Memorial: M5728

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield d. 1894

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. / BORN MARCH 27th 1820 ENTERED R.N. 1832. MATE OF HMS THUNDERER AT / BOMBARDMENT OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1840 / COMMANDED HMS COMUS IN ACTION AT OBLIGADO 1845 / IN CHARGE NAVAL DEPARTMENT GREAT EXHIBITION 1851 / COMMANDED 800M OF NEW COAST / COMMANDED HMS FIREBRAND AT / BOMBARDMENT OF SEVASTOPOL 1855 / EXHIBITED AT ROYAL ACADEMY 1857.65.65 / NAVAL ATTACHE WASHINGTON 1871 / ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT MALTA DOCKYARDS 1872.5 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF NORTH AMERICA / AND WEST INDIES 1878.80 / GRAND WARDEN OF GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND 1891 / ENTERED INTO REST SEPTEMBER 5th 1894.'

Details

Description: Cross with three stepped base and IHS symbol behind wedge with scroll.
Type: Cross
Position: 22008/124/10
Materials: Stone

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1854-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Inglefield, Edward Augustus
Age: 74
Date of Death: 05/09/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: An account of Inglefield's exploits on the base of the Plinth. Sybil Inglefield, (18 day old daughter), Eliza Fanny (wife) 15/12/1890, Ernest Hallowell Inglefield (son, 3 years and 9 months old) and Albany Otway Inglefield (10 days old) also commemorated on the plinth. Admiral Inglefield commanded three Arctic expeditions 1852-4 and published 'A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin' 1853 discovering 800 miles of 'new coast'.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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