Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rother
Town
Winchelsea
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58407

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Current location

St Thomas the Martyr Church
High Street
Winchelsea
Rother
East Sussex
TN36 4EB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 90510 17350
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet mounted onto a black marble backboard. Inscription in black lettering. A sword and belt are carved in relief at the top of the tablet.
Inscription
IN MEMEORY OF/ ALBERT EDWARD SKINNER/ KING'S DRAGOON GUARDS,/ SON OF ROBERT V.SKINNER, SURGEON OF THIS PLACE,/ WHO DIED AFTER A FEW HOURS ILLNESS FROM CHOLERA,/ AT RAWAL PINDI, EAST INDIA,/ ON AUGUST 7th 1888, AGED 24 YEARS/ "THERE IS A TIME TO BE BORN AND A TIME TO DIE" ECCLES. 111.2.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Skinner, Albert Edward
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Winchelsea Parochial Church Council have appointed a Custodian. Please contact UKNIWM for details.

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