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Memorial: M6335

Pulpit in RC Church of St Henry and St Elizabeth, Sheerness, Kent, commemorating those catholic officers and men of the Royal Navy and Marines who lost their lives during the Egypt Campaign of 1882 – 1889.

Location

RC Church of St Henry and St Elizabeth, Sheerness, Kent, England

Transcript

'OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS / OF / LIEUT. RUDOLPH E.M.P. DE LISLE, R.N. / J. WILLIAMS, L.G. SEAMAN E. BREEN, SERJEANT RMLI / J. MURRAY, L.G. SEAMAN M. CAREY, CORPORAL RMLI / T. O'BRIEN, A.B. SEAMAN M. WALTERS, PRIVATE RMLI / J. O'CONNOR, A.B. SEAMAN T. PAVELEY, PRIVATE, RMLI / F. HOGAN, A.B. SEAMAN E. MEADE, PRIVATE RMLI / A. DARRAGH, WRITER E. MCCANN, PRIVATE RMLI / OF / THE NAVAL BRIGADE / WHO GALLANTLY FIGHTING FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY / FELL IN THE EGYPTIAN AND SUDAN CAMPAIGNS 1882-1885 / AND IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET AND PULPIT WERE ERECTED / BY THE CATHOLIC OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND MARINES. / R.I.P.'

Details

Description: The pulpit is supported by a central column surrounded by an arcade of marble columns. On the east side is a curved stair with metal handrail. The niches on the sides have carvings of St Athanasius, the patron saint of Egypt, as well as the four Evangelists' symbols. They are divided by marble columns whose capitals support angels with shields. The latter carry the arms of Pope Leo XIII, the bishop of Southwark, Lieutenant De Lisle, the Admiralty and the names and dates of the Egypt (1882 - 1884) and Sudan (1884 - 1885) campaigns.
Type: Pulpit
Position: against the northeast nave arcade pillar
Materials: stone, marble; metal handrail; brass tablet
Date Erected: 1886
Artists: Frederick Arthur Walters, Earp, Hobbs & Co

Event

Egypt Campaign

Event Date

1882 - 1889

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Breen, Edward
Age: circa 29
Date of Death: 1884
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sergeant
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Carey, Mark
Age: circa 23
Date of Death: 1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Corporal
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Darragh, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Writer
Organisation: Royal Navy
de Lisle, Rudolph E.M.P.
Age:
Date of Death: 1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hogan, F.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
McCann, E.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Meade, Edward
Age: circa 25
Date of Death: 1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Murray, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
O'Brian, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
O'Connor, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Paveley, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Walters, M.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Williams, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 1882-1885
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Leading seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Brass plate by Hardman of Birmingham. Originally affixed to a wall, now propped against the pulpit.
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