Listed Building: ABOUKIR MEMORIAL (1386938)

Monument. c1875, restored 1984. By Baker of Southsea. Ashlar stone. 4-sided obelisk on stepped base. Inscriptions read "Erected by Commodore A.F.R. De Horsey, A.D.C., the Officers and men 1873-1874 on board H.M.S. Aboukir. In memory of 48 Officers and Men who died during the epidemic of yellow fever on board H.M.S. Aboukir at Jamaica in 1873-74". Bronze plaque reads "Restored in 1984 by the descendants of Mr A.E. Thomas and Mrs E.E. Thomas". (Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-). Selected Sources Books and journals Berridge, D W , Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth, (1984)