Monument MPM759 - HMS CENTURION MEMORIAL

Granite column erected in 1902 as a memorial to the officers and men of HMS Centurion who died in North China in 1900. Erected by "Admiral Sir C.H. Seymore, G.C.B., the Captain, Officers and Ship's Company at H.M.S. Centurion". "In memory of the officers and men of that ship who were killed or died of wounds received whilst gallantly doing their duty in the Naval Brigade, North China, 1900." "Also in memory of those officers and men who died during the commission 1897-1901". A list of casualties is given together with the following place names: Peitsang, Hsiku, Peiyangy Tientsin.

Historic England, The National Heritage List for England (Index). SPM35.