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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Gravestone at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Henry Fraser d. 1863

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY FRASER Esqre / LATE OF CALCUTTA AND MANY YEARS IN THE MARITIME SERVICE / OF HIS HIGHLY RESPECTED FRIEND / SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY BART OF BOMBAY. WHO DIED IN LONDON THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1863 / AGED 59 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Coped stone carved with masonic emblems.
Type: Coped stone
Position: Section 125
Materials: Granite

People

Fraser, Henry
Age: 59
Date of Death: 21/10/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Co

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY FRASER Esqre / LATE OF CALCUTTA AND MANY YEARS IN THE MARITIME SERVICE / OF HIS HIGHLY RESPECTED FRIEND / SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY BART OF BOMBAY. WHO DIED IN LONDON THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1863 / AGED 59 YEARS.'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Thomas Bridge d. 1858

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Thomas Bridge, for many years Senior Captain of HM packets at Harwich. He died 29 July 1858 aged 85 years, His remains are interred in the cemetery Kensall Green London'

Details

People

Bridge, Thomas
Age: 85
Date of Death: 29/7/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Senior Captain of HM Packets, Harwich.
Recorder: William Donnan, 29/9/1969

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Bridge, for many years Senior Captain of HM packets at Harwich. He died 29 July 1858 aged 85 years, His remains are interred in the cemetery Kensall Green London'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Thomas Bridge d. 1858</p>",
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    "notes": "Senior Captain of HM Packets, Harwich.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 29/9/1969",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating William Hamerton d. 1827

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Hampshire, England

Transcript

'William Hambleton Hamerton / died 20th Dec 1827 / aged 57'

Details

Vessel: HMS Victory

People

Hamerton, William Hambleton
Age: 57
Date of Death: 20/12/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Additional information from burial register.

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'William Hambleton Hamerton / died 20th Dec 1827 / aged 57'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire commemorating William Hamerton d. 1827</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Additional information from burial register.",
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Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating William Faithfull Tegg RN d. 1896

Location

Needham's Point Military Cemetery, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / of / W. F. TEGG A.B. / H.M.S. "PALLAS" / DIED AT BARBADOS / 2 MAY 1896 / AGED 22 / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES'

Details

Description: Foul anchor in relief above the inscription. Cracked and remounted.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Pallas

People

Tegg, William Faithfull
Age: 22
Date of Death: 2/5/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 9/2/1874 at Portsmouth. Died of peritonitis. ADM 188/216/150885
Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'Sacred  to the Memory / of / W. F. TEGG A.B. / H.M.S. \"PALLAS\" / DIED AT BARBADOS / 2 MAY 1896 / AGED 22 / ERECTED BY HIS SHIPMATES'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Needham’s Point Military Cemetery, Barbados commemorating William Faithfull Tegg RN d. 1896</p>",
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating William Henry Patey d. 1956

Location

St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'Harry Patey drowned off Start Point 20 Jany 1956 age 53'

Details

People

Patey, William Henry
Age: 53
Date of Death: 20/1/1956
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage 1982

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Harry Patey drowned off Start Point 20 Jany 1956 age 53'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating William Henry Patey d. 1956</p>",
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    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage 1982",
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Valparaiso, Chile, Rest of the World

Statue in Valparaiso, Chile depicting Admiral Thomas Cochrane d. 1860

Location

Valparaiso, Chile, Rest of the World

Transcript

'LORD COCHRANE'

Details

Description: Full length statue, in uniform on a plinth. Erected by public subscription in 1873. The original memorial has been enlarged with the addition of ships' prows and an obelisk.
Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1873
Artists: George Anderson Lawson

Event

War for Chilean Independence

Event Date

1810–1821

Event Category

19th century conflicts in the Pacific

People

Cochrane, Thomas
Age: 84
Date of Death: 31/10/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Likeness based on a bust by Canova. Erected by public subscription.

The Scottish born Thomas Cochrane was one of the Royal Navy's most gallant and able officers. He is partially responsible for the independence of Chile, alongside a number of other nations, having served as her Admiral during the War for Independence.
Bibliography: 'The Graphic' 22 February 1873.

JSON

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  "id": "M5958",
  "location": "Valparaiso, Chile, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'LORD COCHRANE'",
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    "bibliography": "'The Graphic' 22 February 1873.",
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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

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial plaque at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury GCB, GCVO, KCSI, RN d.1914</p>",
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    "notes": "Brass Plaque erected by his widow, Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, CBE.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
    "photographer": ""  }
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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

JSON

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  "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.'",
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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

JSON

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  "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 .... '",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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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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  "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.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters