Commander G Gipps

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Canterbury
Town: Bekesbourne
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 61954

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Current location

St Peter's Church
Adisham Road
Bekesbourne
Canterbury
Kent
CT4 5ET
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 19510 55470
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

White rectangular marble tablet on a grey flecked marble backboard. Lettering incised in black.

Inscription

IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ COMMANDER GEORGE GIPPS/ ROYAL NAVY/ (THE SON OF GEORGE BOWDLER GIPPS ESQUIRE J.P/ UNTIL LATELY OF HOWLETTS IN THIS PARISH)/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON BOARD H.M.S. GRAFTON/ IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN/ ON THE 3RD JANUARY 1916/ IN THE 34th YEAR OF HIS AGE/ THIS STONE HAS BEEN PLACED HERE/ BY HIS LOVING SISTERS/ EDITH WEIR AND MAUD HILL

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Gipps, George
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, service, age, place of death, forename, manner of death, relationships, home address
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 470mm, width 780mm
Materials: Marble
Backboard
Measurements: depth 24mm, height 630mm, width 940mm
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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