Memorial: M4179

Gravestone at Hollington Church, St Leonards, East Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Henry Chrichton Lees RN d. 1860

Location

Hollington Church, St Leonards, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'....ALSO IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF HIS BROTHER / LIEUT. HARRY CRICHTON LEES, R.N. H.M.S. CENTAUR / WHO DEPARTED TO HIS REST ON ALL SAINTS DAY 1860. / AT SHANGHAI, CHINA. / AGED 27 YEARS 6 MONTHS'

Details

Description: Cross on a plinth. Medals are carved on the face of a small coil of rope at the foot of the cross as follows ...the Order of the Medjidie, Turkish Crimea Medal, what is possibly the Second China War Medal and the Crimea medal with two clasps.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Centaur

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Lees, Harry Crichton
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1/11/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: John C. Welch 'Medals on Graves', 'Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society' vol. 34, pp. 87-88 (Summer 1995).

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