Memorial

Midshipman Francis Roger Martin

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Naval Base Commander HMNB Portsmouth

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Current Location

Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. Located in the south east corner, St Ann's Church, Anchor Lane, HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63171 00566

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49806
Description: Shield-shaped stone tablet mounted onto a stone backboard. Fouled anchor on a rock depicted in low relief at the top of the tablet. Two shields flanked by a ribbon depicted in low relief at the base of the tablet.
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ FRANCIS ROGER MARTIN/ MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. LORD WARDEN/ WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED NEAR/ SALAMIS BAY, GREECE, ON THE/ 18TH JAN 1873, AGED 19./ SON OF CAPTAIN GEORGE BOHUN MARTIN C.B./ & ISABELLA DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL/ SIR THOMAS BRIGGS K.C.B./ AS A MARK OF ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR HIS/ NOBLE CHARACTER, BY HIS SHIPMATES.

Commemoration

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: forenames, surname, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships
Order of names: forenames, surname, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, relationships

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Erected by his shipmates

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good