Memorial in York Minster commemorating Lieutenant Willoughby Moore and those lost in the ‘Europa’ transport 1854
Location
York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'In memory of Lieutenant Colonel Willoughby Moore of the 6th Iniskilling Dragoons and of those who perished with him in the Europa transport burnt at sea on 1 June 1854. I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea' [Also, reading clockwise from the same spot] 'Lieutenant Henry Charles Dawson died at Balaclava October 1854 aged 19. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.They are blessed by the name of the Lord' [List on brass plaque at base] 'Lt Col Willoughby Moore / Veterinary Surgeon James Kelly / Sergeant Thomas W. Goore / Sergeant Charles Moutray / Hospital Sergeant William Johnston / Farrier Major Andrew McClelland / Lance Sergeant John Watson / Lance Corporal Robert T.Wilson / Privates John Coleman, John Evans, James Killender, Patrick Maguire, Dennis Mahon, Phillip McCaffrey, William Strong, Abel Walters, Houtt Waring, John Watson'
Details
Description: Gothic architectural surround. Relief of Lieutenant-Colonel Willoughby Moore standing surrounded by soldiers on the deck of the burning vessel. He extends a hand to reassure a seaman. List of casualties on brass plate below. Type: Monument Position: Aisle, south side of choir Materials: Marble Artists: John Birnie Philip Vessel: Europa
People
Coleman, John Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Evans, John Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Goore, Thomas W. Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Sergeant Organisation: British Army Johnston, William Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Hospital Sergeant Organisation: British Army Kelly, James Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Veterinary surgeon Organisation: British Army Killender, James Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Maguire, Patrick Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Mahon, Dennis Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army McCaffrey, Phillip Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army McClelland, Andrew Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Farrier Organisation: British Army Moore, Willoughby Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Colonel Organisation: British Army Moutray, Charles Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Sergeant Organisation: British Army Strong, William Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Walters, Abel Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Waring, Houtt Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Watson, John Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Private Organisation: British Army Watson, John Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lance Sergeant Organisation: British Army Wilson, Robert T. Age: Date of Death: 1/6/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal Organisation: British Army
Extra
Notes: Names of other members of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons listed below. Bibliography: Ed. G.E. Aylmer & Reginald Cant 'A History of York Minster' (Oxford, 1977). Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) pp/166-7.
Memorial at East London Cemetery commemorating George Davis d. 1898 in the loss of the ‘Princess Alice’
Location
East London Cemetery, London, England
Details
Vessel: Princess Alice
People
Davis, George Age: Date of Death: 1898 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Passenger on 'Princess Alice' sank after collision with 'Bywell Castle'. Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 117.
Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire commemorating Robin Bruce d. 1916
Location
St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / ROBIN GEORGE BRUCE / (CHIPS) / MIDSHIPMAN ROYAL NAVY / DEARLY LOVED YOUNGEST SON OF / ADMIRAL & MRS GEORGE GIFFARD / KILLED ON BOARD H.M.S. INVINCIBLE / IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND / 31ST MAY 1916 AGED 17 YEARS / FULFILLED IS THE SACRIFICE. LORD IS IT WELL?'
Details
Description: A crown surmounts the white text on a pentagonal brass plaque, which is affixed to a polished wooden board. Admiral Giffard, his wife, and two other sons are commemorated on a plaque next to this one. The quote in the last line of text is taken from an anonymous Belgian poem entitled 'The Cross'. Type: Plaque Position: Nave east wall Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Invincible
Event
Battle of Jutland,
Event Date
1916
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Giffard, Robin George Bruce (Chips) Age: 17 Date of Death: 31/5/1916 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p.367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Wall tablet in Beckington, Somerset commemorating Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Tyrrell George Evans RN d. 1940 in the loss of ‘Jervis Bay’
Location
St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England
Transcript
'IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / TYRRELL GEORGE EVANS / SURGEON LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.N.V.R. / H.M.A.M. CRUISER JERVIS BAY / DIED IN THE EPIC ACTION 5 NOV. 1940 / WHEN HIS SHIP WAS SUNK IN DEFENCE OF HER CONVOY / BORN AT BECKINGTON 6 DEC. 1896 HE SUCCEEDED / HIS FATHER WILLIAM GODFREY EVANS / AND PRACTISED IN THIS VILLAGE AS / PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FOR 20 YEARS / "FAITHFUL IN SERVICE IN LIFE AND UNTO DEATH"
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South aisle Materials: Bath stone Vessel: Jervis Bay
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Evans, Tyrell George Age: 43 Date of Death: 4/11/1940 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Surgeon Lieutenant Commander RNVR Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Extra
Notes: The 'Jervis Bay' was sunk attacking the pocket battleship 'Admiral Scheer', sacrificing herself in order to save her convoy of 37 freighters on their way to Britain.
See Michael Thwaites' poem 'The Jervis Bay'. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata, India commemorating Juba Broadhead, Thomas Reddie, Frederick Puttock, Stanley Adley and William Mullins, Bengal Pilot Service, lost on the pilot-vessel ‘Coleroon’ in a cyclone 1891
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
In memory of JUBA T. BROADHEAD, B.P. Commander, THOMAS F.L. REDDIE, Chief Officer, STANLEY C. ADLEY 2nd officer, FREDERICK L. PUTTOCK, Master Pilot, and WILLIAM MULLINS, Medical officer, who perished with all hands in the pilot-vessel “Coleroon” at the Sandheads, Bay of Bengal, during the cyclone on the 5th and 6th November 1891.
Details
Description: Mural tablet with a Gothic canopy. A medallion with a star and crown. Below is a marble pale with a ship in a stormy sea, with broken masts and torn sails. Vessel: Coleroon
People
Adley, Stanley C Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/11/1891 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service Broadhead, Juba T Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/11/1891 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service Mullins, William Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/11/1891 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Medical Officer Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service Puttock, Frederick L Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/11/1891 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Pilot Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service Reddie, Thomas F L Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/11/1891 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
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Notes: Bengal Pilot Service, lost in pilot vessel 'Coleroon' which sank with all hands in typhoon on the Hooghly River. Bibliography: M. Beattie 'On the Hooghly' (London, 1935).
Wall tablet in St Martin’s on the Hill, Scarborough commemorating James Paul Moody d. 1912 6th Officer of ‘Titanic’
Location
St Martin's on the Hill, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'To the glory of God / and in affectionate memory of / James Paul Moody / 6th Officer of R.M.S. 'Titanic' / Born at Scarborough / on 21st August 1887 / went down with the ship/on the 15th April 1912. / Be thou faithful unto death and / I will give thee a crown of life'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South west wall Materials: Pink marble with gilt border Vessel: RMS Titanic
People
Moody, James Paul Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: 6th Officer Organisation: White Star Line
Gravestone at St Saviour’s Church, St Saviour’s, Guernsey commemorating eleven passengers lost in the wreck of the ‘Pitt’ in 1819
Location
St Saviour's Church, St Saviour's, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'IHS Here lieth the remains of eleven individuals lost on the Rocks between L'Eree and Richmount [Richmond] on the 26th Nov. 1819 on board the Pitt Cutter from Jersey to Falmouth. Viz Darby Horrigan. Bridget Doyle, Margaret Garde, Mary McCue, Ann Corkran, Rosanne ONeil, Belle Dawson, Catherine Burrows, Mary Fitzpatrick, Mary Horrigan, Pappy Burns, May the Lord have mercy on their souls'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Black slate Vessel: Pitt
People
Burns, Pappy Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Burrows, Cathrine Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Corkran, Ann Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Dawson, Belle Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Doyle, Bridget Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Fitzpatrick, Mary Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Garde, Margaret Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Horrigan, Mary Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: Horrigan, Darby Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: McCue, Mary Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation: O'Neil, Rosanne Age: Date of Death: 26/11/1819 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Extra
Notes: The 'Pitt' was carrying a cargo of cattle and fifteen passengers. The drowned women passengers were found to be carrying smuggled silk under their outer clothing. Bibliography: Glynis Cooper 'Foul deeds and Suspicious deaths in Jersey' p. 73 (Barnsley, 2008) Recorder: La Societé Guernesiaise 1981
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Captain James Merger d. 1901 and William Andrew Merger d. 1879 in the loss of the ‘Egremont Castle’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of Catherine Lawson, who died 3rd. September 1856 aged 47 years. Also William Andrew, grandson of the above, supposed to have gone down with the Barque 'EGREMONT CASTLE' in 1879, aged 19 years. Also Captain James Merger, son of the above Catherine Lawson, and father of the above William Andrew, who died 13th August 1901'
Merger, William Andrew Age: 19 Date of Death: 1879 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Merger, James Age: Date of Death: 13/8/1901 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
