HMS Glatton Burial Tablet

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance
District: Rochester Upon Medway
Town: Gillingham
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1586

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Current location

Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery
Woodlands Rd
Gillingham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME7 2DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 78929 67897
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone tablet set into a stone wall.

Inscription

THIER NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/OF FOUR OFFICERS AND NINETY-FOUR MEN WHO LOST/THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE DISASTER TO H.M.S. GLATTON/ON THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1918 ONE OFFICER AND FIFTY-SIX/MEN ARE BURIED IN THIS GRAVE. (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Alford, A.
Allanton, G.
Ames, W.
Baker, A.
Barlow, B.
See details for all 5 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 57
Served and returned: 0
Died: 57
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, year died, regiment, place of burial, age of death, additional
Order of information: Surname

Components

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Stone of remembrance
Measurements: height 1500MM, width 2000MM
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

CWGC (Woodlands Cemetery Naval. 15. 804-6)

Reference

Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association Review Volume 22.1 (2009/10) page 38

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