Memorial

Midshipman Francis A Grimston

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Current Location

In the war memorial chapel, Cathedral & Abbey Church of St. Alban, St Albans, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1BY, England

TL 14526 07045

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 100337
Description: Rectangular brass plaque with black lined border surrounding a rope scroll pattern border. Inscribed with black and red lettering and depicting the Grimston family coat of arms on left with naval insignia on right. Sited above a memorial plaque to his half-brother Captain Horace Sylvester Grimston who fell in the First World War.
Inscription: Sacred to the memory of / Francis A. Grimston, / Son of Edward John Grimston Esq. / Midshipman of H.M.S. "Bonaventure" / Who died of Typhoid fever at Mauritius / 19 August 1895 aged 18 / Beloved by all his shipmates. / This tablet is erected by his brother Officers. In affectionate remembrance.

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good