Memorial in All Saints’ Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating Lieutenant James Kelly RN d. 1802
Location
All Saints' Church, Malborough, Devon, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / JAMES FRANCIS KELLY ESQUIRE / Lieutenant of the Royal Navy / He was born at Jamaica in 1771 / and / was shipwrecked off this coast on the / 3rd September 1802. He served his country with the greatest distinction / during the whole of the late war / in the Channel, in the East and West Indies / in the Mediterranean, in the North Seas / and / in Egypt. / He particularly distinguished himself in the summer of 1800 / in the Command of the Boats of His Majesty's Ship 'Mermaid' / with which upon different occasions / (in one of which he was severely wounded) / he captured vessels of very superior force / belonging to the Enemy. / This stone / erected by the Direction of LORD BORINGDON / is intended as a tribute of respect / to the memory of / an active, brave and intelligent Officer / and of / a good and Amiable Man'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Vessel: HMS Mermaid
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Kelly, James Francis Age: c.31 Date of Death: 3/9/1802 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in St John’s Church, Goole commemorating George William Cawthorn d. 1923 in the loss of the SS ‘Merville’
Location
St John The Evangelist's Church, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'George William Cawthorn, who perished with the foundering of the S.S. Merville in the North Sea on 23 March 1923. Erected by Ada Cawthorn, his widow "They that go down to the sea in ships, these men see the works of the Lord"'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: West wall of south aisle Vessel: SS Merville
People
Cawthorn, George William Age: Date of Death: 23/3/1923 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Wall plaque dedicated to those of the parish of Holy Trinity, Southampton who lost their lives aboard the SS ‘Titanic’, lost 1912
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Millbrook, Southampton, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE / FOLLOWING MEN FROM / THIS PARISH WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES BY THE SINKING / OF THE S.S. TITANIC ON THE / NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH - 15TH 1912 / W. BUNNELL AGED 20 / A. CURTIS AGED 26 / W.W. HAWKESWORTH AGED 43 / A. JOHNSON AGED 47 / T.F. PENNAL AGED 34 / B.R. RUSSELL AGED 17 / F.C. SIMMONS AGED 25 / G.F. TALBOT AGED 20 / A. VEAL AGED 35 / W.E. WARD AGED 34 / E.L. WATERIDGE AGED 25 / F.H. WORMALD AGED 46 / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY / PARISHIONERS & FRIENDS / And the sea gave up the / dead which were in it'
Bunnell, W. Age: 20 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Plate washer Organisation: Curtis, A. Age: 26 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Hawkesworth, W. W. Age: 43 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Assistant deck steward Organisation: Johnson, A. Age: 47 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Nightwatchman Organisation: Pennal, T. F. Age: 34 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bath steward Organisation: Russell, B. R. Age: 17 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Simmons, F. C. Age: 25 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Talbot, G. F. Age: 20 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Steward Organisation: Veal, A. Age: 20 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Greaser Organisation: Ward, W. D. Age: 34 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Saloon Steward Organisation: Wateridge, E. L. Age: 25 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: Brian Ticehurst 'The Titanic, Southamptons Memorials' (Poole, 1987) (illustration).
Wall tablet in St Edith’s Church, Anwick, Lincolnshire commemorating Alfred Angelo Ashington d. 1870 in the loss of HMS ‘Captain’
Location
St Edith's Church, Anwick, Lincolnshire, England
Transcript
'To the memory of Alfred Angelo Ashington midshipman R.N. second son of Henry and Frances Ashington born 3rd Dec 1852. Lost in his 18th year in H.M.S. Captain which foundered off Cape Finisterre on the Morning of 7th Sept 1870'
Details
Type: Tablet Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Ashington, Alfred Angelo Age: 17 Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Church of St Mary at the Walls, Cochester, commemorating Captain William Mason Inglis d. 1854
Location
Church of St Mary at the Walls, Cochester, Essex, England
Transcript
'William Mason Inglis, Captain Royal Engineers, who while serving in the Siege of Sebastopol, was lost in the wreck of the 'Prince' at Balaclava 14 Nov 1854 aged 32'
Details
Vessel: Prince
Event
Crimea War
Event Date
1853-1856
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Inglis, William Mason Age: 32 Date of Death: 14/11/1854 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: British Army
Gravestone at Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating George Easter d. 1907
Location
Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / GEORGE EASTER / WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE BERLIN DISASTER / AT THE HOOK OF HOLLAND / ON 21ST FEBRUARY 1907 / AGED 35 YEARS' [Top rim] 'BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH' [Panel] 'BRIEF WAS HIS CALL, SAD IS OUR LOT / BELOVED BY ALL, BY NONE FORGOT / IN PEACE HE SLEEPS BENEATH THE GROUND / AMONG GOD'S CHOSEN MAY HE BE FOUND'
Details
Description: Gothic style. Incised script and floral panel. Type: Gravestone Position: Area B Materials: Red sandstone Vessel: SS Berlin
People
Easter, George Age: 35 Date of Death: 21/2/1907 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company
Extra
Notes: One of three graves, see also F.W. Mead and E.E. Salter. Recorder: M.E. Manton, 1997
Memorial at St Ouen to Edward D’Auvergne lost in ‘Royal George’ 1782
Location
Parish Church, St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Ici a été inhume / ce qui fut mortel / de Ph; D`Auvergne (obit 18 Ap:1779, aet 49 / Et de Jeanne sa femme fille de Ed: Ricard / (obit 23 Sept.1803 aet 63). / Ce Marbre est consacrée a leur mémoire / par huit de leur Enfants. / Aussi a celle de Edouard leur second fils / qui perdit la vie aubord du Vaisseau / de Sa Majesté le Royal George, / le 29 Août 1782, âgé de 18 ans. / Et de Anne leur sixième & dernière fille / Femme D`Edmund Slade, de Chippenham / dans le Comté de Wilts / Elle mourout le 28 Avril 1808, aet 32. / Aussi Ph:D`Auvergne Ecr. Juré Justicier, / décédé le 12 Janvier 1838, aet 73/ Et D. Jeanne Gabourel, sa veuve, / décédé le 20 Novembre 1847, aet 73'
Details
Description: Urn in relief above inscription tablet which is flanked by pilasters. Type: Wall tablet Position: South Nave Materials: Marble Vessel: 'Royal George'
People
D`Auvergne, Edouard Age: 18 Date of Death: 29/8/1782 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Lost in the sinking of 'Royal George' at Spithead.
Memorial at Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland commemorating Captain Charles McWhirk, d. 1838 in the loss of the ‘Rowena’
Location
Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland
Transcript
'Here lieth the body of Captain Charles McWhirk of Ballyhalbert who was lost at Skerries with all the crew of the ship 'Rowena' of Belfast of which vessel he commanded on Feb 24th 1838 aged 30 years'
Details
Vessel: Rowena
People
McWhirk, Charles Age: 30 Date of Death: 24/2/1838 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Notes: The Rowena was on route from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Belfast when she ran aground and was wrecked off St Patrick's Island, Dublin. Recorder: C. Flintham
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