Memorial

Captain H V King

Organ

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

In the Dockyard Church, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Main Gate Road, Chatham, Rochester Upon Medway, Kent, ME4 4TY, England

TQ 75900 68980

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Type of Memorial: Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
WMR Reference Number: 84814
Description: Organ of white painted wood. Front organ pipes painted silver with gold painted lips.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN H.V. KING. D.S.O., O.B.E., ROYAL NAVY / H.M.S. "BEACHY HEAD" / THE FRONT PIPES OF THIS ORGAN / WEE RE-DECORATED FROM DONATIONS / RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICERS AND / MEN SERVING IN THE VESSEL WHILST / UNDER HIS COMMAND 1945 - 1947 // - JULY 1951-

Board

Height: c250mm

Width: c350mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Organ or Organ part

Height: c2,000mm

Width: c2,000mm

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good