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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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  "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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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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  "transcript": "'John Kennion Collector of Customs in Liverpool died 20th. June 1785, age 59'",
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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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  "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. /",
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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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  "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 ...'",
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Kemp Felgate, Master d.1887

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In / Loving Memory of / Mariner / Kemp Felgate, / master mariner / who died 13 Aug 1887 / Aged 56 / "They that go down to the sea in ships/ that do business in great waters / these see the works of the Lord and / His wonders in the deep" / Sarah Mary Ann / his wife / who died 16 April 1914 / aged 81 / Rest in Peace'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Felgate, Kemp
Age: 56
Date of Death: 13/8/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

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  "transcript": "'In / Loving Memory of / Mariner / Kemp Felgate, / master mariner / who died 13 Aug 1887 / Aged 56 / \"They that go down to the sea in ships/ that do business in great waters / these see the works of the Lord and / His wonders in the deep\" / Sarah Mary Ann / his wife / who died 16 April 1914 / aged 81 / Rest in Peace'",
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St Michael's Church, Minehead, Somerset, England

Ledger at St Michael’s Church, Minehead commemorating James Quircke, mariner d. 1613 and his son Robert d. 1649

Location

St Michael's Church, Minehead, Somerset, England

Transcript

'Here resteth the body of James Quircke, mariner, who deceased Feb 20th 1613, who purchased the fee farme of the moytee of this rectori. Here resteth the bodye of Robert Quircke mariner, the son of James Quircke, he died the 18th of March 1649'

Details

Type: Ledger

People

Quircke, James
Age:
Date of Death: 20/2/1613
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:
Quircke, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 18/3/1649
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: F. Hancock 'Minehead: in the County of Somerset: a history of the parish, the manor, and the port' (Taunton, 1903).

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George A. Rockett RN d. 1891

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of George A. Rockett, late Petty Officer R.N., who was killed by falling into the dock at Kowloon November 4th 1891 when serving as a seaman on board the R.M.S. 'Empress of China'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Empress of China

People

Rockett, George A.
Age:
Date of Death: 4/11/1891
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of China' passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1891 by Naval Construction and Armament Co, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'In memory of George A. Rockett, late Petty Officer R.N., who was killed by falling into the dock at Kowloon November 4th 1891 when serving as a seaman on board the R.M.S. 'Empress of China'",
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Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Headstone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating James Keill d. 1816, Gunner RN

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'P.H. / Erected / By Elizabeth / Cargill in memory of her / Husband James Kiell Late / Gunner in the Royal Navy / who died 30th March 1816 / aged 83 years' [Back] '1817 / JK / EC'

Details

Description: The reverse is carved with a naval cannon in relief
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Kiell, James
Age: 83
Date of Death: 30/3/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters