Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Elizabeth Kitson who was shipwrecked in 1836
Location
Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred To The Memory of / John Sykes Kitson / Captain Royal Engineers / Who Died At Nassau N.P. / On The 14th Septr 1835 / Also of/ Elizabeth Kitson / Widow Of The Above / And Daughter Of / George Grant Esquire / Of This Town / Who / With Her Three Infant Children / Perished By Shipwreck / Near The Island Of Abaco / On Their Passage From The / Bahamas / About The 26th March 1836 / Her Sorrowing Family Erect This tablet / To Departed Worth'
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Type: Wall tablet Position: West Wall North end Materials: Stone
People
Kitson, Elizabeth Age: Date of Death: 26/3/1836 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel, London commemorating those who died in the loss of the ‘Brier Holme’ 1904
Location
St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BARQUE 'BRIER HOLME' WHICH WAS LOST NEAR PORT. DAVEY TASMANIA ON 5th NOV. 1904. WITH ALL HANDS SAVE ONE. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE BOARDERS OF THE SAILORS HOME. JOHN H. RICH. Master. ROBERT DISNEY Mate, ERNEST JAS MILLETT, 2nd Mate JOHN POLLARD, VICTOR ANDERSON, W. MILLER, A. RYDBERG, PHILIP CANIVET, ALEXR. COULL, WM DOBIE, M. FRIERSEN, GEORGE TARBET. Apprentices EDWARD SADLER, PHILIP DULLING, ERNEST CECIL BLAKER, RICHD. A.C. SAUNDERS, WM ARNOLD, JAMES A.F. HOWELL. Until the day break [gothic script]'
Details
Type: Tablet Vessel: Brier Holme
People
Anderson, Victor Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Arnold, William Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Blaker, Ernest Cecil Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Canivet, Philip Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Coull, Alexander Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Disney, Robert Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Mate Organisation: Dobie, William Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Dulling, Philip Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Friersen, N. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Howell, James A. F. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Miller, W. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Millett, Ernest James Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: 2nd Mate Organisation: Pollard, John Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Rich, John H. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Rydberg, A. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation: Sadler, Edward Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Saunders, Richard A. C. Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Tarbet, George Age: Date of Death: 5/11/1904 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Apprentice Organisation:
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Notes: 'Briar Holme' wrecked 5th November 1904 on the coast of Tasmania. Of a crew of 18, only one survived. Recorder: R.P. Dulling
Plaque in Wyke Regis, Dorsett, commemorating John Wordsworth d. 1805
Location
All Saints Church, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England
Transcript
'In memory of JOHN WORDSWORTH Commander of the East Indiaman 'THE EARL OF ABERGAVENNY' which on 5th February 1805, bound for Bengal and China, struck the Shambles Bank in Weymouth Bay and sunk. Out of a total of about 400 passengers and crew, over 250 perished, including John Wordsworth, younger brother of the poet, WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. John was buried in the churchyard on 21st March 1805. Other unknown passengers and crew members, believed to be about 80 in number, are also buried here. This memorial marks the second centenary of the tragedy and was erected by the Wordsworth Trust, the Wordsworth Family and Friends.'
Details
Type: Plaque Position: Inside the church near the West door Materials: Cumbrian Green Slate Vessel: Earl of Abergavenny
People
Wordsworth, John Age: Date of Death: 5/2/1805 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Honourable East India Company
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Notes: A plaque dedicated by the Right Revd David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury to Commander John Wordsworth 1772 -1805 Captain of the 'Earl of Abergavenny' which was wrecked off the Dorset Coast near Weymouth on the 5th February 1805. The dedication took place on the 13th April 2005.
In loving remembrance of Elizabeth Symes, the beloved wife of Henry Case, both natives of Dorset who died July 9th 1853 aged 29 years. A loving wife, a friend sincere, a tender mother layeth here. Also in memory of John Joseph Case second son of the above who went down with all hands on board the Calipp tea clipper bound for China in August 1871 aged 22 years 6 months "And the sea shall give up her dead''
Details
Type: Gravestone Materials: Portland stone Vessel: Calipp
People
Case, John Joseph Age: 22 Date of Death: 8/1871 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript). Recorder: David Kreckeler
Memorial in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire commemorating Robert Hale d. 1867 in the loss of the ‘Zenith’
Location
St Illtud's Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Transcript
'In memory of Robert Hale of Sunderland near Sea Co. of Durham, Master Mariner aged 44. He commanded the Zenith of Sunderland which was lost on Burry Holms Bar in the gale of the 8 January 1867 when all hands 9 in number perished. This stone was erected as a memorial by the owner'
Details
Position: Churchyard Vessel: Zenith
People
Hale, Robert Age: 44 Date of Death: 8/1/1867 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation:
Memorial window in Rochester Cathedral, Kent dedicated to the officers and crew of HMS ‘Vanguard’ lost in 1917 at Scapa Flow, Orkney
Location
Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England
Transcript
At the apex of window: ‘HMS Vanguard, Battle of the Nile 1798
Across the foot of the windows: 'To the memory of Captain J S Dick RN and / the officers and men of HMS Vanguard who / lost their lives when that ship was destroyed / on 9th July 1917 by an internal explosion / at Scapa Flow. Erected by their relatives and / the officers and men of the 4th Battle Squadron.'
Details
Description: Depicts Saints Christopher and Nicholas, and Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson Type: Window Date Erected: Unveiled 5th February 1920 Vessel: HMS ‘Vanguard'
Event Category
1914 - 1918 First World War
Extra
Notes: HMS' Vanguard', destroyed by internal explosion at Scapa Flow 9/7/1917. Of the 845 men on board, only two survived. There is a memorial in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney, where 41 of the ship’s crew were buried.
Bibliography: R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral’.
Memorial at Edrom church commemorating Samuel Robert Archibald Swinton HEIC d. 1806 in the wreck of the ‘Lady Burgess’
Location
Church, Edrom, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Transcript
'Samuel Robert Archibald SWINTON Midshipman H.E.I.C.S. Perished in the wreck of the Lady Burgess, East Indiaman, 20 April 1806, aged 14 years'
Details
Vessel: HEIC Lady Burgess
People
Swinton, Samuel Robert Archibald Age: 14 Date of Death: 20/4/1806 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Recorder: M.H. Faulknall 1980
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
