Crimean War Memorial - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

The memorial is made from Portland stone and stands on a plinth. It is an obelisk design and has very worn inscriptions which read as follows:

(Front)
'ERECTED
IN MEMORY
OF THE BRAVE.

SEBASTOPOL'

(Left)
'SWEABORG
ALMA'

(Back)
'BALACLAVA'

(Right)
'KERTCH

INKERMANN'


Inscription (Front Plaque)
'Erected in
memory of those brave
soldiers and sailors
who during the late war
with Russia died of their
wounds and are buried
in this garrison.'

Inscription (Rear Plaque)
'Erected
by the
Debating Society
of Portsmouth and
by their fellow townsmen.
June 10th 1857.'

Date Created/Placed: June 10th 1857 Address: Clarence Esplanade Southsea Portsmouth Hampshire Height: 4m Illuminated: no Website: [Web Link]

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