Memorial

Commander H L C Robinson

Commander HLC Robinson

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North nave aisle, Rochester Cathedral, High Street, Rochester, Rochester Upon Medway, Kent, ME1 1SJ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 74260 68550

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 16479
Description: Inscription on a light coloured stone shaped as a scroll, Below a facsimile of his medals and above a carved sword. All on a dark stone backplate.
Inscription: Sacred To The Memory Of/ Henry Lushington Comyn Robinson / Commander Royal Navy / Son Of Rev: Thomas Robinson, D.D. / Canon Of This Cathedral . / Cadet In H.M.S. Alarm, At Nicaragua, 1847, He Was Thanked / By 1st. Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Cockburn, G.C.B. / For Saving Life From Wreck. / As Senior Mate of H.M.S. Ajax, Commanded a Field-Piece / At The Destruction Of The Forts at Bomarsund: / Was Mentioned in French And English Despatches, / And especially Promoted 1854. / Lieutenant of H.M.S. Malacca, Was Landed In The Trenches / Before Sebastopol, 1854-55. / Served In H.M.S. Esk, In New Zealand War, 1864-66. / After 4 Years' Continuous Service, / He Was Appointed To H.M.S. Aboukir, Jamaica, August, 1871. / Though Suffering, He Joined His Ship; / but In 2 Months Was Invalided, / And Died August 16, 1872, Aged 40 Years. / Brave - Generous - Affectionate - / Even Unto Death / Loyal To Duty, / This Tablet Is Erected By His Widow, / Christina, Daughter Of Thomas Thompson, Esq. / Captain Royal Navy .

Commemoration

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1

History

Maker(s): Bedford of 256 Oxford St, Makers
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Memorial sponsored by his father , a canon of the cathedral. Captain Robert Robinson was the brother of Ensign Francis Wrightson Robinson who is also commemorated in the Cathedral (IWM 16477)
Maintenance History: Unknown

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Custodian: Diocese of Rochester

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