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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hamilton
Town
Hamilton
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86536

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
Hamilton
Strathclyde
ML3 6JT
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 71985 55609
Denomination: Scottish Episcopal

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Description
Brass Plaque and an aumbry, which is a cupboard used to store the sacrament used in communion. It is no longer used, as there is another one in a more central location in the church.
Inscription
THIS AUMBRY IS BUILT/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/COMMANDER SPENCER/DUNDAS FORBES R.N./WHO WENT DOWN WITH/ALL HANDS IN H.M.S. /MONMOUTH ON ALL/SAINTS DAY, 1914, IN/THE NAVAL ACTION/OFF CORONEL, BY HIS/BROTHER THE REC-/TOR OF THIS CHURCH
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forbes, Spencer Dundas
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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, forenames, rank, service, manner of death, place of deatgh, date of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Communionware
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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