Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Christopher William Finlay d. 1845 in the loss of the ‘Calargui’
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain Christopher William FINLAY. Captain of the ship Calargui who with 416 souls perished on the 4th August 1845 in the ill-fated vessel on her voyage to Fort Phillip with Emigrants'
Details
Vessel: Calargui
People
Finlay, Christopher William Age: Date of Death: 4/8/1845 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 593. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St Thomas Eccleston Church, St Helens, Lancashire commemorating Frederick Bates d. 1919
Location
St Thomas Eccleston Church, St Helens, Lancashire, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FREDERICK BATES / OF THE S.S. "MEROE". / COMMODORE OF THE / MOSS STEAMSHIP CO. LIVERPOOL / TORPEDOED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / OCTOBER 29TH 1916, AND DIED AS / A RESULT OF SHELLSHOCK / FEBRUARY 17TH 1919. AGED 57 YEARS. / "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, / I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH."
Details
Vessel: SS Meroe
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Bates, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 17/2/1919 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Moss Steamship Co
Plaque in Keverne, Cornwall dedicated to Thomas King d. 1898
Location
St Akeveranus's Church, St Keverne, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'...In memory of Thomas Worthington King and his family all lost on the Mohegan October 14th 1898. Bell no 5 has been placed in the church by his brother William Neil King of Cincinatti Ohio USA'
Details
Type: Brass plaque Vessel: Mohegan
People
King, Thomas Worthington Age: Date of Death: 14/10/1898 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Passenger Organisation:
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William R. Burgess d. 1881 in the loss of the ‘St Mirren’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In affectionate remembrance of WILLIAM R BURGESS, eldest son of William and Sarah A Burgess, who was lost at sea by the foundering of the ship 'St Mirren', on her voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool in the year 1881, aged 16 years'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: H479 Vessel: St Mirren
People
Burgess, William R. Age: 16 Date of Death: 1881 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: Martin Davies, April 1985, Friends of the Merseyside Maritime Museum
Cross at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating Alfred Cooper d. 1907
Location
All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England
Transcript
'In Loving Memory / of / ALFRED / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / E, COOPER / WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON THE S.S. BERLIN / FEBRUARY 21ST 1907 / AGED 40 YEARS'
Details
Description: Stone cross with a base of two steps. Inscription in lead letters. Type: Cross Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone Vessel: SS Berlin
People
Cooper, Alfred Age: 40 Date of Death: 21/2/1907 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Second Cabin Steward Organisation: Great Eastern Railway Company
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Sydney Butler James d. 1917 in the loss of the SS ‘Rosario’
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Florence Singleton / the dearly beloved daughter of / David and Frances James / who died Aug 21st 1908 / in her 19th year / Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God / Also of their beloved sons / Sydney Butler James / who lost his life by enemy action on SS Rosario / Aug 18th 1917 aged 29 /And David Robert, eldest son / who fell asleep June 28th 1924, aged 41 / Also of their beloved parents David and Frances Jane James.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Rosario
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
James, Sydney Butler Age: 29 Date of Death: 18/8/1917 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: SS 'Rosario'sunk by U-boat in the Atlantic, only one survivor. Recorder: David J. Wickham
Plaque at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating the engineer officers lost in HMS ‘Captain’ 1870
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / The Undermentioned Engineer Officers / who perished on HMS Captain / off the coast of Spain on the 7th Septr / 1870 / George Rock Chief Engr. / Willm C. Moreton Engr. / Peter Baldwin Engr. / Fredk Pursell Engr. / John H. Willis Engr. / George H. Barnes Engr. / George P Gardiner Ass. Engr. 1st Class / Thomas W. Curtis Ass. Engr. 1st Class / Alfred Purkis Ass. Engr. 2nd Class / Per Aspera Terrent'
Details
Type: Plaque Position: to right of altar Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Captain
People
Baldwin, Peter Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Barnes, George H. Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Curtis, Thomas W. Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Gardiner, George P. Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy Moreton, William C. Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Purkis, Alfred Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Pursell, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Rock, George Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy Willis, John H. Age: Date of Death: 7/9/1870 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Engineer Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet at St John The Evangelist’s Church, Goole commemorating the crew of the SS ‘Colne’, foundered in 1906
Location
St John The Evangelist's Church, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of twelve brave men who lost their lives in doing their duty on board the S.S. Colne which foundered in the North Sea on March 12th 1906. Edward Palmer Wells Alcock Chief Officer 48 years Robert Cleave 2nd Officer 55 yrs Robert Morley Chief Engineer 41 yrs Thos Hubert Elwood 2nd Engineer 43 yrs Harvey Abson A.B. 23 yrs Peter Frieberg A.B. unknown age Ralph Snowden Fireman 24 years Thos. Henry Middleton Fireman 33 yrs Geo. Edward Harrison Fireman 39 yrs John Smith Fireman 37 yrs Harvey Chappell Fireman 27 yrs Charles Axup Fireman 25 yrs In the midst of life we are in death... Erected by relatives of the above and a few friends who mourn their loss, Goole, June 1906'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Vessel: SS Colne
People
Abson, Harvey Age: 23 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Alcock, Edward Palmer Wells Age: 48 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation: Axup, Charles Age: 25 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Chappell, Harvey Age: 27 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Cleave, Robert Age: 55 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer Organisation: Elwood, Thomas Hubert Age: 43 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: 2nd Engineer Organisation: Frieberg, Peter Age: Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Harrison, George Edward Age: 39 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Middleton, Thomas Henry Age: 33 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Morley, Robert Age: 41 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation: Smith, John Age: 37 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation: Snowden, Ralph Age: 24 Date of Death: 12/3/1906 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Fireman Organisation:
