Memorial details

Memorial type
Unidentified
District
Southend On Sea
Town
South Shoebury
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66623

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Current location

St Andrew's Church
Church Road
South Shoebury
Southend On Sea
Essex
SS3 9EU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 92945 84597
Denomination: Church of England

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Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ GUNNERS WALTER EDWARD PEARSON/ AND HARRY HUBBARD/ ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLARY/ WHO WERE KILLED IN A GUN ACCIDENT/ AT THE NEW RANGES SHORBURYNESS/ 9th JANUARY 1913/ FATHER INTO THY HAND I COMMEND MY SPIRIT/ THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF/ THE EXPERIMENTAL DEPTMENT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pearson, Harry Hubbard
Pearson, Walter Edward
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, manner of death, place of death, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Unknown
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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