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Memorial: M1065

Memorial commemorating Royal Naval casualties during the Boxer Rebellion at Victoria Park Portsmouth

Location

Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

[Top] 'TAKU FORTS, TIENTSIN, DEFENCE OF LEGATIONS, PEKIN' [Front base] 'H.M.S. ORLANDO / NORTH CHINA 1900 / Commander P.H. WRIGHT, died of wounds received at Tientsin / KILLED SIR E SEYMOUR'S COLUMN W. GINGELL Srgt R.M.L.I. / N.BERRY Ord. / KILLED AT TIENTSIN / J.W. JOHNSON Lt. SMm / R. WHEELER A.B. / H. MILLS A.B. / F. HUSSEY A.B. / E. CRADDOCK A.B. / N.ROBINSON Pte R.M.L.I. / Legation guard died of wounds / A.G.SAWYER Pte R.M.L.I.' [Left top] 'FORTITER DEFENDIT TRIUMPHANS' [Left base] 'This bell was taken / At the capture of the North West Fort, Taku / June 17 1900 / And brought home by H.M.S. ORLANDO. / The memorial is erected by the / Officers and Men / In memory of their comrades / Who lost their lives / During the commission'. [Top] 'PERPETUAL FELICITY ACHIEVED' Bottom 'Come pleasant weather and gentle rain / The empire happy at peace again' [Top right] ' H.M.S. ORLANDO / 1899-1902 [Bottom] 'CAPTAIN JAMES T. BURKE C.B. DIED AT SEA 12th May 1902 / Mr E.A. GOVETT, Midshipman / BENJ. GREEN Chief Stoker / E.C. HOLLOWAY P.O. 2nd Cl. / R.J. HALLS A.B. / J. HARDING Stoker / W. SNELGROVE Ord. / F. J. BOULTON Boy'.

Details

Description: Bell in a pagoda-shaped monument, the roof supported by four columns.
Type: Bell; temple
Materials: granite, stone
Vessel: HMS Orlando

Event

Boxer Rebellion

People

Berry, N.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Boulton, F. J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Burke, James H. T.
Age:
Date of Death: 12/5/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Craddock, E.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gingell, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Govett, E. A.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Green, Benjamin
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Halls, R. J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Harding, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Holloway, E. C.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 2nd class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hussey, F.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Johnson, J.W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Mills, H.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Robinson, N.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Sawyer, A.G.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Snelgrove, W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1902
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wheeler, R.
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Chinese bell taken at the capture of the North West Taku fort June 17th 1900. The bell was repatriated in 2005 and a Chinese-made replacement was substituted.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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