What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Tablet, South Window: This window and the one opposite with the decoration in the Apse were offered in honoured memory of the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Sisters of the Army Nursing Service who laid down their lives for their Sovereign and Country in the South African War, 1899-1902
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North Window, Upper: All things are possible to him that believeth
North Window, Lower: Speak the word only and my servant shall be healed
South Window, Upper: Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed
South Window, Lower: I am with you alway (sic) even unto the end of the world
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North Window, Upper: All things are possible to him that believeth
North Window, Lower: Speak the word only and my servant shall be healed
South Window, Upper: Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed
South Window, Lower: I am with you alway (sic) even unto the end of the world
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
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?
0
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
2009: The Royal Army Medical College building is now used by Chelsea College of Art and Design.
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Supervisor comments
It is unclear whether names were commemorated as part of the memorial. James Gildea lists the names of 49 Officers of the RAMC and Sisters of the Army Nursing Service and states that the window is also to the memory of 291 Non-Commissioned Officers and men (whose names he does not list).
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
C E Kempe & Co Ltd
What role did they have in the making?
References
For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 136/ 1911 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London