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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters