Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Frederick Cove d. 1874 & Frank Cove d. 1876

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Details

Vessel: Nellie

People

Cove, Frederick John
Age: 16
Date of Death: 27/2/1874
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation: Unknown
Cove, Frank
Age: 15
Date of Death: 10/3/1876
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Apprentice
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Frederick John and Frank, sons of Elizabeth and Edward Cove of Salcombe. Frank died on passage from Rio of yellow fever. Indentured to Edward Windsor Cove. Frederick John drowned at sea. Both on board 'Nellie'.
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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Vessel Loss

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye, East Sussex, England

Wall tablet at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye commemorating Lieutenant James Proctor RN d. 1809 in the loss of HMS ‘Sealark’

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'(To Anne & Nathaniel Proctor).....Also to the memory of Lieut James Proctor RN, their second son aged 29 years who was lost off The Texel 18th June 1809 when in command of HM Schooner 'Sealark''

Details

Description: Grey marble on black baseplate.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept, north wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Sealark

People

Proctor, James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 18/6/1809
Cause of Death: vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Sealark', Cutter. Built Brixham 1/8/1806. Wrecked 18 June 1809.
Bibliography: Nigel Llewellyn 'East Sussex Church Monuments 1530-1830' (Sussex Record Society, 2011)

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  "transcript": "'(To Anne & Nathaniel Proctor).....Also to the memory of Lieut James Proctor RN, their second son aged 29 years who was lost off The Texel 18th June 1809 when in command of HM Schooner 'Sealark''",
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    "notes": "'Sealark', Cutter. Built Brixham 1/8/1806. Wrecked 18 June 1809.",
    "bibliography": "Nigel Llewellyn 'East Sussex Church Monuments 1530-1830' (Sussex Record Society, 2011)",
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Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Albert Edward Layzell d.1888

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Albert Edward Layzell aged 25 lost from wreck of Barge 'Ada' of Harwich off Portland Decr 22 1888'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Ada

People

Layzell, Albert Edward
Age: 25
Date of Death: 22/12/1888
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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  "transcript": "'Albert Edward Layzell aged 25 lost from wreck of Barge 'Ada' of Harwich off Portland Decr 22 1888'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Albert Edward Layzell d.1888</p>",
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Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Frederick John Simons d. 1924

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'FREDERICK JOHN SIMONS / aged 67 / lost with the old / training ship “Marlborough" / in the English Channel / Nov: 29 1924'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Marlborough

People

Simons, Frederick John
Age: 67
Date of Death: 29/11/1924
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Marlborough' 1855 later 'Vernon' II, sank while under tow to the breakers at Osea Island on 29 November 1924 owing to her unseaworthy condition. Four lives were lost.

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

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    "notes": "HMS 'Marlborough' 1855 later 'Vernon' II, sank while under tow to the breakers at Osea Island on 29 November 1924 owing to her unseaworthy condition.  Four lives were lost.<br />",
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Vessel Loss

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating Ernest King, d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’

Location

Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / ERNEST WALDRON KING / CURRIN RECTORY / CLONES, IRELAND / DIED ON DUTY S.S. ’TITANIC' APRIL 15 1912 / AGED 28 YEARS / "NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING / SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING"'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: 321
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

King, Ernest Waldron
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Purser's Assistant
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Notes: Also Titanic Memorial Southampton Dock Gate 4 Entrance M6445
Memorial Fountain at Holy Rood Church, Southampton M4943

Bibliography: Arnold and Betty Watson 'Roster of Valor: The Titanic-Halifax Legacy' (Riverside, 1984) (photograph).

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  "transcript": "‘IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / ERNEST WALDRON KING / CURRIN RECTORY / CLONES, IRELAND / DIED ON DUTY S.S. ’TITANIC' APRIL 15 1912 / AGED 28 YEARS / \"NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING / SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING\"'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada commemorating Ernest King, d. 1912 in the loss of ‘Titanic’</p>",
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    "notes": "Also Titanic Memorial Southampton Dock Gate 4 Entrance M6445<br />\r\nMemorial Fountain at Holy Rood Church, Southampton M4943<br />",
    "bibliography": "Arnold and Betty Watson 'Roster of Valor: The Titanic-Halifax Legacy' (Riverside, 1984) (photograph).",
    "recorder": "",
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Vessel Loss

Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in the Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire commemorating Arthur Ward d. 1912 in the sinking of ‘Titanic’

Location

Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF HIS SERVANT / ARTHUR WARD / ENGINEER OFFICER / WHO DIED IN THE BRAVE FULFILMENT OF HIS DUTY IN THE / FOUNDERING OF S.S. 'TITANIC' APRIL 15th 1912 THIS / TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY A FEW OF HIS FELLOW TOWNS / MEN AND FRIENDS / LEST WE FORGET'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: RMS Titanic

