Location

At the English Heritage store, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport [EH Ref No. 87900137]. It was formerly sited on the north wall of the nave, beneath the second window from the west end.
 

Description

The memorial is made of metal. It is dirty but otherwise in reasonable condition. The text is legible.
 

Memorial (No. 87900137)
Memorial to 77th. (East Middlesex) Regt.
 
Inscription (No. 87900137)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
COLONEL R J STRATON C.B., MAJORS H A MACDONALD,
R H WILLINGTON AND W N M ORPEN, CAPTAINS W GAIR AND
H S WEIGHALL, LIEUTENANT ADJUTANT G COOK,
LIEUTS AT BUTTS AND A BISHOP, ENSIGNS A L HEMING
C J ARNOLD, F P FERGUSON AND H N MOORE
AND 515 N.C.OFFICERS AND PRIVATES
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
BETWEEN JUNE 15TH 1856 AND SEPT 6TH 1872.
THE OFFICERS OF THE 77TH (EAST MIDDLESEX) REGT.
HAVE ERECTED THIS WINDOW AD 1872


 

Further Information
The inscription for this memorial (87900137) is slightly different from that recorded in the 1873 Guide to the Church which also lays out the material in a rectangular, rather than linear format. It is possible that the author was confusing it with the Bench Plaque to the regiment. Amongst other differences the Guide records the name listed here as Ensign Heming as HENNING. The window was given to the church as a farewell offering.
 
See also the Bench Plaque dedicated to the 77th Regiment.
 

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