Memorial
Commander S D Forbes
Current Location
St Mary's Church, Auchingramont Road, Hamilton, Hamilton, ML3 6JT, Scotland
OS Grid Reference
NS 71985 55609
Denomination
Scottish Episcopal
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 86536
- Description
- Brass Plaque and an aumbry, which is a cupboard used to store the sacrament used in communion. It is no longer used, as there is another one in a more central location in the church.
- Inscription
- THIS AUMBRY IS BUILT/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/COMMANDER SPENCER/DUNDAS FORBES R.N./WHO WENT DOWN WITH/ALL HANDS IN H.M.S. /MONMOUTH ON ALL/SAINTS DAY, 1914, IN/THE NAVAL ACTION/OFF CORONEL, BY HIS/BROTHER THE REC-/TOR OF THIS CHURCH
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, forenames, rank, service, manner of death, place of deatgh, date of death, relationships
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Communionware
Condition: Good