Memorial at St Adrian’s Church, Anstruther, Scotland commemorating members of the Chalmers family
Location
St Adrians's Church, Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland
Transcript
‘Erected in 1827 by their sorrowing grandchildren, / to the Memory of / John Chalmers, Late Merchant in Anstruther, / who died 26th July 1818, in the 78th year of his age / And of his spouse / Elizabeth Hall, / who died 14th February, 1827, in the 77th year of her age. / ”Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord”. / Within this burial-place are interred the remains of five of their children viz: / John, who died in infancy in 1785. / George, who died in 1806, aged 29. / Barbara who died in 1808, aged 33, / Lucy, who died in 1824 aged 43. / And also the remains of James Chalmers, Merchant in / Anstruther / father of John and son of the Rev. James Chalmers, Minister of / the Gospel in Elie, / He died in 1788, aged 74. / Barbara Anderson, / the spouse of James Chalmers, and mother of John; / She died in 1793, aged 85. / Thomas Ballardie, / Late Master in the Navy, who died in 1809, aged 77. / And his spouse Elizabeth Chalmers, sister of John; / She died in 1792, aged 50 / Jean Chalmers, / Sister of John; she died 15th August, 1827, aged 75. ‘, ‘Restored in 1867 by the grandchildren of John Chalmers. / His other children not buried here; being then all dead, viz: / William, lost in the ‘Queen’ at Rio de Janeiro, in 1800, aged 22. / David; died at sea, in 1811, aged 27. / Alexander, Surgeon at Kirkaldy, died 1829, aged 35. / James died at London, in 1839, aged 67. / Thomas, D.D., D.C.L., died at Edinburgh; 1854, aged 67. / Patrick, died at Wishaw, in 1854, aged 64. / Jane, wife of John Morton, died in Gloucestershire, in 1804, aged 76. / Charles, died at Merchiston, Edinburgh, 1854, aged 72.’
Ballardie, Thomas Age: 77 Date of Death: 1809 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Royal Navy Chalmers, William Age: 22 Date of Death: 1800 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Mariner Organisation: Unknown Chalmers, David Age: 27 Date of Death: 1811 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Mariner Organisation: Unknown
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Bibliography: Rev. Charles Rogers ‘Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland’ (London, 1872) vol. ii, pp. 71-72.
Memorial formerly in Hessle Road Cemetery, Hull commemorating David Collison d. 1864 in the loss of the ‘Spirit of the Age’
Location
Hessle Road Cemetery, Hull, England
Transcript
'David Collison, / Who was drowned in the 'Spirit of the Age' / off Scarborough, Jan 6th, 1864 Aged 36 years / I cannot bend over his gave / He sleeps in the secret sea; / And ot one gentle whisp'red wave / Can tell that place to me / Although unseen by human eyes, / And mortal knows it not / Yet Christ knows where his body lies / And angels guard the spot.'
Details
Vessel: Spirit of the Age
People
Collison, David Age: 36 Date of Death: 6/1/1864 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: The cemetery was closed for further burials in 1898 and later cleared as a recreational space. Bibliography: William Andrews 'Curious epitaphs: collected and edited with notes' (London, 1899) pp. 70-71.
Memorial formerly in Hessle Road Cemetery, Hull commemrating William Easton, d. 1865 in the loss of the smack ‘Martha’
Location
Hessle Road Cemetery, Hull, England
Transcript
'William Easton / Who was lost at sea / In the fishing smack Martha / In the gale of January, 1865 / Aged 30 years. / When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming: / When o'er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming, / No hope lends a ray the poor fisher to cherish / Oh hear, kind Jesus, save Lord or we perish.'
Details
Vessel: Martha
People
Easton, William Age: 30 Date of Death: 1/1865 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Fisherman Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: The cemetery was closed for further burials in 1898 and later cleared as a recreational space. Bibliography: William Andrews 'Curious epitaphs: collected and edited with notes' (London, 1899) p. 70.
