Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Gosforth, Cumbria commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Austin Noel Rees Keene d. 1940 in the loss of HMS ‘Glorious’
Location
St Mary's Church, Gosforth, Cumbria, England
Transcript
'TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF / LT-COMMANDER AUSTIN NOEL REES KEENE / ROYAL NAVY / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY / H.M.S. GLORIOUS JUNE 1940'
Details
Description: With naval crown above the inscription, roses at the corners. Type: Plaque Position: Interior Materials: Wood Vessel: HMS Glorious
Event Category
1939-1945 Second World War
People
Keene, Austin Noel Rees Age: 17 Date of Death: 8/6/1940 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Glorious' sunk by 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'. Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 51.
Plaque in St Andrew’s Church, Charmouth, commemorating Hugh Norris d. 1916 during the Battle of Jutland
Location
St Andrew's Church, Charmouth, Dorset, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HUGH LEIGH NORRIS / FLEET SURGEON R.N. H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE. / SON OF THE LATE DR. HENRY EDMONDS NORRIS / OF CHARMOUTH. / WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND / MAY 31ST 1916. / ERECTED BY HIS WIFE.'
Details
Description: Engraved and infilled in black, a naval crown above the inscription. The brass plate is fixed to a wooden mount. Type: Plaque Position: North wall of nave Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Indefatigable
Event
Battle of Jutland
Event Date
1916
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Norris, Hugh Leigh Age: Date of Death: 31/5/1916 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Indefatigable' was the first of three British battlecruisers to blow up at Jutland. There were two survivors of her crew and civilians aboard. 1,017 died.
Memorial at Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough commemorating Samual Ward Normandale d. 1920 in the loss of the SS ‘Strathord’
Location
Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'SAMUEL WARD NORMANDALE beloved husband of Eliza Normandale [skipper] of the S.S. STRATHORD who was lost with all hands Feb 23rd 1920 aged 30'
Details
Vessel: SS Strathord
People
Normandale, Samuel Ward Age: 32 Date of Death: 23/2/1920 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Trawlerman Organisation: Aberdeen Steam Trawling And Fishing Co
Extra
Notes: 'Strathord' a fishing trawler sunk by a mine in the North Sea with the loss of all nine crew. Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980
Gravestone in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Duggan d. 1884 and Thomas M. Irvine d. 1884 in the loss of SS ‘Miramar’
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of Edward John DUGGAN, late master of S.S. 'Miramar', born at Padstow? Cornwall, August 1st. 1852, died at Hong Kong July 14th. 1884 aged 32 years. Also in memory of Thomas M IRVINE Master of S.S. 'Miramar' aged 39 years who lost his life when the vessel foundered at sea in a typhoon September 17th 1884'
Details
Description: Column on plinth. Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Miramar
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Duggan, Edward John Age: 32 Date of Death: 14/7/1884 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Irvine, Thomas M. Age: 39 Date of Death: 17/9/1884 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Wall tablet in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire commemorating Lieutenant Robert Fry Castle RN, lost in HMS ‘Captain’ 1870
Location
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / ROBERT FRY CASTLE LIEUTENANT R.N. / AGED 25. / ALSO OF / RICHARD SHEEPSHANKS, COMMANDER R.N. / AGED 33 / (BROTHER-IN-LAW OF THE ABOVE) / WHO WERE DROWNED, ON THE 7TH SEP.TR 1870 / BY THE FOUNDERING OF H.M.S. 'CAPTAIN' / OFF CAPE FINISTERRE'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Sanctuary south wall Materials: White and black marble Artists: Tizard Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Castle, Robert Fry Age: 25 Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy Sheepshanks, Richard Age: 33 Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Captain' was an experimental turret ship, however, due to problems with stability, the ship capsized in 1870. Her designer, Cowper Phipps Coles, also went down with the ship. Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 213 (Greenwich, 1972). Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial at Sturt Park, Broken Hill, Australia commemorating the members of the band who died in the loss of ‘Titanic’ 1912
Location
Sturt Park, Broken Hill, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'ERECTED BY / THE CITIZENS OF BROKEN HILL / AS A MEMORIAL / TO THE HEROIC BANDSMEN / OF THE STEAMSHIP 'TITANIC' / WHO PLAYING TO THE END' / [Music for Nearer My God to Thee] / 'CALMLY FACED CERTAIN DEATH / WHILST WOMEN, CHILDREN AND / THEIR FELLOW MEN WERE BEING / RESCUED FROM THE WRECK OF / THAT ILL-FATED VESSEL OFF / THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND / ON APRIL 15th 1912 ' [Opposite face] 'W. HARTLEY (Bandmaster) / G. KRINS. R. BRICOUX. / J.L. HUME. W.S. BRAILEY. / P.C. TAYLOR. J.F.C. CLARKE. / J.W. WOODWARD / TOTAL NUMBER SAVED 705 / OUT OF A TOTAL OF 2340 SOULS / UNVEILED BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR / ALDERMAN T.F. HYNES. J.P / DECEMBER 21st 1913'
Details
Description: Broken column on a plinth, within a cast iron fence. Type: Memorial Materials: Marble Artists: E. Barton Hack, G E Morgan Vessel: RMS Titanic
People
Brailey, R. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Bricoux, R. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Clarke, J. F. C. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Hartley, Wallace Henry Age: 33 Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandmaster Organisation: White Star Line Hume, J. L. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Krins, George Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Taylor, P. C. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line Woodward, J. W. Age: Date of Death: 15/4/1912 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Bandsman Organisation: White Star Line
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Bibliography: 'Ore Bits' vol. 16, no.10 (16 July 1982); Australian Post' (23 June 1983); 'Barrier Daily Truth' (10 Dec 1985, 20 Dec 1913, 22 Dec 1913).
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
