Memorial

Royal Regiment of Artillery VC Recipients

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On the ruined inner wall of the apsidal east end., St George's Garrison Church (Ruin), Grand Depot Road (A205), Woolwich, Greenwich, Greater London, SE18 6XJ, England

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TQ 43373 78281

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
WMR Reference Number: 58649
Description: A reredos in three panels; central panel inlaid in coloured marbles with mosaic picture of St George slaying the dragon; names in black in the two side panels of white stone; borders and frieze of coloured mosaic.
Inscription: Central frieze: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL AND LATE INDIAN ARTILLERY WHO WON THE VICTORIA CROSS/ DEDICATED BY THE REGIMENT A.D. 1920 Left panel: RANK WHEN V.C./ WAS WON/ DATE OF DEATH/ CRIMEA 1854-5/ (Names)/ KARS 1855/ (Name)/ INDIAN MUTINY 1857-8/ (Names)/ NEW ZEALAND 1863-4/ (Names) Right panel: RANK WHEN V.C./ WAS WON/ DATE OF DEATH/ AFGHANISTAN 1880/ (Names)/ SOUDAN (sic) 1885/ (Name)/ SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1901/ (Names)/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ (Names)/ 1939-45 WAR/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: Crimean War (1853-1856)
Number Commemorated: 9
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, rank, year died.
Order of names: Year died

War: Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Number Commemorated: 21
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, rank, year died.
Order of names: Year died

War: New Zealand Wars (1845-1872)
Number Commemorated: 3
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, rank, year died.
Order of names: Year died

War: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Number Commemorated: 2
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, rank, year died.
Order of names: Year died

War: Sudan Campaign (1882-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Information shown: Surname, forename initials, rank, year died.
Order of names

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Royal Regiment of Artillery VC Recipients

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Royal Regiment of Artillery VC Recipients

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