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
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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