Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Harrier’ who died during her commission 1860-1865
Location
St Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'To The Memory Of / Officers And Men / HMS Harrier / Edward Hay Esq / Commander / Who Died April 30th 1864 From Wounds Received In Action / At Te Papa New Zealand / William Arthur Turner Assistant Surgeon / Died At Wellington New Zealand May 2nd 1862 / Fitzhugh D'Este Jerningham Acting Sub Lieutenant / Lost At Falkland Islands Jany 19th 1865 / Richard Hart AB Died At Sea October 3rd 1861 / Ambrose Gear RMLI Died At Auckland Sept 17th 1861 / Samuel Hooper AB Died At Sidney May 4th 1863 / Fredk Osborne 2nd Captn Foretop David Downer RMLI / Killed In Action At Rangarari Novr 20th 1863 / James Mctear Stoker Died Feby 22nd 1864 On Board HMS Curacoa / James Bew Leading Seaman Died At Sidney NSW Sept 25th 1864 / Henry Clark OS George Young AB Andrew Greenham Stoker / Killed In Action At Te Papa April 29th 1864 / John Dark Gunner RMA Drowned At Sea January 11th 1865 / John Sheehan AB Also Drowned At Sea February 14th 1865 / William Jarvis Boy Ist Class Died July 23rd 1864 / Thomas Walden Boy 1st Class Died At Sea Feby 8th 1865 / This Tablet Is Erected As A Mark Of Respect And Regard By The / Captains Officers And Men Of The Ship During The Commission 1860-1865.'
Details
Position: On the tower wall
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Harrier
Event
New Zealand War
Event Date
1860-1866
Event Category
19th century conflicts in the Pacific
People
Age:
Date of Death: 25/9/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Clark, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 29/4/1864
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dark, John
Age:
Date of Death: 11/1/1865
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Downer, David
Age:
Date of Death: 20/11/1863
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Gear, Ambrose
Age:
Date of Death: 17/9/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Greenham, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 29/4/1864
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hart, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 3/10/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hay, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/4/1864
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hooper, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 4/5/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jarvis, William
Age:
Date of Death: 23/7/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jerningham, Fitzhugh D'Este
Age:
Date of Death: 19/1/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Acting Sub Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mctear, James
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Osborne, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 20/11/1863
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Captain of the Foretop
Organisation: Royal Navy
Sheehan, John
Age:
Date of Death: 14/2/1865
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Turner, William Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 2/5/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walden, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 8/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy