Memorial at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Singapore commemorating Charles Anscombe, RN, d. 1915
Location
St Andrew's Anglican Church, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In Memory of / Stoker C.F. Anscombe / of H.M.S. ‘Cadmus’ / Who was Killed in Action / During the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry / 16th February 1915. / "Ready aye Ready” / Erected by the Association of Engineers, Singapore'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cadmus
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cadmus
People
Anscombe, Charles Frederick
Age: 23
Date of Death: 16/2/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 23
Date of Death: 16/2/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: 815 men of the Indian Army’s 5th Light Infantry Battalion, together with 100 of the Malay State Guides Mule Battery mutinied at Singapore on Monday 15th February 1915. HMS Cadmus crew were mobilised to assist in quelling the mutiny, which ended on Saturday 20th February. 33 British military personnel were killed during the mutiny. Subsequently, 915 mutineers were executed.
Charles Anscombe is buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore.
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p. 150, (Greenwich,1986).
Recorder: John B Hattendorf
Charles Anscombe is buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore.
Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'A note on some naval memorials in Singapore', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 72, p. 150, (Greenwich,1986).
Recorder: John B Hattendorf