Memorial

Sub Lieutenant H F Murray

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Current Location

St Nicholas' Church, Church Row, Chislehurst, Bromley, Greater London, BR7 5PE, England

TQ 44417 69916

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 63112
Description: Stained glass window showing Ethelbert King of Kent, St Augustine, Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury, St Paulinus Bishop of York, and St Ethelburga. There is a brass plaque below with the dedication.
Inscription: On brass plaque: "IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HERBERT FRANCIS MURRAY, SUB-LIEUTENANT R.N. LOST AT SEA IN THE FOUNDERING OF H.M.S. CAPTAIN, SEPTEMBER 7th 1870. HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE. THIS BRASS IS PLACED HERE AS A TOKEN OF LOVE BY A FEW OF HIS SPECIAL FRIENDS." (Line breaks not known.)

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,relationships

Maker(s): J D Kemp, Designer
Maintenance History: 1894: This window was inserted to replace the existing one by O'Connor.

Window

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

E A Webb et al THe History of Chislehurst, (London, 1899) p.97 Buildings of England Series London 2: South p.175 James Brooks. (1825-1901)