Memorial: M4939

Obelisk in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating the men of HMS ‘Powerful’ who died 1899-1900 during the Boer War

Location

Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

[Front] 'SOUTH / AFRICA / 1899-1900' [Left Panel] 'ERECTED / BY / CAPTAIN / THE HON. HEDWORTH LAMBTON C.C. / OFFICERS / AND SHIP'S COMPANY / OF HMS POWERFUL' [Back] 'TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADES OF H.M.S. POWERFUL / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED / DURING THE CAMPAIGN / IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900. / Commander ALFRED P. ETHELSTON RN / Commander FREDERICK G. EGERTON RN / Fleet Paymaster WILLIAM H.F. KAY RN / Lieutenant EDWARD STABB RNR / A. FINNIMORE P.O. 1st CL. / G. SEARES Stoker / W.W. TRUESDELL / J. LEATHER / F.G. TRIGGS / D. PATON / T. HANNIFIN PO 1st Cl. / H.W.C. GARDENER / G. KNOTT / A.P. ROLLS / W.A. WOLFE / E.A. ARCHER Ord. / J.S. WHITE Arm. Mate / D.J. WHEELER / W. TRIBE Lg. Sea / C.H. ARSCOTT / E.J. CAULTER / H. TREVETT / B.BLUMSON A.B. / C.E. MINSHAW / A.G. PAYNE / A. CALDWELL / H.A. LISTER / H.W. PANNIFER / R. HARRIS / E.E. DEXTER / E.F. DUNN / A.I. BROWN Pvt. RMLI / H.E. BLAKE / J. METCALFE / B. NEWELL / H. MARTIN / A.W. BENTON / H.T. CARTWRIGHT / G. JOHN / W.H. BARNES / J. STEWART / H. GREAGSBEY / C. BOYCE / H. NEWMAN / A. MUSGROVE / J. DONALDSON / F. JOHNSON Arm. Crew.' [Right] 'LADYSMITH / GRASPAN / BELMONT / MODDER RIVER / PAARDEBERG'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Powerful

Event

Boer War

Event Date

1899-1902

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Archer, Alfred
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/12/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Arscott, Charles Hugh
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Barnes, William Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Benton, A.W.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Blake, H.E.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Blumson, Benjamin
Age: 23
Date of Death: 22/12/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Boyce, C.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Brown, A.I.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Caldwell, Albert
Age: 22
Date of Death: 14/12/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cartwright, Henry Thomson
Age: 24
Date of Death: 26/11/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Caulter, E.J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dexter, Ernest Edward
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/12/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Donaldson, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Dunn, Edward Frost
Age: 22
Date of Death: 13/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Egerton, Frederick
Age: 31
Date of Death: 2/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation:
Ethelston, Alfred P.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Finnimore, Alfred
Age: 24
Date of Death: 26/11/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gardener, H.W.C.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Greagsby, Henry
Age: 19
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Hannifin, Thomas
Age: 27
Date of Death: 3/3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Harris, R.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
John, G.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Johnson, F.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Armourer's crew
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Kay, William Hobart Findell
Age: 52
Date of Death: 26/2/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Paymaster
Organisation:
Knott, George
Age: 27
Date of Death: 26/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Leather, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lister, Hans Alfred
Age: 24
Date of Death: 2/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Martin, H.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Metcalfe, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 25/11/1899
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Minshaw, Charles Ernest
Age: 20
Date of Death: 25/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Musgrove, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Newell, B.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Pannifer, Herbert Willoughby
Age: 21
Date of Death: 10/3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Paton, David
Age: 25
Date of Death: 5/3/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Payne, A.G.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rolls, Arthur Percy
Age: 22
Date of Death: 8/4/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Seares, George
Age: 22
Date of Death: 24/12/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Stabb, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Stewart, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Trevett, H.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tribe, William
Age: 23
Date of Death: 26/12/1899
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Triggs, Frederick Camble
Age: 28
Date of Death: 21/2/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Truesdell, William Walton
Age: 26
Date of Death: 10/1/1900
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
Wheeler, Dudley James
Age: 23
Date of Death: 23/1/1900
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Rating
Organisation: Royal Navy
White, J.S.
Age:
Date of Death: 1899-1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Armourer's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Website 'memorials in Portsmouth'.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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