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
Wall tablet at St Anne’s Church, Dowally commemorating the Reverend John Robb d. 1838 in the loss of the ‘Forfarshire’
Location
St Anne's Church, Dowally, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Transcript
'ERECTED / BY THE PARISHIONERS OF DOWALLY / AS A MEMORIAL OF THEIR BELOVED PASTOR / THE REV. JOHN ROBB A.M. / IN WHOM HIS AFFLICTED PEOPLE WITH DUE SUBMISSION TO THE / ADORABLE WILL OF GOD / HAVE HAD TO LAMENT / A/PASTOR, EMINENT FOR ZEAL, FAITHFULNESS, AFFECTION AND / SACRED ELOQUENCE / AND A MAN UNIVERSALLY ENDEARED BY THE PURITY, GENTLENESS, / AND GODLY SIMPLICITY OF HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER. / HE WAS BORN IN LANARKSHIRE ON THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 1798 / HE WAS ORDAINED 14TH JULY 1836 / HE PERISHED BY SHIPWRECK OFF THE FERN ISLANDS / ON THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 1838 / AND WAS BURIED IN BAMBOROUGH CHURCHYARD'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: North internal wall Materials: Sandstone, white marble Vessel: SS Forfarshire
People
Robb, John Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1838 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER Recorder: Eileen Cox , Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Rushmere, Suffolk commemorating William Francis, RN d. 1916
Location
St Michael's Church, Rushmere, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'William Thomas Francis aged 26 years, who was lost on H.M.S. 'Invincible' in the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. Also took part in the Falkland Isles Battle 8 Dec 1914'
Details
Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Invincible
Event
Battle of Jutland
Event Date
1916
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Francis, William Thomas Age: 26 Date of Death: 31/5/1916 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Bridport, dedicated to Henry Robert d. 1802
Location
St Mary's Church, Bridport, Dorset, England
Transcript
'...aged about 14 years, a Midshipman on board H.M.S. Scout sloop of war which foundered at sea in November 1802 on the Banks of Newfoundland in her voyage to Halifax in Nova Scotia when all hands perished'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Vessel: HMS Scout
People
Carpenter, Henry Robert Age: 14 Date of Death: 11/1802 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 27.
Wall tablet in Holy Cross Church, Ryton commemorating Lieutenant Charles Arthur Robert Thorp RN d. 1925 in the loss of submarine ‘M1’
Location
Holy Cross Church, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'In Thanksgiving to God for the Memory of Charles Arthur Robert Thorp Lieutenant in the Royal Navy who was drowned in the English Channel November 12th 1925 aged 26 with his fellow Officers and Men in HM Submarine M 1. Eldest son of Charles Fenwick and Jane Thorp. Married in this Church to Anne Campbell Hunter. They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters those men see the works of the Lord and the wonders of the deep.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: North wall of chancel Vessel: M.1
People
Thorp, Arthur Robert Age: 26 Date of Death: 12/11/1925 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: M.1 sunk off Start Point, believed to have been rammed by SS 'Vidar'.
Memorial at Caister Cemetery, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, commemorating nine crew of the Lifeboat ‘Beauchamp’ d. 1901 in the Caister Lifeboat Disaster
Location
Caister Cemetery, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Transcript
'HEREUNDER LIE / THE BODIES OF NINE MEN OF CAISTER / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LIFEBOAT BEAUCHAMP / ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 14TH 1901 / WHILST GALLANTLY RESPONDING TO / SIGNALS OF DISTRESS. / THIS MONUMENT / HAS BEEN ERECTED TO THEIR MEMORY / BY A LARGE NUMBER OF THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN / WHO HONOURED THEIR BRAVERY AND PRESERVED THOSE / DEPENDANT UPON THEM FROM WANT.'
Details
Description: Carved with a broken mast, anchor and life belt, there is a relief of a lifeboat on a plinth in the shape of a rock. Type: Memorial Materials: Stone Vessel: Beauchamp
People
Haylett, Aaron Walter Age: 49 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Coxswain Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Haylett, James Henry Age: 56 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Late Coxswain Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Brown, William Frederick Age: 49 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Second Coxswain Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Brown, Charles John Age: 31 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Wilson, William Age: 56 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Smith, John William Age: 43 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat King, George Ernest Age: 21 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat George, Charles Bonney Age: 53 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat Knights, Henry James Age: 18 Date of Death: 14/11/1901 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Crew Organisation: Caister Lifeboat
Extra
Notes: The Lifeboat ‘Beauchamp’ lunched to rescue a fishing smack. Unfortunately the ‘Beauchamp’ capsized rough seas and only three crew members survived - John Hubbard, Charles Knights and Walter Haylett. Veteran Lifeboatman James Haylett had two sons, a son-in-law and two grandsons on the boat. At the inquiry, Haylett said: ‘Caister men never turn back’. The phrase ‘Never Turn Back’ was adopted as the motto of the RNLI. Recorder: David Tull 1984 Photographer: Pippa Lacey
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
