Memorial details

Memorial type
Bells or bell tower
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41047

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Current location

Building was formerly known as St Gorges Church
St George’s Centre
Pembroke Rd
Chatham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME4 4UH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 76420 69510
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tenor bell with dedicatory brass plaque with incised inscription placed on a wooden backboard.
Inscription
THREE NEW CHURCH BELLS ERECTED TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD, WERE PRESENTED/ (TENOR) BY H.M.S. BIRMINGHAM, AS A MEMORIAL TO/ (Names)/ WHO DIED ON THE AFRICA STATION, 1927-1929,/ AND THE OTHER TWO BELLS BY THE/ COMMODORE, OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS, CHATHAM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,place of death,additional
    Order of information: rank,place of death,additional
Components
  • Bells
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Medway Council
Reference
  • St Georges Centre, Chatham Maritime, Gillingham, Kent: A Guide to the Memorials (Medway Council)

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