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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bromley
Town
Hayes
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Opium War; Second (1856-1860)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 30th October 1858
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44040

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Hayes Street
Hayes
Bromley
Greater London
BR2 7LD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40550 66300
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURE DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT. DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW IT. FIGURE OF CHRIST DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ HENRY THOMPSON MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. SANSPAREIL/ WHO FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED IN THE ASSAULT OF/ CANTON ON THE 29TH DEC 1857 AND DIED ON THE FOLLOWING/ DAY AGED FIFTEEN YEARS AND ELEVEN MONTHS/ THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY SOME FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ON OCT 30 1858/ THIS WINDOW WAS TAKEN OUT & ALTERED IN 1905
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Opium War; Second (1856-1860)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
1905: WINDOW WAS TAKEN OUT AND ALTERED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Reference
  • BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FOUR by RASON, PAUL 156-8 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY

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