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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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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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    "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.<br />",
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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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All Saints Church, Campton, Bedfordshire, England

Tomb at All Saints Church, Campton, Bedfordshire, commemorating John Osborne d. 1628, Commissioner of the Navy under James I

Location

All Saints Church, Campton, Bedfordshire, England

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Chapel north of chancel
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1655
Artists: John Stone

People

Osborne, John
Age: 79
Date of Death: 11/1628
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of the Navy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sir John Osborne, knight, son of Peter Osborne, Treasurer's Remembrancer of the Exchequer and Commissioner of the Navy under James I. Married Dorothy, eldest daughter of Richard Borlee of Elsingham Hall, Essex. Dorothy died May 1638 aged 76.

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  "content": "<p>Tomb at All Saints Church, Campton, Bedfordshire,  commemorating John Osborne d. 1628, Commissioner of the Navy under James I</p>",
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English Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Rest of the World

Memorial in the English Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands commemorating Commander Walter Percival Ogle RN d. 1891

Location

English Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Walter Percival Ogle, R.N., ob. at Laguna, 27 July, 1891, a. 43.' {not exact].

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People

Ogle, Walter Percival
Age: 43
Date of Death: 27/7/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: G.S. Parry 'Notes and Queries' 1904, Series 10, vol.1, p. 442.

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  "transcript": "'Walter Percival Ogle, R.N., ob. at Laguna, 27 July, 1891, a. 43.' {not exact].",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the English Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands commemorating Commander Walter Percival Ogle RN d. 1891</p>",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Land, d.1874

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'William Land, Trinity Pilot, died 12th March 1874, aged 68 years'

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Position: Churchyard

People

Land, William
Age: 68
Date of Death: 12/3/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Land, Trinity Pilot, died 12th March 1874, aged 68 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Land, d.1874</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial in Aberystwyth commemorating William Griffiths d. 1850

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'William Griffiths (Master Mariner) OTN d. 4th Feb 1850 aged 52'

Details

People

Griffiths, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 4/2/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

JSON

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  "location": "Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'William Griffiths (Master Mariner) OTN d. 4th Feb 1850 aged 52'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Aberystwyth commemorating William Griffiths d. 1850</p>",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Alfred Love, RN, d. 1894

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Alfred / Ernest Love / (late of H.M.S. Blonde) / who died at French Hospital / Zanzibar / East Coast Africa / September 20th 1894 / in his 23rd year / Thy will be done / Respected by all'

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Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Blonde

People

Love, Alfred Ernest
Age: 22
Date of Death: 20/9/1894
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/213/149260 Cause of death - mastoid abscess and remittent fever.

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  "id": "M5323",
  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / Alfred / Ernest Love / (late of H.M.S. Blonde) / who died at French Hospital / Zanzibar / East Coast Africa / September 20th 1894 / in his 23rd year / Thy will be done / Respected by all'",
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    "notes": "ADM 188/213/149260 Cause of death - mastoid abscess and remittent fever.",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Reginald Streets RN d. 1907

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / REGINALD H. STREETS O.S. / H.M.S. TAMAR / A NATIVE OF / PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND / WHO WAS DROWNED / DEC 19, 1907 AGED 20 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN / ERECTED AS A MARK OF RESPECT BY / THE OFFICERS & SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.S. TAMAR'

Details

Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Tamar

People

Streets, Reginald H.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/12/1907
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / REGINALD H. STREETS O.S. / H.M.S. TAMAR / A NATIVE OF / PORTSMOUTH ENGLAND / WHO WAS DROWNED / DEC 19, 1907 AGED 20 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN / ERECTED AS A MARK OF RESPECT BY / THE OFFICERS & SHIP'S COMPANY / H.M.S. TAMAR'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander Murray d. 1877

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by a few friends in memory of Alexr. Murray, Engineer, native of Renton, Dumbarton, who died at sea on board the S.S. 'ZAMBOANGA' 7th July, 1877, Aged 30 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, branches carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Zamboanga

People

Murray, Alexander
Age: 30
Date of Death: 7/7/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Screw brig 'Zamboanga' owner J.M. Quionga (Manila) built Sunderland 1874 651 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected by a few friends in memory of Alexr. Murray, Engineer, native of Renton, Dumbarton, who died at sea on board the S.S. 'ZAMBOANGA' 7th July, 1877, Aged 30 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander Murray d. 1877</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters