FRENCH PRISONERS
UKNIWM Ref: 41010
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Address
| Type: |
CROSS |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 770 670 |
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Previous Locations
| Address | Date Moved | Reason for Move |
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ST MARYS ISLAND FRENCH CEMY
GILLINGHAM
KENT
ENGLAND
|
DEC 1904 |
FRENCH CEMETERY SOLD TO ADMIRALTY FOR RN DOCKYARD EXTENSION. REMAINS AND MEMORIAL MOVED |
Inscription
FRONT: HERE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER/ THE REMAINS OF MANY BRAVE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/ WHO HAVING BEEN THE FOES, AFTERWARDS, THE CAPTIVES OF ENGLAND/ NOW FIND REST IN HER SOIL/ REMEMBERING NO MORE THE ANIMOSITIES OF WAR AND THE SORROWS OF IMPRISONMENT/ THEY WERE DEPRIVED OF THE CONSOLATION OF CLOSING THEIR EYES/ AMONGST THE COUNTRYMEN THEY LOVED/ BUT THEY HAVE BEEN LAID IN AN HONOURABLE GRAVE/ BY A NATION WHICH KNOWS HOW TO RESPECT VALOUR/ AND TO SYMPATHISE WITH MISFORTUNE
REVERSE: THIS MEMORIAL, BUILT TO ADMIRALTY ORDER BY CONVICT/ LABOUR IN 1869 AND PLACED IN THE PRISONERS-OF-WAR/ CEMETERY ON ST MARY'S ISLAND, WAS RE-ERECTED HERE/ IN THE AUTUMN OF 1904, WHEN A CONTEMPLATED, BUT/ SUBSEQUENTLY ABANDONED EXTENSION OF CHATHAM/ DOCKYARD NECESSITATED THE REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS'/ REMAINS TO THEIR NEW GRAVE BENEATH IT
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
|---|
| CROSS |
STONE |
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|
GOOD |
Physical Description
ELABORATE ELEANOR STYLE CROSS WITH CENTRAL FIGURE. ON SQUARE PLINTH AND FOUR STEPPED BASE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
Revolutionary/Napoleonic (1792-1815) |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
|
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Ceremonies
Not known
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
Not known
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
NO CEREMONY ON INSTRUCTIONS OF THE ADMIRALTY |
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| Comments: |
PAMP: INFORMATION LEAFLET GIVING HISTORY OF FRENCH PRISONERS ON THE MEDWAY. |
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| Photographs: |
3 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publications: |
1 |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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