2 of 7 April 2023 The 1805 Dispatches #23.02 CORNWALLIS REMEMBERED Culmination of a Remembrance Decade – Don’t Miss It!!! 2013 was the year in which The 1805 Club commenced finding precisely where in Milford on Sea Admiral Sir William Cornwallis was buried. Ten years on, 2023 is the year in which we close off what was started a decade ago. St. Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, is the venue on 16 June for the unveiling of a remembrance stone to the Admiral. Additionally, the 2nd Sea Lord has given permission for the Club to use the next-door magnificent eighteenth-century Admiralty House and its lawn and gardens for refreshments after the service and unveiling. Don’t miss this prestigious event, closing off a decade of concentrated Club activity. Included in that decade has been: • much investigative work carried out by The 1805 Club supporting the Milford on Sea Historical Record Society (MOSHRS) to identify precisely where Sir William was buried within All Saints Church, Milford on Sea; • the work to restore the ledger marking the Admiral • the summer-long series of events in and around Milford-on-Sea in 2019. Avid readers of recent Trafalgar Dispatches will be aware from the Events Calendar and articles that the Club, in partnership throughout the decade with the Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society (MOSHRS), of this Remembrance Service and Unveiling of a Memorial Stone to the Admiral. St Ann’s Church is within the secure boundary of HM Dockyard as is neighbouring Admiralty House. It is a remarkable church in which Cornwallis and his contemporaries would have worshipped. Because it is within the security perimeter, those attending this event will have to provide us, as part of their application to attend, their full names, addresses and nationality. On arrival at HM Dockyard, and without any exception, all of us will need to present passport or driving licence photographic evidence of their identity. There are NO exceptions to this. The Chaplain of the Fleet, The Venerable Andrew Hillier, along with the Bishop of Portsmouth, The Right Reverend Dr Jonathan Frost, the vicar of St Ann’s, Rev Phill Amey and the Club’s own Chaplain, Rev Lynda Sebbage will be leading the Remembrance Service. There will be a choir and organist and a full Order of Service. After the church service, those in attendance will witness Nigel Atkinson Esq., Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire unveil the remembrance stone to Sir William. Set in consecrated ground at the entrance to St Ann’s, the remembrance stone has been commissioned jointly between The 1805 Club and MOSHRS. Following the unveiling, we will walk through a large gate into Admiralty House gardens for buffet refreshments. Being mid-June the weather has a good chance at the very least of being dry, enabling us to enjoy the wonderful lawn and gardens. But if it is wet, then we can be accommodated inside Admiralty House as well. This occasion promises to be a wonderful event, culminating a decade-long’s activity by the Club with MOSHRS to remember the admiral. Full details will be promulgated to members. Stephen Tregidgo Club Lead on Cornwallis Remembrance Stone Above: William Cornwallis as Admiral By Daniel Gardner (1750-1805). Engraver: William Ridley (1764-1838) - NMM PAD3292 (Public Domain) Below: St. Ann’s Church, HMNB Portsmouth (Photo: Historic England)
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