Stone column, Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, RN, d. 1805
Location
Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of / The Right Honourable / Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson / Duke of Bronte / Who terminated his career / Of naval glory / In the memorable battle of Trafalgar / On the 21st of Oct'r 1805 / After inculcating by signal / a maxim that can never be forgotten / By his country / England expects every man will do his duty. / This monumental pillar. / was erected by public subscription / On [sic] the inhabitants of Montreal / In the year 1809' [West side below relief of Trafalgar] 'On the 21st Oct'r 1805 the British fleet / of 27 sail of the line commanded by / the Right Honourable Admiral / Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte / Attacked off Trafalgar the combined fleet / of France and Spain / of 33 sail of the line commanded by / Admirals Villeneuve and Gravina / When the latter was defeated with the / loss 19 sail Captured / And destroyed. / In this memorable action his country / has to lament the loss of / her greatest naval hero / but not a single ship' [Harbour side] 'On the 2nd April 1801 a British fleet / of 10 sail of the / Line and two ships of 50 / Guns under the immediate command of / the Right Honourable Vice Admiral / Lord Viscount Nelson / Duke of Bronte attacked the Danish / line moored for the / Defence of Copenhagen consisting / of 6 sail of the line and 11 large / Ship batteries besides bomb and gun / vessels supported by the ground / And land batteries when after a severe / contest of four hours the / Whole line of defence was sunk, taken / or destroyed without / The loss of a British ship' [East side] 'On the 1st and 2nd August 1798 / Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson K.B. / With a British fleet of 12 sail of the line / And a ship of 50 guns / Defeated in Aboukir Bay a French Fleet / of 13 sail of the line / And 4 frigates under Admiral Bruyers / Taking and destroying the whole / Except 2 sail of the line and 2 frigates / without the loss / of a British ship'
Details
Description: Statue of Nelson on a pillar. Reliefs of battles on the base. Type: Column Materials: Coade stone Date Erected: 1809 Artists: Robert Mitchell, Joseph Panzetta
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
Notes: Renovated in 1900, the panels round the base replaced by granite replicas. The statue was replaced by a replica in Indiana limestone by Lawrence Voaides Cajban, a Torono artist in 1999.
Bibliography: Alison Kelly 'Mrs Coade's stone' (Upton-upon-Severn, 1990); 'Alongside: Bulletin of the Friends of the Royal Naval Museum and HMS Victory' (Dec, 1998); Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189.
Gravestone at Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester, commemorating John Lowdham Brett d. 1881
Location
Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'In Memory Of / John Lowdham Brett / Late Of Corfe Lodge Dorset / Who Was Accidently Drowned / By The Capsizing Of His Boat / Off Ryde Pier / November 30th 1881 / Aged 77 Years / Resting on Jesus'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone
People
Brett, John Lowdham Age: 77 Date of Death: 30/11/1881 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Headstone on SW side of the church, it has been cleaned but the inscription is weathered.
Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Addington, Kent commemorating Admiral William Parry RN d. 1779
Location
St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England
Transcript
'Near this Place / are deposited the Remains of / WILLIAM PARRY Esqr / ADMIRAL of ye BLUE SQUADRON / OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET. / Obit 29th April / Aetatis 74.'
Details
Description: Oval marble tablet Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall of nave Materials: Marble
People
Parry, William Age: 74 Date of Death: 29/4/1779 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William McNicol RMA d. 1900
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of William McNICOL, Gunner R.M.A., who was accidentally suffocated on board H.M.S. 'Goliath' at Hong Kong July 27th 1900, aged 27 years'
Details
Description: Headstone, crown carved above the inscription. Type: Headstone Vessel: HMS Goliath
People
McNicol, William Age: 27 Date of Death: 27/7/1900 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Memorial headstone at St Martin’s Church, Canterbury, Kent commemorating Thomas Moor First Officer HEIC & RN d. 1867
Location
St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory / of / Thomas Moor / late First Officer in the / Hon'ble East India Company's / Maritime Service / who with other brother Officers when it was / abolished had Naval Rank / conferred by King William the 4th / born 4th August 1782 / died 10th January 1867'
Details
Description: Headstone and bodystone on plinth
Type: Headstone Position: Churchyard
People
Moor, Thomas Age: 84 Date of Death: 10/1/1867 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: First Officer Organisation: Honourable East India Company & Royal Navy
Wall tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Harbord Harbord d. 1858
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HARBORD HARBORD / LATE OF HER MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS, AT THIS PORT / AND FOR MANY YEARS / ONE OF THE SIDESMEN OF THIS CHURCH; / BORN AT GREAT YARMOUTH, 15TH APRIL, 1808 / DIED AT HULL, 4TH JUNE 1858 / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW, / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF AN AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND AND FATHER / ALSO ELIZABETH / BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE NAMED / HARBORD HARBORD / BORN AT HULL, 1ST AUGUST, 1809, / DIED AT HULL, 30TH JANUARY 1907. / ALSO ELIZABETH, / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / HARBORD AND ELIZABETH HARBORD, / BORN 4TH JANUARY, 1833/DIED 28TH NOVR 1905 / The memory of the Just is blessed'
Details
Description: A leaf-shape inscription tablet placed on a square. Oak foliage is carved in the corners. Type: Wall tablet Position: North side of Nave Materials: Marble
People
Harbord, Harbord Age: Date of Death: 4/6/1888 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Customs Officer Organisation: