4 of 6 June 2023 The 1805 Dispatches #23.03 CORNWALLIS REMEMBERED Culmination of a Remembrance Decade Members of The 1805 Club will all have had the official reminder from Sue Carr (Hon. Membership Secretary) about the forthcoming two-days event at HMNB Portsmouth, on the 16th and 17th of June – just a couple of weeks away. As The 1805 Dispatches is available to anyone who has interest enough to look for it on our website, this repeat of earlier information about the Cornwallis Commemoration is primarily aimed at non-members. It is now ten years since The 1805 Club commenced finding precisely where in Milford on Sea Admiral Sir William Cornwallis was buried. So, 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 nextdoor 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. The Club, in partnership throughout the decade with MOSHRS, will hold a 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 con-temporaries would have worshipped. The Chaplain of the Fleet, The Venerable Andrew Hillier, along with the Dean 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. Also attending will be some very senior naval officers, the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, two local Members of Parliament (Penny Mordaunt and Stephen Morgan) and a dozen Portsmouth Sea Cadets to form an honour guard for the Lord-Lieutenant. 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 are priviledged to be invited to use the 2nd Sea Lord’s Admiralty House gardens (next door to St Ann’s Church) for buffet refreshments.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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