Yellow Fever Epidemic - HMS Aboukir - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 50° 46.940 W 001° 05.771
30U E 634209 N 5627347
Here is a memorial to those who died of Yellow Fever on HMS Aboukir.
Waymark Code: WMFT8N
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
Views: 5
The small obelisk design is made of stone and is very close to the edge of the esplanade being worn by the sea. The inscription reads:
IN MEMORY OF
FORTY EIGHT
OFFICERS & MEN WHO DIED
DURING THE EPIDEMIC OF
YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD
H.M.S. ABOUKIR
AT JAMACA IN 1873-74
ERECTED BY
COMMODORE
A.F.R.De HORSEY A.D.C.
THE OFFICERS AND MEN
1873-74 ON BOARD
H.M.S. ABOUKIR
RESTORED IN 1984 BY THE DESCENDANTS OF
Mr A.E.THOMAS and E.E.THOMAS.'
There are interesting details about the story of HMS Aboukir on the website below.
Disaster Date: 01/01/1873
Memorial Sponsors: COMMODORE A.F.R.De HORSEY A.D.C. THE OFFICERS AND MEN
Disaster Type: Natural
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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