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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Kensington And Chelsea
Town
Chelsea
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
FREDERICK WHEELER FRIBA (Designer)
COALBROOKDALE COMPANY (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20th October 1901
    Attended by: Lieut.-Col. R. C. Boyle
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20th October 1901
    Attended by: The Bishop of Kensington, the Ret. Rev. F. E. Ridgeway, D.D., Chaplain.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12121
Current location

On the wall in the nave
St Luke's & Christ Church
Sydney Street
Chelsea
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
SW3 6NH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 27191 78331
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A cast bronze plaque , surmounted by a Royal Crown on a pediment with a flat top and a concave curve on each side . Below the pediment the sides and base of the plaque are formed by slight convex curves . On each side is a fluted column . Below the pediment is the arms of the City of London in high relief . Below this are two lines of the inscription and at the centre of the lower line the initials "CIV" within a wreath . Then a plate with impressed raised lettering and at the bottom the final part of the inscription and a cartouche with flourishes containing two dates probably connected to the period of service of the CIV . The basic plaque has been replicated to a fixed pattern , with the main part of the inscription specific to the soldier being commemorated and formed by a separate plate with raised lettering , probably brazed to the basic plaque ,
Inscription
THE CITY OF LONDON IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS / DULCE ET DECORUM/CIV/ EST PRO PATRIA MORI / IN MEMORY OF / RUSSELL SIMMONDS HUTCHINGS / A PRIVATE IN THIS REGIMENT AND ALSO IN THE / HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY. ELDEST SON OF / CHARLES AND ANN SUTTON HUTCHINGS OF THIS PARISH. / HE DIED AT SEA ON THE "TURANIA" 16TH OCTOBER 1900 DURING / THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN AGED 22 YEARS. / THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE REGIMENTAL FUND / THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR ALFRED NEWTON BART. - THE LORD MAYOR/1899 1900/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hutchings, Russell Simmonds
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given names , surname , rank , unuts , family relationships,place of death , date of death , age at death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST LUKE
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 152 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
  • St Lukes Church, Chelsea www.chelseaparish.org/mapanddirections.htm
  • Volunteer Service Gazette and Military Dispatch - Friday 25 October 1901 HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.

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