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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Memorial at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Captain David Ross RN, HM Naval Yard, d. 1844

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel

People

Ross, David
Age:
Date of Death: 9/12/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: HM Naval Yard, Deal

Extra

Notes: Late of HM Naval Yard, Deal, Kent
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917)

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St Peter's Church, Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Petersfield, Hampshire, dedicated to Admiral Loftus Francis Jones d. 1912

Location

St Peter's Church, Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL LOFTUS FRANCIS JONES, R.N. / BORN JULY 19. 1836 / DIED JUNE 22 1912 / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD'

Details

Description: The inscription within a rope twist border, a naval crown above.
Type: Brass
Position: Nave
Materials: Brass

People

Jones, Loftus Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 22/6/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Johnson d. 1859

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Thomas Johnson R.N. / Died 30th July 1859'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Johnson, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 30/7/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Johnson d. 1859</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Holman H.M. Naval Yard Police d. 1870

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOLMAN of H.M. Naval Yard Police Force, Hong Kong who departed this life on the 8th July 1870 aged 23 years'

Details

People

Holman, Joseph
Age: 23
Date of Death: 8/7/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Naval Yard Police Force

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOLMAN of H.M. Naval Yard Police Force, Hong Kong who departed this life on the 8th July 1870 aged 23 years'",
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Memorial reliefs at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Swaffham, Norfolk commemorating Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson RN d. 1921

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR ARTHUR / KNYVET WILSON BT. / V.C., G.C.B. O.M., G.C.V.O., D.C.L. /

Details

Description: Reliefs of HMS 'Algiers' and HMS 'Exmouth'
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: HMS ‘Sans Pareil’ HMS ‘Vernon’ HMS ‘Raleigh’ HMS ‘Hecla'

Event

Crimean War, Second Opium War, Anglo-Egyptian War, Mahdist War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia; 19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Wilson, Arthur Knyvet
Age: 79
Date of Death: 25/5/1921
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 4 March 1842 in Swaffham Norfolk, Wilson received the Victoria Cross, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order, Order of the Medjidie, Order of the Dannebrog, Order of the Netherlands Lion.

A steel nautical-themed bench, with anchors and ships rope, was placed on Admiral Wilson Way, Swaffham, in 2011, in memory of Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson.
Recorder: Allan Pearsall 1981

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  "transcript": "TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR ARTHUR / KNYVET WILSON BT. / V.C., G.C.B. O.M., G.C.V.O., D.C.L. /",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant John Wood Rouse RN d. 1857

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Rouse, John Wood
Age:
Date of Death: 22/5/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription only partly legible.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Inscription only partly legible.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
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Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World

Memorial at Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya commemorating William Irwin, RN, d. 1890

Location

Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World

Transcript

In Memory / of / William Irwin / Engineer of / H.M.S. Kingfisher / Died at Pemba 30th / December, 1890 / Age 44 Years'

Details

Description: Cross on a stepped plinth.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Kingfisher

People

Irwin, William
Age: 44
Date of Death: 30/12/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died at Pemba. Five burials on Funzi Island are Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel. Irwin and Stone’s wooden headstones are now in the old Peace Museum stores, Stone Town, Zanzibar. They are not on display as they are too damaged.

Bibliography: Patience, Kevin "Zanzibar Revisited', 'The Review: Journal of the Naval Historical Collectors Research Association' (Winter 1999, pp.6-7).

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  "transcript": "In Memory / of / William Irwin / Engineer of / H.M.S. Kingfisher / Died at Pemba 30th / December, 1890 / Age 44 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya commemorating William Irwin, RN, d. 1890</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Charles Mason d. 1909

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'CHARLES MASON / Ldg stoker H.M.S. 'Foresight' / died / 4th Nov 1909. Aged 30'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 240
Vessel: HMS Foresight

People

Mason, Charles
Age: 30
Date of Death: 4/11/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'CHARLES MASON / Ldg stoker H.M.S. 'Foresight' / died / 4th Nov 1909. Aged 30'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Charles Mason d. 1909</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St James's Church, Shirley, Southampton, England

Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Shirley, Southampton, commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Bullen d. 1853

Location

St James's Church, Shirley, Southampton, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Bullen GCB GCH / who departed this life / July 2 1853 / aged 86 / His life was devoted to the service of his country, and he / received from his Sovereign many honours for the active / part taken in the glorious actions of Lords Duncan, / Howe, Collingwood and Nelson, this last tribute / of affection is placed here by his nephew / Richard Bullen'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Bullen, Charles
Age: 86
Date of Death: 2/7/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER: Biography
Bibliography: William O'Byrne 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary' (London, 1849) pp. 141-2; A.M. Broadley and R.G. Bartelot 'Three Dorset Captains at Trafalgar: Thomas Masterman Hardy, Charles Bullen, Henry Digby' (London, 1906) p. 258; Lawrence Phillips 'Captain of the oldest ship at Trafalgar', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 102, (Greenwich,1982).
Recorder: B C 2/3/1981

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St James's Church, Great Saling, Essex, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Great Saling, Essex, commemorating Admiral John Dick d. 1854

Location

St James's Church, Great Saling, Essex, England

Transcript

'In Memory of John Dick Esq. Admiral of the Blue many years magistrate and deputy lieutenant for this country. This tablet is erected by his affectionate children. He died at Southampton Sept 10th 1854, aged 76, and was buried in the cemetery there'

Details

People

Dick, John
Age: 76
Date of Death: 10/9/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs P.G. Ratcliff, 1979

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters