Memorial

HMS Bulldog

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 on the south wall of the nave above the balcony, 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: 49850
Description: Triangular-headed stone tablet mounted onto a stone backboard. Inscription in black lettering.
Inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO FELL IN THE EXECUTION OF/ THEIR DUTY ON BOARD H.M.S. "BULLDOG"/ IN THE ACTION AT CAPE HAYTIEN,/ ON THE 23RD OCTOBER 1865./ ALSO OF (Name);/ WHO DIED OF A SEVERE WOUND/ RECEIVED ON THAT OCCASION/ SHORTLY AFTER HIS RETURN TO ENGLAND./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY THEIR CAPTAIN, AND OFFICERS,/ AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THEIR MEMORY/ AND REGRET FOR THEIR LOSS.

Commemoration

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated: 5
Died: 5
Information shown: title, forename, surname, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of names: date of death, rank

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Erected by their Captain and Officers

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

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