Memorial

Commander F G Egerton

Source: Copyright Mike Berrell

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Current Location

In the side chapel., Charles King and Martyr Church, Hernstone Lane (A623), Peak Forest, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK17 8EJ, England

SK 11370 79200

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 55778
Description: White marble tablet, with incised lettering coloured black, supported by two marble brackets and set in a mitred oak frame bearing coats of arms of the Cavendish and Egerton families at the top.
Inscription: In Memory of / FREDERICK GREVILLE EGERTON / COMMANDER R.N. / YOUNGER SON OF ADMIRAL THE HON. FRANCIS AND / LADY LOUISA CAROLINE EGERTON, / GRANDSON OF THE SEVENTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. K.G. / HE DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, WHILE SERVING/ WITH THE NAVAL BRIGADE FROM H.M.S. POWERFUL IN THE / DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH, SOUTH AFRICA. NOVEMBER 2ND / 1899 IN THE 31ST YEAR OF HIS AGE. / "So He bringeth them unto their desired haven"

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, relationships, manner of death, regiment, ship, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of names: Forenames, surname, rank, relationships, manner of death, regiment, ship, place of death, date of death, age at death

Maker(s): Local craftsman, Letter cutter / Engraver
Maintenance History: Some of the black colouring is missing from the inscription.

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Frame

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Derby Mercury 3 January 1900 Account of the imminent installation of the memorial.