What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Left panel: HE HATH MADE A WAY THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE SEA
Right panel: IT IS I BE NOT AFRAID
Across the base of the windows: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE MEMORY OF LIEUT FRANK MASSIE ROYDS RN SON OF A RECTOR/ OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT EL-TEB & WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA MARCH 2nd 1884
Right panel: IT IS I BE NOT AFRAID
Across the base of the windows: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE MEMORY OF LIEUT FRANK MASSIE ROYDS RN SON OF A RECTOR/ OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT EL-TEB & WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA MARCH 2nd 1884
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,place of burial,manner of death
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
How high is the component?
c3000m
How wide is the component?
1380m
Does it have listed status?
No
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Supervisor comments
The Battle of El-Teb 1884 - The Marines seized the port of Suakim in the Sudan and fought the Dervishes at El-Teb and Tamai and garrisoned the fort of Suakin.
See "The Royal Marines" by Julian Thompson P.39-40
See "The Royal Marines" by Julian Thompson P.39-40
References
see also The Returned from the Front Website http://thereturned.co.uk/crosses/coddington/
Memorial Image
Media ID
168791
Image
What is the image's caption?
Lt F M Royds window on the far left of the image
Copyright Statement
courtesy of Margaret Draycott, and Beverley Goodwin
Who is it credited to?
Margaret Draycott, and Beverley Goodwin
Date Taken
01/02/2017
Who took or provided this image?
Margaret Draycott, and Beverley Goodwin
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
800
Media Image Width
1200