Trafalgar Cemetery
This was originally known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery, and was consecrated in June 1798, seven years prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on 21 October 1805. Only two of the interments are of those who died of wounds sustained during the battle. One of the victims was Captain Thomas Norman of the Royal Marine Corps and HMS Mars, who died in the Naval Hospital on 6 December 1805 at the age of 36. The other was Lieutenant William Forster of HMS Colossus, who died of the wounds that he received in battle on 21 October 1805 at the age of 20. I have added his gravestone in the bottom right hand corner of the photo. Most of those who were killed during the battle were buried at sea. HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson's former flagship, was towed into Rosia Bay on 28 October 1805. Later, Nelson's remains were transported to England, where he was buried in a crypt in St Paul's Cathedral. It’s a quiet spot for a spell of peaceful contemplation.
Trafalgar Cemetery
This was originally known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery, and was consecrated in June 1798, seven years prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on 21 October 1805. Only two of the interments are of those who died of wounds sustained during the battle. One of the victims was Captain Thomas Norman of the Royal Marine Corps and HMS Mars, who died in the Naval Hospital on 6 December 1805 at the age of 36. The other was Lieutenant William Forster of HMS Colossus, who died of the wounds that he received in battle on 21 October 1805 at the age of 20. I have added his gravestone in the bottom right hand corner of the photo. Most of those who were killed during the battle were buried at sea. HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson's former flagship, was towed into Rosia Bay on 28 October 1805. Later, Nelson's remains were transported to England, where he was buried in a crypt in St Paul's Cathedral. It’s a quiet spot for a spell of peaceful contemplation.