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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Winchester
Town
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21966

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Current location

A model of the memorial erected at Sandy Point is also included in this record for completeness as it sits above the plaque dedicated to First Lieutenant William Forrest.
Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
S023 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48231 29263
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A marble and stone memorial set in a wall niche with straight sides and base and a trefoil shaped top. On a marble horizontal base at midpoint is a stone replica of Lt Forrest's grave stone which consists of a plain cross surmounting a rectangular plinth on a three stepped base with the inscription in black lettering on the sides of the plinth. Below this is the inscription incised and coloured black on a white marble panel with an effigy of a sailor in military uniform with arms reversed on each side.
Inscription
Main inscription - IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF/ WILLIAM CARMICHAEL FORREST,/ 1ST LIEUT, H.M.S. DOTEREL, / SON OF / CAPTAIN FORREST / CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THIS COUNTY, / AND OF SELINA HIS WIFE; / WHO LOST HIS LIFE BY THE ACCIDENTAL / EXPLOSION OF THE SHIP'S MAGAZINE / AND CONSEQUENT FOUNDERING OF THE SHIP / OFF SANDY POINT IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN / ON THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL 1881, / HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED / AND BURIED IN THE CEMETERY AT / SANDY POINT ON THE 4TH DAY OF JULY. Inscription on replica gravestone above plaque - In Memory /of the /OFFICERS/and/SHIP'S COMPANY/of/H.M.S.DOTEREL/blown up at/Sandy Point/26th April 1881 /Erected by/H.M.S. Turquoise /July 1st 1881/(8 names listed and included in this record for completeness - also refer to WMR 46485 for memorial to the HMS Doterel disaster)/.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Creagh, A R
Driscoll, Jer
Erving, Chas
Evans, Sept
Forrest, William Carmichael
Ord, Wm
Reed, W
Tailor, D M
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames , surname , rank , unit , family relationship , manner of death , place of death , date of death , place of burial .
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 100mm, height c 1500mm, width c 650mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
  • Grade I
  • 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
Responsibility
Winchester Cathedral
Reference
  • THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL by GOLDSMITH, RFK 22 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1974 WINCHESTER

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