Memorial: M3704

Wall tablet at Rochester Cathedral commemorating Captain Ernest Frederick Davis RM d. 1898

Location

Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / ERNEST FREDERICK DAVIS / CAPTAIN ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY / AND BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL / BORN 19 NOVBER 1862 DIED 30 AUGST 1898 / TO COMMEMORATE HIS DISTINGUISHED / SERVICE IN THE SOUDAN 1884-85 / AND WITH THE EGYPTIAN ARMY 1888 / TO 1897 THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED / BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS IN 1899'

Details

Description: With Royal Marines badge
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept
Materials: Bronze with pink marble surround

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Davis, Ernest Frederick
Age: 35
Date of Death: 30/8/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

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