Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41107

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Current location

In the building formerly known as St Georges Church
St George’s Centre
Pembroke Road
Chatham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME4 4UH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 76420 69510
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Ensign with dedicatory rectalgular brass plaque mounted onto a marble backboard. Inscription is incised on the plaque within a single line black boarder. Red coloured latin cross is incised at the top centre of the plaque.
Inscription
THIS TABLET AND ENSIGN PRESENTED BY THE LADIES OF/ BEDFORDSHIRE TO H.M.S. "BEDFORD" WERE PLACED IN THIS/ CHURCH IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THAT SHIP OFF QUELPART ISLAND ON AUGUST 21ST 1910./ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Alfred P
Calam, James H
Cook, William
Crust, Henry J
Eastwood, Arthur R A
Favarque, George
Ferguson, Colin
Fogarty, John T
Goodall, George W
Hart, John
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Flag
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Fabric
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • St George's Centre, Chatham Maritime, Gillingham, Kent: A Guide to the Memorials (Medway Council)

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