pedestal (broken) and curbed grave.
Position: Section 106
Materials: Stone

People

Fellowes, Arthur Charles
Age: 26
Date of Death: 02/05/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: North of North Avenue
Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Alfred Smith d. 1833

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of / Alfred Smith, Master Mariner of this Port / who died off Tampico, in the Gulph of Mexico / 9th June 1833 aged 35 years. / Leaving a wife and five children to lament his loss / also / Thomas Gibson, youngest son of the above. / Who died 29th October 1834, aged 2 years. / Also / William Sidney, Eldest son of the above and late H.B.M. Consul at / Trinidad de Cuba, who died 8th January 1865 / aged 40 years: / By foreign hands thy dying eyes were closed / By foreign hands thy manly limbs composed / By strangers loved / By strangers mourned. / Also of Agnes, only daughter of / Alfred and Thomason Smith / who died 14th March 1868 aged 41 years / Also of Thomason S. Smith / wife and mother of the above / who died 16th October 1868 aged 71 years.'

Details

People

Smith, Alfred
Age: 35
Date of Death: 9/6/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 899. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Paolo Vincenzo d. 1895

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'A/DE PAOLO VINCENZO / Marina Ro della Nave Italiana / Ruggiero di Lauria' / Nato a Rocca Valdina il 9 Maggio 1872 / Morto a Portland L' 8 Guigno 1895 / RIP' [Translation] 'To DE PAOLO VINCENZO seaman of the Italian vessel Ruggiero Di Lauria born in Rocco Valdina on 9th May 1872 died in Portland on the 8th June 1895. RIP'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 511
Vessel: Ruggiero di Lauria

People

Vincenzo, Paolo
Age:
Date of Death: 8/6/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Italian Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Stratton, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Stratton, Cornwall commemorating John Panchen RN d. 1824

Location

Stratton, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John PANCHEN, Master in the RN who died March 19 1824 aged 44 years. He came a stranger ... county but by his upright conduct and amiable manners made everyone his friend. He was equally esteemed by his commanding officers afloat and by his neighbours ashore. A good seaman and an honest man'

Details

People

Panchen, John
Age: 44
Date of Death: 19/3/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: E.R. Stage
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St George's Church, Benenden, Kent, England

Memorial at St George’s Church, Benenden, Kent commemorating Sir John Norris, RN, Admiral of the Fleet & Vice Admiral of England d. 1749

Location

St George's Church, Benenden, Kent, England

Transcript

'Near this place are deposited the Remains of / the Rt Honble Sir JOHN NORRIS of HEMPSTEAD / who after fifty years faithful service in / the Royal-Navy, attained the supreme Command, / with the rank of Admiral of the Fleet & / Vice Admiral of ENGLAND. / It is but bare justice to his memory to say, / since so much at least may be said / with the strictest truth / that there never breathed a better Seaman, / a greater Officer, a braver Man, / a more zealous Well wisher / to the present Establishment, / nor consequently a truer Englishman / than this SIR JOHN NORRIS'

Details

Description: A portrait bust with cropped hair, open shirt and draperies above the inscription tablet, the Norris arms and crest below.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Wall
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1750
Artists: Peter Scheemakers

People

Norris, John
Age:
Date of Death: 13/6/1749
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet; Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Signed 'P. SCHEEMAKER Sculp Anno Domini 1750'.
Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe, 'Peter Scheemakers' 'The sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society' p. 226 (1999). Reverend Francis Hazlewood 'The Parish of Benenden, Kent: its monuments, vicars (1323-1877) & persons of note' (Ipswich, 1889) pp. 7-8.
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Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Robert William Staff d. 1894

Location

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Robert William Staff accidentally killed at sea 22 Jan 1894 aged 15 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Staff, Robert William
Age: 15
Date of Death: 22/1/1894
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham
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Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Memorial at main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, commemorating Henry Barnet, d. 1890

Location

Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Henry William Barnet, officer British India Steam Navigation Co. died Karachi 27 January 1890, aged 23' [not exact]

Details

Vessel: HMT Umballa

People

Barnet, Henry William
Age: 23
Date of Death: 27/1/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Officer
Organisation: British India Steam Navigation Co

Extra

Notes: Karachi was formerly in India. Following Independence in 1947, it became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 418.
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