Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Gosport
Town
Gosport
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; First (1880-1881), Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40448

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Current location

Haslar cemetery
Clayhall Road
Gosport
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 2AZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 6094798551
Denomination: Undefined

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Inscription
HMS BOADICEA 16 GUN IRON STEAM CORVETTE. MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES COMMISSION ON WEST COAST OF AFRICA 1878 - 1882 ALSO CASUALTIES OF NAVAL BRIGADE AT MAJUBA HILLS 28 FEBRUARY 1881. 11 CREWMEN WHO DIED OF SMALLPOX JAN - FEB 1879 AND TWO MEN WHO FELL FROM ALOFT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; First (1880-1881)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • HMS Boadicea Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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