Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Portsmouth
Town
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899), Burma (19th Century)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49789

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Current location

Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. On the south wall
St Ann's Church
Anchor Lane
HMNB Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 63171 00566
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White stone tablet, oval in shape and with rope border. The white tablet is mounted onto a larger mottled marble oval with triangular top. White stone fouled anchor located above the white tablet on the mottled marble. White stone latin cross in relief above inscription. Inscription in black lettering. Simple cross decoration in black below the inscription.
Inscription
Sacred/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ LIEUT CHARLES BROWNLOW MACDONALD, R.N./ H.M.S. RANGER./ KILLED IN ACTION BURMA/ JANUARY 9TH 1887,/ AND TO THE OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND/ MARINES H.M.S. RANGER/ WHO DIED DURING HER COMMISSION/ IN THE EAST INDIES 1884-1887./ ERECTED/ BY THEIR SHIPMATES
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Macdonald, Charles Brownlow
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Commemorations
  • Burma (19th Century)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, service, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF SAINT ANN (BUILDING NUMBER 1/65)
  • Grade II
  • 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
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Erected by their shipmates

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