Memorial

Midshipman H Thompson

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Hayes Street, Hayes, Bromley, Greater London, BR2 7LD, England

TQ 40550 66300

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 44040
Description: THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURE DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT. DEDICATORY BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW IT. FIGURE OF CHRIST DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ HENRY THOMPSON MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. SANSPAREIL/ WHO FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED IN THE ASSAULT OF/ CANTON ON THE 29TH DEC 1857 AND DIED ON THE FOLLOWING/ DAY AGED FIFTEEN YEARS AND ELEVEN MONTHS/ THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY SOME FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ON OCT 30 1858/ THIS WINDOW WAS TAKEN OUT & ALTERED IN 1905

War: Opium Wars (1839- 1860)
Number Commemorated: 2
Served: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional

Unveiled

30th October 1858

UNKNOWN

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good

BROMLEY WAR MEMORIALS VOLUME FOUR by RASON, PAUL 156-8 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LONDON BROUGH OF BROMLEY NOV 1999 BROMLEY