Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16504

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Current location

Upper right 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 David & Goliath with a dedicatory brass plaque NOTE- He also has memorials at Edinburgh (our reference 57412), and Glenalmond College (our reference 79649)
Inscription
In Memory Of/Captain James Dundas V.C./Who Was Killed On The 23rd. December 1879/In Afghanistan./The Upper Right Window is Dedicated By His Brother Officers.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Dundas, James
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Commemorations
  • First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death, place of death, date of death, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, manner of death, place of death, date of death, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
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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