The Royal Navy and Police Memorial was erected on September 12, 1993, by the Royal Canadian Naval Association. It honours fifty-five Royal Navy men and one Victoria police constable, who died between 1846 and 1868. It is erected in the Old Burying Ground (Pioneer Square). The southwest corner (corner of Quadra St. and Rockland Ave.) became known as the ‘Naval Corner’ as it was there, for the most part, that the remains of the deceased sailors were interred and/or memorialized. The Old Burying Ground (Pioneer Square) opened in 1855.
Inscription
[plaque]
THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF 55 MEN
OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND
ONE CITY OF VICTORIA
POLICE CONSTABLE WHO DIED
WHILE SERVING THE CROWN
DURING THE YEARS 1846-1868
WE SHALL REMEMBER
COMMISSIONED ERECTED AND
DEDICATED BY THE ROYAL
CANADIAN NAVAL ASSOCIATION;
VICTORIA BRANCH 12 SEPT. 1993
[first column/première colonne]
WILLIAM BELL
HMS SATELLITE 1858
JOHN BLACKLER STOKER
HMS SATELLITE MAR 25 1859
ALEXANDER BORTHWICK ENG
HMS SUTLEJ NOV 11 1866
WILLIAM BREWER ORD/SEA
HMS SATELLITE DEC 28 1856
RICHARD BROWN
HMS SATELLITE 1857
JOHN AUGUST BULL CAPTAIN
HMS SATELLITE JUNE 6 1860
MICHAEL OHARLTON ASST/ENG
HMS TOPAZE SEPT 30 1861
JOSEPH CLANCEY
HMS SCOUT JUNE 15 1866
JOHNSTON COCHRANE CST
VICTORIA POLICE JUNE 2 1859
EDWARD COLLINS
HMS CHARYBDIES JAN 9 1865
ROBERT COOMBES MUSICIAN
HMS PLUMPER JAN 2 1861
GEORGE KENT CRUTE CII
HMS SUTLEJ SEPT 11 1864
BENJAMIN DAVIE
HMS TRIBUNE MAR 15 1866
[second column/deuxième colonne]
THOMAS DAWSON
HMS SPARROWHAWK APR 20 1867
JOHN DEARDON CH/ENG
HMS SPARROWHAWK APR 22 1866
THOMAS DEPNALL AB
HMS SUTLEJ AUG 14 1864
WILLIAM DOUGLAS BAND
HMS SUTLEJ JULY 6 1865
ANDREW EMERY LDG/STKR
HMS TRIBUNE DEC 2 1865
H T W ENGLISH PAYMASTER
HMS DEVASTATION AUG 21 1864
DANIEL EVANS ORD/SEA
HMS SATELLITE JUNE 16 1860
JAMES FARRELLY SURG
RN HOSPITAL JAN 1865
ALBERT GILBERT CL
HMS SUTLEJ 1865
CHARLES GLIDDON SEAMAN
HMS FORWARD APR 25 1865
JOHN GUFF
HMS SUTLEJ 1864
JOHN HANNAFORD
HMS ZEALOUS SEPT 27 1867
WILLIAM HURD
HMS FORWARD APR 22 1867
ALEXANDER JEFFRYS OFFICER
HMS PYLADESAPR 28 1859
Visitor information
Royal Navy and Police Memorial
Quadra Street and Rockland Avenue
Victoria
British Columbia
Lat. 48.4227028
Long. -123.3600785