Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Portsmouth
Town
Portsea
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21543

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Current location

JUNCTION OF FRATTON RD AND ST MARYS RD
ST MARYS CHURCH
Fratton Rd
Portsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 5PA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 634 002
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CENTRAL STONE TABLET WITH FLANKING MOSAIC PANELS DECORATED AS BELOW MOSAIC PANELS DEPICT KNEELING ANGELS HOLDING WREATHS
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THEIR SHIPMATES WHO DIED DURING HER SECOND/ COMMISSION ON THE CHINA STATION 1892 - 1895/ THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND SHIPS COMPANY OF/ H.M.S. SEVERN HAVE DEDICATED THIS MEMORIAL TABLET/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY, KINGSTON
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • BRITAIN'S MARITIME MEMORIALS & MEMENTOES by SAUNDERS, DAVID 99 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1996 SPARKFORD

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