Memorial

HMS Vanguard - 1917

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Current Location

North nave aisle, Rochester Cathedral, High Street, Rochester, Rochester Upon Medway, Kent, ME1 1SJ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 74260 68550

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 16485
Description: Two-light stained glass window with St Christopher and St Nicholas. At the apex is a smaller light with a portrait of Nelson and inscription. Main dedication across the base of the window.
Inscription: Apex of window: THE NILE / 1798 / HMS VANGUARD // Across centres of both lights: ST. CHRISTOPHER ST. NICHOLAS // Across base of lights: TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN J.S. DICK R.N. AND THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. VANGUARD WHO / LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THAT SHIP WAS DESTROYED ON 9TH JULY 1917 BY AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION / AT SCAPA FLOW. ERECTED BY THEIR RELATIVES AND THE OFFICERS and MEN OF THE 4TH BATTLE SQUADRON

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, service, ship, manner of death, date of death, place of death,
Order of names: Rank, forename initials, surname, service, ship, manner of death, date of death, place of death,

History

Sponsor Type: private, other
Sponsored By: Relatives of the Fallen and Officers and Men of the 4th. Battle Squadron.
Maintenance History: Unknown

Ceremonies

Unveiled

5 February 1920

Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee BT GCB KCMG CVO LLD;

Conservation

Custodian: Diocese of Rochester

Components

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Unknown

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