Memorial: M2899

Obelisk in Springfield Park, Liverpool commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Springfield Park, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England

Transcript

[On metal plate, now missing] 'Sacred to the memory of the illustrious NELSON, who gloriously fell in defence of his country, and to whose skill and valour BRITONS are indebted for domestic security and tranquil enjoyment of the produce of their industry'

Details

Type: Obelisk

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 140.

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