Trafalgar Cemetery
The cemetery was formerly known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery. It was consecrated in June 1798, seven years prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on 21 October 1805. The cemetery was sometimes considered to be part of St. Jago's Cemetery, the larger burial ground just to the north, on the opposite side of Charles V Wall. St. Jago's, also known as Deadman's Cemetery, was the only cemetery within the walls of the city of Gibraltar. In addition, it may have represented Gibraltar's oldest known cemetery. It was incorporated into St. Jago's Barracks playground in 1929, and repurposed as a rifle range and "ball alley." There exists little evidence of the former cemetery.
Henry William Bayntun
At the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October, Bayntun in "Leviathan" was fifth in Nelson's weather column, after , , and HMS "Conqueror". "Leviathan" raked the French flagship before engaging the massive . Seeing the distant approach of Rear-Admiral Dumanoir's squadron from the north, Captain Thomas Hardy ordered "Leviathan" and other ships to close with the enemy. "Leviathan" engaged the Spanish ship , which was supported by "Intrepide". "Conqueror" then joined the fight and Bayntun was able to lay his ship alongside the badly damaged "San Augustin" whilst continuing to fire into "Intrepide". As the 74-gun HMS "Orion" passed, Bayntun shouted at her captain, Edward Codrington, ""I hope you will make a better fist of it!"" Some time later, with 160 of his crew dead or wounded, Commodore Don Fellipe of the "San Augustin" surrendered his sword to Bayntun. Of "Leviathan's" crew, four had been killed and just over 20 wounded during the battle.