Memorial: M5017

Obelisk at Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Racer’ who died 1858-1862

Location

Kingston Cemetery, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'ERECTED / BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS / AND SHIPS COMPANY OF HMS RACER
/ TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR SHIPMATES WHO DIED / BY ACCIDENT AND OF YELLOW FEVER / DURING THE COMMISSION / 1858-1862'

Details

Description: An obelisk on a plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: HMS Racer

Extra

Notes: With list of names.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5017

Location

Transcript

Details

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters