Uncategorised

Memorial: M4930

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery to 52 men and boys of HMS ‘Firebrand’ who died from yellow fever in the West Indies in 1861

Location

Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Details

Description: Urn on large plinth.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Firebrand

Extra

Notes: Monument to 52 men and boys who died from yellow fever in the West Indies in 1861.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 98.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M4930

Location

Details

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters