Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41111

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Current location

Building is the former St George's 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
Plain rectangular, brass plaque mounted onto a plain stone, rectangular backboard. Incised inscription in mostly black lettering apart from the initial letters of some words, including the names and the dates, painted red: red Latin cross at top, single line border surround.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO LOST THIER LIVES WHILE SERVING/ IN H.M.S. "HYACINTH" DURING HER COMMISSION AS/ FLAGSHIP OF THE EAST INDIES SQUADRON/ 1909-1911/ (15 Names)/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY/ "WATCH THEREFORE, FOR YE KNOW NOT WHAT HOUR YOUR LORD DOTH COME"/MATT.XXIV.42
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, Alfred
Cantellow, William T
Capon, Henry J
Cracknell, George T
De La Mare, John W
Doolan, Richard J
Honeywood, Robert D
Johnson, Harry
Macleod, John S
Newcomb, Frederick A
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Forename and initials, rank, details and date of death
    Order of information: Date of death
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
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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