Windows in the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire dedicated to William Norris. d. 1856 in the loss of the ‘Wyvern’
Location
Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'THE WINDOWS IN THIS CHANCEL / WERE FILLED WITH STAINED GLASS, IN THE YEAR 1859, / BY THE REVD WM NORRIS, M.A. RECTOR OF THIS CHURCH, / IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE EMILY, DAUGHTER OF CHARLES SHORT ESQR / OF WOODLANDS, IN THIS PARISH. / WHO DIED, IN HUMBLE ASSURANCE OF FAITH, / ON THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1859, AGED 66 YEARS; / AND, ALSO, OF HIS SON WILLIAM THOMAS, / WHO WAS LOST IN THE AUSTRALASIAN SEAS, IN JULY 1856, AGED 26 YEARS. / HE EMBARKED ON BOARD THE WYVERN, / WHICH SAILED FROM NELSON, IN NEW ZEALAND, FOR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, / ON THE 1ST JULY 1856, / AND WAS NEVER HEARD OF MORE. / "THE LORD GAVE, AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; / BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD." Job Ch 1 v 21'
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]'
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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''
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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:
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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
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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’.
Commemorative window at St Paul’s Church, Ramsey, Isle of Man dedicated to James Henry and Robert Christian d. 1885 in the loss of the ‘Margaret’
Location
St Paul's Church, Ramsey, Isle of Man
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES HENRY CHRISTIAN AGED 13 YEARS A CHORISTER OF THIS CHURCH WHO WITH HIS FATHER ROBERT CHRISTIAN MASTER & TWO OTHERS THE WHOLE OF THE CREW OF THE SCHOONER MARGARET OF THIS PORT WAS DROWNED BY THE FOUNDERING OF THEIR VESSEL IN A GALE OFF WORKINGTON CUMBERLAND ON THE NIGHT OF FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 1885'
Details
Description: Stained glass window depicting Christ calming the storm. Type: Window Position: Nave Vessel: Margaret
People
Christian, James Henry Age: 13 Date of Death: 18/9/1885 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Christian, Robert Age: Date of Death: 18/9/1885 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
