Memorial: M3705

Memorial at Rochester Cathedral commemorating Inspector General Joseph Oates Travers, RM d. 1869

Location

Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Gibraltar / Per Mare per terram / The centre East window / of this cathedral / is given by the Officers of / the Royal Marines / to record their appreciation of / the character and worth of their / much lamented Inspector General / Joseph Oates Travers CB / who during 38 years active / service was esteemed and re- / spected by all ranks / Died March 23 1869 aged 54'

Details

Description: Tablet in gothic architectural frame. Globe and laurel badge of the Royal Marines above (the globe is silver coloured and hemispherical). Two shields of arms above - that on the left bearing the crest of the Royal Marines, the right hand shield with the arms of the Travers family.
Type: Tablet; window
Position: North transept, choir sanctuary
Materials: Brass

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Travers, Joseph Oates
Age: 54
Date of Death: 23/3/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: 2nd Lieutenant. RM 1831 Carlist War 1833-9 Syria, Crimean War, attack on Sveaborg. 2nd China War 1857-60.
Bibliography: R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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