Headstone at St Paul’s Church, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire commemorating Joseph Chalinder and Richard Morris d. 1852 in the wreck of the ‘One & All’ and Joseph Chalinder d. 1863
Location
St Paul's Church, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Transcript
'In memory of / AMY wife of JOSEPH / CHALINDER of this parish /who died July 14 1857 aged 69 years / Also JOSEPH CHALINDER Son of the / Above Master of One & All Burry Port / of Pembrey lost off the coast of Ireland / Dec 16 1852 aged 40 years / Also RICHARD MORRIS Son of JOHN / & ANN MORRIS Ship Mate of the Above / died Dec 16 1852 aged 17 years / Also JOSEPH Son of the above was / Lost Nov 11 1863 50 miles off Cape / St Vincent aged 16 years'
Details
Description: Headstone, now laid flat. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Granite Vessel: One and All
People
Chalinder, Joseph Age: 40 Date of Death: 16/12/1852 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Morris, Richard Age: 17 Date of Death: 16/12/1852 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Morris, Joseph Age: 16 Date of Death: 11/11/1863 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Gravestone in St Davids, Pembrokeshire dedicated to William Jenkins d. 1845
Location
Saint David's Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Transcript
'Also to the memory of his son Capn. William Jenkins who was lost with all the crew on the 20th December 1845 near New Quay on the coast of Cornwall he was buried in St Columb Minor Churchyard aged 38 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Near top of graveyard.
People
Jenkins, William Age: 38 Date of Death: 20/12/1845 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Memorial in St John the Baptist, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset commemorating Major Harry William Miles RMLI d. 1917 in the loss of HMS ‘Vanguard’
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England
Transcript
'HARRY WILLIAM MILES, Major, Royal Marine L.I. b.17 Oct 1879. Killed 9 July 1917 in the explosion and sinking of H.M.S. Vanguard. He distinguished himself in the Jutland Battle'
Details
Vessel: HMS Vanguard
Event
Battle of Jutland
Event Date
1916
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Miles, Harry William Age: Date of Death: 9/7/1917 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Thomas Gosling Gould d. 1907
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'Thomas Gosling GOULD, loving husband of Letitia Gould of this Parish, who lost his life through the wreck of the SS BERLIN off the Hook of Holland Feb 21-1907 aged 51 years. Buried at ROSENBERG, Holland'
Details
Vessel: SS Berlin
People
Gould, Thomas Gosling Age: 51 Date of Death: 21/2/1907 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company
Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Bosham commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Edward Gifford d. 1878 in the loss of HMS ‘Eurydice’
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'Hon Edward Gifford, Sub-Lt RN, lost in H.M.S. Eurydice off Dunnose, 24 March 1878. Age 23'
Details
Position: Interior Vessel: HMS Eurydice
People
Gifford, Edward Age: 23 Date of Death: 24/3/1878 Cause of Death: Vessel loss Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 207 (Greenwich, 1972); E.H. Verney 'The last four days of the Eurydice' (Portsmouth, 1879) pp. 56-63 (list of ship's company).
Plaque in St Michael and All Angels Church, Blackheath, London commemorating William and Maria Louise Russell d. 1876 in the loss of the SS ‘Strathclyde’
Location
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath, London, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of Thomas Arthur Russell who entered into rest Good Friday 1892 aged 76 and his wife Francis Emily Cotton April 26th 1874 aged 65 and their sons Charles Dec 20th 1869 aged 5. Arthur Bowker March 23rd 1872 aged 21. William aged 23 who with his wife Maria Louise was lost in SS Strathclyde February 17th 1876'
Details
Description: Engraved with an ivy border. Type: Wall plaque Materials: Brass Vessel: SS Strathclyde
People
Russell, William Age: 21 Date of Death: 17/2/1876 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Russell, Maria Louise Age: 21 Date of Death: 17/2/1876 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Extra
Notes: SS 'Strathclyde' sank following a collision with the SS 'Franconia', off Dover 17 February 1876. Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Memorial window in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marlingford, Norfolk dedicated to Sub-Lieutenant Edward Travers Fletcher RN, d. 1905 in the loss of submarine ‘A8’
Location
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marlingford, Norfolk, England
Transcript
‘In Loving Memory of Sub Lieut: / Edward Travers Fletcher R.N. / who lost his life in the accident / to submarine A8 on the 8th June / 1905. This window is dedicated by his brother Sub Lieutenants.'
Details
Description: Personification of ‘Hope’ with fouled anchor. Type: Window Materials: stained glass and lead Artists: James Powell & Sons Vessel: Submarine A8
People
Fletcher, Edward Travers Age: 20 Date of Death: 8 June 1905 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Sub-Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: ‘Dedicated by his brother officers.' 'A8' sunk following an explosion at Plymouth.
Travers Fletcher is buried in the graveyard, the site marked by stone cross.
Bibliography: 'Builder' 17 Feb 1906, p. 179
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
