Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Southwark
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84986

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Current location

Southwark Cathedral
Flat Iron square
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 9DA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32669 80290
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet on a black backboard . The tablet stands on two brackets , and has straight sides with the top a convex curve , The inscription is incised and coloured black .
Inscription
/THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/GOVERNORS OF ST THOMAS'S HOSPITAL/TO THE MEMORY OF/JOHN GRABHAM/AND/EDWARD JOHN COMPLIN/PAST HOUSE SURGEONS OF THE/HOSPITAL/WHO WERE MINISTERING TO THE SICK/AND WOUNDED OF THE BRITISH ARMY/BEFORE SEBASTOPOL/WERE THEMSELVES STRICKEN WITH /DISEASE AND DIED AT/SCUTARI/THE FORMER FEBRUARY 16TH 1855/IN THE 25TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/THE LATTER OCTOBER 23RD 1855/IN THE 26TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Complin, Edward John
Grabham, John
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given name , surname , profession , manner of death , place of death ,date of death . age at death .
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 100, height c 400, width c 300
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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