Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
The lower tier of three stained-glass windows in the south wall of the south nave transept, each of two lights with a dedicatory tablet associated below.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Rochester Cathedral
Street
High Street
Town
Rochester
District
Rochester Upon Medway
County
Kent
Country
England
Postcode
ME1 1SJ
OS map ref
TQ 74270 68510
Other Details
South wall, South nave transept
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Major General C G Gordon and Officers and men of the Royal Engineers Egypt and Sudan 1882-1885 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Stone tablet: THE LOWER TIER OF THE ABOVE LIGHTS WAS FILLED WITH/ STAINED GLASS IN 1888 BY THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES GEORGE GORDON C.B./ KILLED AT KHARTOUM 26TH JANRY 1885 ALSO OF/ CAPTAIN F. J. ROMILLY AND LIEUTENANT E. M. B. NEWMAN/ KILLED AT TOFREK. LIEUTENANT W. B. ASKWITH KILLED AT SUAKIN/ AND 31 NONCOMMISSIONED AND 74 MEN OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS/
AND OF THE QUEENS OWN MADRAS SAPPERS AND MINERS WHO FELL/ IN THE EGYPTIAN AND SOUDAN CAMPAIGNS 1882 TO 1885.//

Window 1: THIS LOWER TIER OF WINDOWS WAS FILLED WITH STAINED GLASS, 1888/ BY THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS TO THE GLORY OF GOD//

Window 2: AND IN MEMORY OF MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES GEORGE GORDON. C.B./ WHO WAS KILLED AT KHARTOUM 26TH JANUARY 1885//

Window 3: ALSO OF THE OFFICERS N.C. OFFICERS & MEN OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS & OF THE/ MADRAS QUEEN'S OWN SAPPERS & MINERS WHO FELL IN EGYPT & THE SOUDAN 1882-5
War
How many names are listed in total?
109
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
109
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Four officers had rank; initial; surname; place of death noted.
How is this information ordered?
The 31 non-commissioned and 74 men are NOT named.
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
War Memorials Online Reference number
161779
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
NIWM 16514 - Royal Engineers And Madras Sapper Miners - Egypt And Sudan

Previously NIWM 16515 - Maj. Gen. C G Gordon:- Died at Khartoum.

Previously NIWM 16516 - Capt. F J Romilly:- Served with the Royal Engineers from 1870 and went to India in 1873. Served in Sudan and was killed in an attack by Dervishes at Tofrek.

Previously NIWM 16517 - Lt E M B Newman- Served in Sudan and was killed in an attack by Dervishes at Tofrek.

Previously NIWM 16518 - Lt W B Askwith:- Stationed at Suakin during the Sudan campaign and was killed by a mine when he went to investigate a redoubt which the enemy had entered overnight to see if they had removed any of the mines.

As NIWM 16514 > 16518 are the same memorial all have been absorbed into WMA 16514. April 2016.
References
References
A SHORT GUIDE TO THE SERVICE MEMORIALS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL by TRETT, R J Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1990
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
15813
Lower tier - south nave transept
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Lower tier - south nave transept
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17751
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_a.jpg
Media Image Height
2448
Media Image Width
3264
Media ID
35167
KentFallen 2002-9
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
KentFallen 2002-9
Copyright Statement
Copyright KentFallen 2002-9
Who is it credited to?
KentFallen 2002-9
Who took or provided this image?
KentFallen 2002-9
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
39308
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
16514_kentfallen_2002-9.jpg
Media Image Height
710
Media Image Width
947
Media ID
15814
East (left) window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
East (left) window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17752
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_b.jpg
Media Image Height
3264
Media Image Width
2448
Media ID
15822
Centre window
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Centre window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17753
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_d.jpg
Media Image Height
3264
Media Image Width
2448
Media ID
15816
West (right) window
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
West (right) window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17754
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_f.jpg
Media Image Height
3264
Media Image Width
2448
Media ID
15817
West (right) window inscription
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
West (right) window inscription
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17755
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_g.jpg
Media Image Height
2448
Media Image Width
3264
Media ID
15818
Dedication tablet
Priority
5
What is the image's caption?
Dedication tablet
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17756
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_h.jpg
Media Image Height
2448
Media Image Width
3264
Media ID
15819
Lower tier windows location
Priority
6
What is the image's caption?
Lower tier windows location
Copyright Statement
Copyright Susan Featherstone
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 17 April 2016
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
17759
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
16515_csusan_featherstone_2016_04_17_i.jpg
Media Image Height
2448
Media Image Width
3264