Memorial

Commander Alfred Pigott

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. Located in the north east corner of the nave, 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: 49829
Description: Rectangular inscription plaque with simple rope border decoration. Additional smaller inscription plaque placed above it. Inscription and decoration are incised. Both plaques are mounted onto a backboard.
Inscription: Smaller plaque: IN MEMORY OF Larger plaque: COMMANDER ALFRED PIGOTT, R.N/ KILLED AT ABU KLEA, JANUARY 17TH 1885./ PRESENTED BY THE OFFICERS OF/ H.M.S. "INCONSTANT" 1869-72./ TO COMMEMORATE HIS BRAVE/ MODEST AND UNSELFISH CHARACTER.

Commemoration

War: Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, forename, surname, service, manner of death, place of death, date of death

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Presented by the Officers of HMS Inconstant 1869-1872

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Good

Plaques

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good