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Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Wall monument in Winchester Cathedral commemorating Captain Isaac Townsend RN d. 1731

Location

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'M.S. / ISAACI TOWNSEND Equitis Aurati, / Qui munijs Nauticis per Sexaginta annos functus est / Mari, / Per triginta quinque annos in Classe Regia versatus fuit / In Qua. Plurimis Principalibus praefuit Navibus, / Navarchus Dignissimus. / Terra / Unus e primarijs rei Navalis procurandae Praefectis / Per viginti et quinque annos extitit, / Rei navalis vere Providus; / Utpote Ubique et Mari et Terra, / Principi et Patriae vere Fidus; / In omni Vitae Studio, Vir Probus et Integer, / Obijt vicesimo-sexto die Maij; Anno Salutis 1731 Aetatis 75 / Gravissimi Doloris Hoc posuit monumentum / Moerens Vidua.'

Details

Description: Carved with military trophies at one end of the base and a ship portrait at the other. The inscription is flanked with panels carved with cherubs' heads, flowers and ship's equipment. The top of the base has a flaming urn at each end. A rectangular chest in the centre, carries Townsend's arms and is topped with a larger flaming urn.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Beneath south tower arch
Materials: Marble

People

Townsend, Isaac
Age: 75
Date of Death: 6/5/1731
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: T.W. Wilson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Charles Saunders, HEIC, d.1815

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Charles Saunders, Esq. / third officer of the H.C. ship 'Minerva' / who died the 8th Dec. 1815, aged 25 years / Erected as a mark of esteem by his brother officers'

Details

Vessel: Minerva

People

Saunders, Charles
Age: 25
Date of Death: 8/12/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.127.
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St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Memorial plaque at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury GCB, GCVO, KCSI, RN d.1914

Location

St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, / G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I. / Born Aug: 27th 1846, in Rothsay, New Brunswick, / After serving his country for 52 years in the Royal Navy / He made his home at Homewood in this neighbourhood / and died on May 18th 1914, being at that time / Mayor of Tenterden. / This tablet is erected in loving remembrance by his widow / Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, C.B.E., daughter of John Middleton, Esq: / "The glory which Thou gavest me, I have given them" / John XVII 22'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: brass

People

Drury, Charles Carter
Age:
Date of Death: 18/5/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Brass Plaque erected by his widow, Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, CBE.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Richard Treweek Stevens d. 1910

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Richard Treweek Stevens / Master Mariner / Died June 27 1910 Aged 59 years / the day Thou gavest Lord is ended / Also William Dudley, his son / Died July 26 1900 Aged 10 weeks / Also of his son Sydney Treweek Stevens / Died at Daker, West Africa / March 29. 1920, Aged 26 years Also his daughter / Ellen Treweek Stevens Died Oct 19th 1941, Aged 53.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Stevens, Richard Treweek
Age: 59
Date of Death: 27/6/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial brass plaque at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating the crew of HMS ‘Amphion’ which sunk on 5th August 1914

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘In Memory of / the Men of HMS Amphion / the first Battleship that sunk in the War / on August 5th 1914 / Several of her Crew .... / going out to .... '

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: West end
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Amphion

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Amphion' scout cruiser sunk by mine in North Sea 5/8/1914.


Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Photographer: Temporary image
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Sewree (Sewri), Christian Cemetery, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at Sewri Christian Cemetery, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India commemorating Walter Clarke, RN, d. 1900

Location

Sewree (Sewri), Christian Cemetery, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘In / Loving Memory / of / Walter Clarke, / Stoker, H.M.S. Eclipse / Who departed this life / February 6th / 1900 / aged 30 years. / This stone was erected by / the engine room ratings / of H.M.S. Eclipse.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Eclipse

People

Clarke, Walter
Age: 30
Date of Death: 6/2/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also Sewri

Bibliography: David Hutchfield 'Sewree Christian Cemetery, Mumbai, India', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 15, no. 4. pp. 48-9 (Feb 1999).
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Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Ancient Chapel of Toxteth commemorating John Kennion d. 1785

Location

Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Kennion Collector of Customs in Liverpool died 20th. June 1785, age 59'

Details

People

Kennion, John
Age: 59
Date of Death: 20/6/1785
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool. Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 5, p. 541.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, commemorating Commander Thomas Poynting, HEIC, d. 1783

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'

Details

Vessel: Resolution

People

Poynting, Thomas
Age: 53
Date of Death: 28/8/1783
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.72
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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating Rear Admiral Edward Walpole Browne d. 1846

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of / Mary Fuller wife of / Rear Admiral / Edward Walpole Browne / and da. of the late William BOYS Esq., of Sandwich; / ob. 27th of Sept., 1837, / Aged 68 yrs. / Edward Walpole BROWNE., Rear Admiral of the Red / b. Jan. 16th A.D. 1766, / ob. at Spittal, Durham, Oct. 15th, A.D. 1846. /

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave

People

Browne, Edward Walpole
Age: 80
Date of Death: 15/10/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See DOSSIER for details of arms.
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Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Gravestone in Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating John Robarts VC d. 1888

Location

Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / JOHN ROBARTS V.C. R.N. / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE E.V. ROBARTS / WHO DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1888 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM CECIL ROBARTS ...'

Details

Description: Gothic gravestone carved with flowers and flanked by pillars.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Robarts, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 17/10/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Died of heart disease.
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