Past on Stone Monuments, Memorials and Names from the Past

Nelson

26 people named Nelson are on 28 public memorials here. Where the stones give a year of death, it is from 1805 to 1982.

Spellings vary on stone: Nelson may be engraved another way too. Search names that sound alike.

Nelson at a glance

Counties
Merseyside (6), Norfolk (5), Greater London (5), Hampshire (3), Devon (3), North Yorkshire (2), Cambridgeshire (1), Cumbria (1), Derbyshire (1), East Riding of Yorkshire (1) and 3 more
Conflicts
First World War (11), Second World War (3), Falklands War (1), Other conflict (1)
Surnames that sound alike
Nielsen, Neilson, Nilsson

  1. Lord Viscount Nelson

    Died 1805

    Named on The Nelson Monument, Boarhunt, Hampshire

  2. Nelson

    Named on Nelson Monument, Liverpool, Merseyside

  3. Nelson

    Named on Collingwood Monument, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear

  4. A.C. Nelson

    Named on Wood Green War Memorial, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London

  5. C.J. Nelson

    Named on King’s Lynn War Memorial in Tower Gardens, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk

  6. Ass. Surgeon C.R. Nelson

    90th Light Infantry Perthshire Volunteers; fell during the Mutiny in India

    Named on Indian Mutiny Perthshire Volunteers Monument, City of Portsmouth, Hampshire

  7. E.D. Nelson

    Named on Exmouth War Memorial, Exmouth, Devon

  8. E.R. Nelson

    Named on Seaforth and Waterloo War Memorial, Sefton, Merseyside

  9. E.V. Nelson

    Named on Great Yarmouth World War II Memorial, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

  10. E.W. Nelson

    Named on War Memorial 5 Metres East of Church of St Benedict, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

  11. F. Nelson

    Named on Harrogate War Memorial, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  12. LPT G T Nelson

    HMS Ardent, Royal Navy; died 1982

    Named on Falklands memorial, Hoe Road, Memorial garden above Hoe Road, Plymouth, Devon

  13. Pte. G. Nelson

    Royal Welch Fusiliers

    Named on Prenton War Memorial, Wirral, Merseyside

  14. G.T. Nelson

    Named on World War I Memorial Including Gate and Gate Piers, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

  15. Henry Nelson

    Named on Rectors and Vicars of Linton, Board inside the church, Linton, Cambridgeshire

  16. Horatio Nelson

    29 September 1758 to 21 October 1805

    Naval commander; born 1758; naval commander; awarded freedom of Plymouth in 1801 1805

    Named on Plaque to Admiral Lord Nelson, On the wall near the Mayflower Steps, Plymouth, Devon

    Commemorated by Nelson Monument, Liverpool, Merseyside

    Commemorated by Lord Nelson Monument, City of Portsmouth, Hampshire

    Depicted by Statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, City of Westminster, Greater London

    Depicted by Statue of Lord Nelson, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London

    Depicted by Statue of Horatio Nelson, Birmingham, West Midlands

    Depicted by Statue of Lord Nelson, Norwich, Norfolk

  17. J. Nelson

    Named on The Mercantile Marine Memorial, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London

  18. J. Nelson

    Named on Bakewell War Memorial, Bakewell, Derbyshire

  19. F/O James Nelson AFC

    Royal Air Force

    Named on Eagle Squadrons Memorial, City of Westminster, Greater London

  20. R. Nelson

    Named on Harrogate War Memorial, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  21. R.J. Nelson

    Named on Wood Green War Memorial, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London

  22. L/Cpl Ralph Nelson

    Named on Necton War Memorial, Necton, Norfolk

  23. W R Nelson

    Named on Seaforth and Waterloo War Memorial, Sefton, Merseyside

  24. Pte. W. Nelson

    Ches. R.; died for their country

    Named on Prenton War Memorial, Wirral, Merseyside

  25. W. Nelson

    Named on Goole Cenotaph, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire

  26. W.W. Nelson

    Named on Egremont War Memorial, Egremont, Cumbria