Memorial

Lieutenant C B Macdonald and Men of HMS Ranger

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Naval Base Commander HMNB Portsmouth

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Current Location

Contact the Chaplaincy in advance in order to make arrangements to access the Dockyard. On the south wall, St Ann's Church, Anchor Lane, HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 63171 00566

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49789
Description: White stone tablet, oval in shape and with rope border. The white tablet is mounted onto a larger mottled marble oval with triangular top. White stone fouled anchor located above the white tablet on the mottled marble. White stone latin cross in relief above inscription. Inscription in black lettering. Simple cross decoration in black below the inscription.
Inscription: Sacred/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ LIEUT CHARLES BROWNLOW MACDONALD, R.N./ H.M.S. RANGER./ KILLED IN ACTION BURMA/ JANUARY 9TH 1887,/ AND TO THE OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND/ MARINES H.M.S. RANGER/ WHO DIED DURING HER COMMISSION/ IN THE EAST INDIES 1884-1887./ ERECTED/ BY THEIR SHIPMATES

Commemoration

War: British colonial rule in Burma (1824 - 1948)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, service, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)

History

Maker(s): Baker, Southsea, Unknown
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Erected by their shipmates

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good