Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16499

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Current location

Upper left window on the south wall of the south quire transept
Rochester Cathedral
High Street
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 74290 68500
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window depicting Moses during the battle of the Israelites against the Amalekites with dedicatory brass plaque below it
Inscription
In Memory Of Samuel Anderson, C.M.G. Major General Royal Engineers, Inspector Of Submarine Defence. Born 15th. November 1839 Died 11th. September 1881. Surveyor To British Commission In North America 1859-1862 Explorer In Palestine 1865-1866, Chief Astronomer To British Commission In North America 1872-1872 Her Majesty's Commissioner For The Delimitation Of Servie 1879. The Upper Left Window Was Inserted In 1861 By His Brother Officers
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • A SHORT GUIDE TO THE SERVICE MEMORIALS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL by TRETT, R J Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1990

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