Wall tablet at All Saints Church, Easton-on-the Hill, Northamptonshire commemorating Captain Lancelott Skynner RN d. 1799 in the loss of HMS ‘Lutine’
Location
All Saints Church, Easton-on-the Hill, Northamptonshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / JOHN SKYNNER B.D. / formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge / and Public Orator of that University, / and for nearly fifty Years resident Rector of this Parish / He died the 25th Day of May 1805 in the 80th. Year of his Age. / Also to the Memory of SARAH his Wife / who died the 15th. day of April 1808, aged 67 Years. / They were interred in Edmonton Church. / In Memory also of four of their Sons, namely, / JOHN MELMOTH, who died in October 1779, aged 14 Years, / and was buried in this Chancel. / LANCELOTT, a Post Captain in the Navy ,/ who, at the Age of 33 years, perished by Shipwreck, / off the Coast of Holland, in La Lutine Frigate, October 9th, 1799 / CHARLES, who died 4th. December 1792 aged 20 Years, / And HENRY, who died 5th March 1797, aged 24 Years, / They were buried in Edmonton'
Skynner, Lancelot Age: Date of Death: 9/10/1799 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 44 (illustration); Warren R. Dawson 'The Story of HMS Lutine' (London, 1933). Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
Memorial at Tararua Acre, Waipapa Point, New Zealand commemorating the loss of the SS ‘Tararua’ in 1881
Location
Tararua Acre, Waipapa Point, New Zealand, Rest of the World
Transcript
'ERECTED / BY THE CHILDREN OF / FORTROSE SCHOOL / ASSISTED BY OTHER DISTRICT SCHOOLS / IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO PERISHED BY THE WRECK / OF THE S.S. TARARUA / 29TH APRIL 1881'
Details
Description: Foul anchor in relief above the inscription. Type: Headstone Materials: Marble Vessel: SS Tararua
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Notes: The SS 'Tararua' struck the Otara Reef on a voyage from Dunedin to Melbourne and sunk with the loss of 131 passengers and crew. There are three gravestones and a memorial at the Tararua Acre site, other casualties are buried at Fortrose Cemetery. Bibliography: Joan MacIntosh 'The wreck of the Tararua'.
Window in St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire dedicated to George Evans RN d. 1916 killed in action during the Battle of Jutland
Location
St Michael and All Angels Church, Bosherston, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Transcript
'To the Glory of God and in memory of George Evans P.O. H.M.S. Tipperary. Erected by his widow H. Rose Evans 1916'
Details
Description: Depicts St Nicholas, patron saint of seafarers, holding a ship. On a scroll above: 'FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH'. In the lower left corner, a roundel with a foul anchor on a blue background, surrounded by a wreath, a crown above. Type: Window Vessel: HMS Tipperary
Event
Battle of Jutland
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Evans, George Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1916 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Clock at St John’s Church, Goole commemorating George William Proudfoot d. 1926 and Sub-Lieutenant Harry Proudfoot RNR d. 1940 in the loss of HMS ‘Princess Victoria’
Location
St John's church, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'The Belfry Clock was installed in 1964 in memory of George William Proudfoot Master Mariner / Died 10 March 1926 aged 46 years. Also Sub-Lieut. Harry Proudfoot RNR for many years a chorister in this church, who died on Active Service, when HMS Princess Victoria was lost 10 May 1940'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South wall of nave Vessel: HMS Princess Victoria
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Proudfoot, George William Age: 46 Date of Death: 10/3/1926 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Proudfoot, Harry Age: Date of Death: 10/5/1940 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RNR Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
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Notes: HMS 'Princess Victoria' a minelayer which was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Reynolds d. 1854 in the wreck of ‘Camertonian’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Frederick J. Reynolds, who died August 13th. 1857, aged 20 years. Also of John Reynolds, who was lost in the wreck of the 'CAMERTONIAN' off the Sand Heads, Calcutta, September 18th. 1854, aged 15 years'
Details
Position: Headstone M 838 Vessel: Camertonian
People
Reynolds, John Age: 15 Date of Death: 18/9/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Bedstone commemorating Alfred Ripley RN d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’
Location
St Mary's Church, Bedstone, Shropshire, England
Transcript
Around edge 'I WILL BRING MY / PEOPLE AGAIN FROM THE / DEPTHS OF THE SEA', 'SACRED / To the memory of ALFRED RIPLEY / midshipman R.N. youngest son / of Henry William Ripley of / Lightcliffe Esqr. who was drowned / in the 18th year of his age in / H.M.S. Captain when that ship / capsized in the Bay of Biscay / on the night of Sepr. 6 1870. / This monument is erected as / an expression of affectionate / regret by the officers of H.M.S. / Royal Oak in which he had served / for 2 1/2 years & from which he had / exchanged four days before his / death'
Details
Description: The border inlaid with back marble, decorated with oak leaves above the inscription. The tablet has a small pediment above with a cross. Between the pediment and the oak leaves - two dophins with a trident between. Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Captain, HMS Royal Oak
People
Ripley, Alfred Age: 18 Date of Death: 6/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Midshipman Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Henry Sharples d. 1914 in the loss of the ‘Empress of Ireland’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of Jane, the beloved wife of Thomas D. Sharples, who died 19th. February 1907, aged 39 years. Also WILLIAM HENRY, the beloved son of the above, Quartermaster on 'EMPRESS OF IRELAND', which was lost in the River St. Lawrence, 29th. May 1914, aged 21 1/2 years'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: 14.229
People
Sharples, William Henry Age: 21 Date of Death: 29/5/1914 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster Organisation: Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
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Notes: 'Empress of Ireland' sank after collision with 'Storstad' 29/5/1914.
Fountain on the sea front at Cullercoats commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Bryan Adamson RN d. 1887 in the loss of HMS ‘Wasp’
Location
Sea Front, Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
Details
Type: Fountain Vessel: HMS Wasp
People
Adamson, Bryan Age: Date of Death: 10/10/1887 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Lieutenant-Commander RN, HMS 'Wasp', foundered after leaving Singapore. Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 40.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
