Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16507

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Current location

South nave transept
Rochester Cathedral
High StreetHigh St
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 74270 68510
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with a leaf border in a wooden frame
Inscription
In . Memory . Of R . Polwhele . & E . H . S. Cator Lieutenants . Royal . Engineers Who . Died . In . Service In . The. Sudan. 1896-7. + Erected . By . Their . Relations . And By . Those. Brother . Officers Who . Served . With . Them . On . The . Dongola. Expedition 1896.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1990

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