Memorial

Sub Lieutenant O D Grimston RN

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Current Location

Holy Saviour Church, Burlesden Rd, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5EE, England

SU 45200 12900

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 49870
Description: Lancet shaped white marble tablet set within a moulded stone frame. Inscription in black and red lettering.
Inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ OSWALD DUNDAS GRIMSTON,/ SUB LIEUTENANT, R.N./ H.M.S. "MALLARD,"/ BORN JANUARY 3RD 1860,,/ DIED OF YELLOW FEVER,/ AT PORT JAMAICA,/ MAY 11TH 1883. "A FEW MORE STRUGGLES HERE,/ A FEW MORE PARTINGS O'ER,/ A FEW MORE TOILS, A FEW MORE TEARS,/ AND WE SHALL WEEP NO MORE."

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional

Frame

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good