People

Ward, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 15/4/1912
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Engineer Officer
Organisation: White Star Line

Extra

Notes: Two plaques commemorating Ward, mounted one above the other.
Recorder: Patricia Barber 1981

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  "location": "Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF HIS SERVANT / ARTHUR WARD / ENGINEER OFFICER / WHO DIED IN THE BRAVE FULFILMENT OF HIS DUTY IN THE / FOUNDERING OF S.S. 'TITANIC' APRIL 15th 1912 THIS / TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY A FEW OF HIS FELLOW TOWNS / MEN AND FRIENDS / LEST WE FORGET'",
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    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 1981",
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Vessel Loss

St James Church, Sandys, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at St James’s Church, Sandys, Bermuda commemorating officers and men who died in the loss of HMS ‘Valerian’ in the hurricane of 1926

Location

St James Church, Sandys, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the glory of God, and in memory of the four officers and eighty-four men of H.M.S. 'Valerian', who were drowned when the ship foundered in the hurricane of the 22nd of October 1926, off the coast of Bermuda.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Valerian

Extra

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Vessel Loss

St John's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Charles Clark, George Dann, George Garner, William Dann, crew of the ‘Free Lance’, d. 1903

Location

St John's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of the crew of the 'Free Lance' who left Lowestoft on 24 Feb 1903 and never returned. Charles CLARK Skipper, George DANN, mate, George GARNER, 3rd hand, William BLOWERS, 4th hand, William DANN, Cook' [not exact]

Details

Vessel: Free Lance

People

Blowers, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1903
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 4th hand
Organisation: Unknown
Clark, Charles
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1903
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Dann, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1903
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Unknown
Dann, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1903
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation: Unknown
Garner, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1903
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 3rd hand
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

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Vessel Loss

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Cooper d. 1897 and Joseph Herbert Cooper d. 1917 in the loss of the SS ‘Rosario’

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / Loving memory / of / John Cooper / Master Mariner / Who died November 29th 1897 / Aged 52 years /Thy will be done / Also Jane Hannah Henderson / his wife / who died June 1st 1919 / Aged 58 years / Her children arise up and call her blessed / Also the two sons who gave their lives in the great war / Philip Vincent / 11th batt Welsh Regt / on Sept 14th 1916 aged 25 years / Buried at Karasuli, / Macedonia / Joseph Herbert / Lost at sea / through enemy action Augt 18th 1917 Aged 31 years / Not dead but living unto Thee /Also of Helena Jennie / beloved daughter of John & Jane H Cooper / who died Augt 1st 1947 aged 64 / The Lord is my shepherd.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Rosario

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cooper, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 29/11/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Cooper, Joseph Herbert
Age: 31
Date of Death: 18/8/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: 1st Engineer
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: SS 'Rosario'sunk by U-boat in the Atlantic, only one survivor.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "'In / Loving memory / of / John Cooper / Master Mariner / Who died November 29th 1897 / Aged 52 years /Thy will be done / Also Jane Hannah Henderson / his wife / who died June 1st 1919 / Aged 58 years / Her children arise up and call her blessed / Also the two sons who gave their lives in the great war / Philip Vincent / 11th batt Welsh Regt / on Sept 14th 1916 aged 25 years / Buried at Karasuli, / Macedonia / Joseph Herbert / Lost at sea / through enemy action Augt 18th 1917 Aged 31 years / Not dead but living unto Thee /Also of Helena Jennie / beloved daughter of John & Jane H Cooper / who died Augt 1st 1947 aged 64 / The Lord is my shepherd.'",
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Vessel Loss

St Michael's Church, Shute, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael’s Church, Shute, Devon commemorating Charles Templer, HEIC, d. 1786

Location

St Michael's Church, Shute, Devon, England

Transcript

'consurgunt nautae et magno clamore morantur' / 'fractosque legunt in gurgite remos' Virg. / Sacred to the memory of / CHARLES BECKFORD TEMPLER / Who, on the 6th Night of January 1786 / Perish`d in the HALSEWELL East-India-Man, / in STUDLAND BAY: / This Monument, / In Testimony of mutual Regard between the / Unhappy Victim, and his tributary Friend and Brother, / is erected by / Sr JOHN WILLIAM POLE Bart. / Ob:Ao Ae+ 16.

Details

Description: White marble tablet on a green marble base. Towards the top, a white marble plaque within which is a round bas-relief of a shipwreck. Above an urn with swags. Below the inscription tablet a painted coat of arms.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: 'Halsewell'

People

Templer, Charles Beckford
Age: 16
Date of Death: 6/1/1786
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: HEIC

Extra

Notes: Sir John William Pole was Charles Templer's brother-in-law

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters