Memorial
HMS Boadicea
Mark Newton 18 August 2016
Source: Copyright Mark Newton 18 August 2016
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Current Location
Haslar cemetery, Clayhall Road, Gosport, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AZ, England
OS Grid Reference
SZ 6094798551
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Obelisk
- WMR Reference Number
- 40448
- 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
- War
- Boer War; First (1880-1881)
- Number Commemorated
- 2
- Died
- 2
- War
- Military Service
- Number Commemorated
- 13
- Died
- 13
Components
- Obelisk
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1428142
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428142 (accessed 20/05/2026)
- Plinth
Made from: Granite
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1428142
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1428142 (accessed 20/05/2026)
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 254684
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