Wall tablet at St Peter’s Church, Frimley commemorating Harold Wilson Gambier RN d. 1893 in the collision between HMS ‘Victoria’ and HMS ‘Camperdown’
Location
St Peter's Church, Frimley, Surrey, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the Memory of / HAROLD WILSON GAMBIER / MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.S. "VICTORIA" / AGED 17 YEARS. / WHO PERISHED IN THE COLLISION BETWEEN THAT SHIP / AND H.M.S. "CAMPERDOWN / OFF TRIPOLI SYRIA / ON THE 22ND OF JUNE 1893 / HE WAS THE ONLY AND BELOVED SON OF / CAPTAIN J.W. GAMBIER, R.N., J.P., / AND OF CATHERINE MURDOCH, HIS WIFE; / OF MYLNCROFT, FRIMLEY, SURREY.' [on the black marble below] 'AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP HER DEAD'
Details
Description: Family arms above inscription which has a rope twist border with cannon balls in the corners. An anchor fouled with a chain in relief below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, south wall
Materials: White marble on black marble
Artists: Gaffin
Vessel: HMS Victoria, HMS Camperdown
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, south wall
Materials: White marble on black marble
Artists: Gaffin
Vessel: HMS Victoria, HMS Camperdown
People
Gambier, Harold
Age: 17
Date of Death: 22/6/1893
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 17
Date of Death: 22/6/1893
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 48.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2007
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 48.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2007