PORTSMOUTH, SOUTHSEA, H.M.S. TRIDENT MEMORIAL

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Compiled and copyright © Liuz Jones 2017

Southsea is a seaside resort and geographic area, located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island, Hampshire. There is a memorial to the 44 officers and men of HMS Trident who died of Yellow Fever in Sierra Leone 1859 to be found on the Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. The memorial is in the form of a needle on a square plinth mounted on a three stepped base.

Photograph Copyright © Liz Jones 2017

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TO THE MEMORY OF
FORTY-FOUR OFFICERS AND MEN
OF HMS TRIDENT WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER IN THE
SHORT SPACE OF SIX WEEKS
DURING THE UNUSUAL EPIDEMIC
AT SIERRA LEONE, 1859.

ERECTED BY
COMMANDER F.A. CLOSE
AND THE SURVIVING OFFICERS AND MEN.

RE-ERECTED
BY ADMIRAL CLOSE
1877

Last updated 21 March, 2025