Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rochester Upon Medway
Town
Gillingham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86907

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Current location

On north wall
St Barbara’s Garrison Church
Maxwell Road
Gillingham
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME7 5SG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 76150 68540
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A brass plaque with an engraved ivy border between two lines. Royal Engineer badge in the top left corner. On a wooden backplate.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / HENRY ELSDALE / COLONEL ROYAL ENGINEERS. / WHO DIED OF TYPHOID AT SAN FRANCISCO. FEB. 25 / 1900 AGED 58. WHEN RETURNING HOME FROM / HONGKONG ON COMPLETION OF 36 YEARS SERVICE. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS DAUGHTER. //
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, service, cause of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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