Memorial in St Symphorium’s Church, Forrabury, Cornwall commemorating Gerald Roose Alford d. 1940 in the loss of HMS ‘Glorious’
Location
St Symphorium's Church, Forrabury, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / GERALD ROOSE ALFORD / LOST IN THE SINKING OF / HMS GLORIOUS / BY ENEMY ACTION IN THE / NORTH SEA 8TH JUNE 1940 / IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR / OF HIS AGE'
Wall tablet at St Symphorian’s church, Forrabury, Cornwall commemorating Sub-Lieutenant James Desborough Kirkness RN d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’
Location
St Symphorian's Church, Forrabury, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES DESBOROUGH KIRKNESS, / SUB. LIEUTENANT, R.N. / SECOND SON OF THE REV. W.J. KIRKNESS, / RECTOR OF MINSTER, FORRABURY, / AGED 22. / HE WAS LOST WITH 499 OTHER / GALLANT BRITISH SAILORS, / IN H.M.S. "CAPTAIN" WHICH / FOUNDERED OFF CAPE FINISTERRE, / ON THE MORNING OF SEPTR. 7TH 1870. / "JESUS SAID - I AM THE RESURRECTION / AND THE LIFE." JOHN. XI. 25. / "AND THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD / WHICH WERE IN IT" REV. XX. 13'
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Description: Marble wall tablet in the form of a scroll placed on an anchor. Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior Materials: Marble Artists: Will & Co., Euston [signed] Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Kirkness, James Desborough Age: 22 Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Sub-Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Navy
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Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson 2019 Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond 2019
Plaque in St Agnes’s Church, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly commemorating Leslie Legg RN d. 1944 on the loss of MTB ‘671’
Location
St Agnes's Church, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of / A?B? LESLIE LEGG / P?JX 428612 H.M.M. T.B. 671 / POSTED MISSING PRESUMED KILLED / in ACTION with GERMAN E. BOATS / om the ENGLISH CHANNEL near the / COAST of FRANCE in 24th APRIL 1944 / AGED 19 YEARS'
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Description: Brass plaque, a naval crown engraved above the inscription which is infilled in red and blue. Type: Plaque Position: Interior Materials: Brass Vessel: MTB 671
People
Legg, Leslie Age: 19 Date of Death: 24/4/1944 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
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Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson 2019 Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond 2019
Memorial in Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast commemorating Robert Farrell RN d. 1939 in the loss of HMS ‘Royal Oak’
Location
Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Transcript
'In loving memory / of / Kathleen Farrell / who died 7th Aug 1932, Aged 19 years / Also her brother Robert / who went down with HMS Royal Oak / 14th Oct 1939, Aged 20 years.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS Royal Oak
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Farrell, Robert Age: 20 Date of Death: 4/10/1939 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: HMS 'Royal Oak' sunk by 'U-47' at Scapa Flow. Recorder: David J. Wickham, 2019
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Valentine Milsom d. 1914 in the loss of the SS ‘Daleby’
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / George / the beloved husband of / Sarah Ann Milsom / who died Feb 28th 1913, aged 68 years / Thy will be done / Also Charles Valentine their son / Died May 3rd 1881 aged 3 months / Also of Valentine / their youngest son / who lost his life through enemy action / on the S.S. Daleby April 29th 1917 / Aged 32 years / Also the above / Sarah Ann / who died March 16th 1932 / Ages 89 years.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Daleby
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Milsom, Valentine Age: 32 Date of Death: 29/4/1917 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Cook Organisation: Ropner Shipping Co.
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Notes: SS 'Daleby' torpedoed by 'U-70' off the coast of Ireland. Recorder: David J. Wickham, 2019
Statue at Ordnance Island, St George Town, Bermuda depicting Sir George Somers d. 1610
Location
Ordnance Island, St George Town, Bermuda, Rest of the World
Details
Description: Depicts Somers with his arms raised celebrating his deliverance from shipwreck, his cloak billowing around him. Type: Statue Materials: Bronza Date Erected: 1984 Artists: Desmond Fountain
People
Somers, George Age: 56 Date of Death: 9/11/1610 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Virginia Company
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Notes: Somers' body is buried at Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset. The shipwreck of his vessel the 'Sea Venture' on Bermuda in 1609, is believed to have inspired Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. He is remembered as the founder of the English colony of Bermuda. Another statue of Sir George Somers was erected in his birthplace, Lyme Regis in 2016, when Lyme was twinned with St George's, Bermuda. The sculptor is Ron Mole.
Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk commemorating Alice Balfour d. 1837 in the wreck of the ‘Ontario’
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England
Transcript
‘IN memory of / ALICE, / Wife of / CAPT. BALFOUR, / of Blackpool / who perished on the Barber Sands / from the wreck / of the 'Ontario’ / / on the night of the 22nd October, 1837, / Aged 49 years’
Balfour, Alice Age: 49 Date of Death: 22/10/1857 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Unknown
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Notes: Charles Mackie 'Norfolk Annals' vol. II. 1857 Oct 22. 'The brig Ontario, of South Shield’s, from Newcastle to Suez with coals (Capt., Balfour), foundered on the Barber Sand off Yarmouth, and drifting to the Cockle Gatway, was lost. The captain, his wife and son, and the crew of 24 hands perished. The chief mate, William Coates Robinson, alone escaped.’
Bibliography: Charles Mackie 'Norfolk Annals' vol. II. Photographer: Pippa Lacey
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