Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Liverpool
Town
Sefton Park
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15654

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Current location

CHRIST CHURCH
Linnet La
Sefton Park
Liverpool
Merseyside
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 370 870
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A MARBLE BASE CROSS IN THE UPPER CENTRE PART OF THE PLAQUE. CANNOT DISTINGUISH THE REST OF ORNAMENTATION FROM THE PHOTO
Inscription
THIS TABLET / IS ERECTED BY FRIENDS / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANCIS WALDEMAR / THEODORE MEISTER / SUB-LIEUT. R.N. WHO FELL IN ACTION / ON THE GAMBIA / 23 FEBRUARY 1894 / AGED 21 YEARS. / HE DIED FIGHTING IN THE / SERVICE OF HIS QUEEN AND / COUNTRY AND IN THE CAUSE / OF FREEDOM TO THE SLAVE. / ISAIAH CHAP. 58 VER. 6-8 / (BY HART SON PEARD & CO, LONDON)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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