To my mind the South African War Memorial is one of the gems in this Church. The names are listed in order of the date that they died and it is particularly interesting to note the ratio of those who died from fever as against those who were killed. For genealogists it gives the cause and date of death together with the detail of the Regiment in which the individual served. The wording is as follows: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS BOROUGH MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL FORCES WHO AT THE CALL OF DUTY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY IN THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1902 LIEUTENANT W. BELL, ROYAL ENGINEERS, DIED OF FEVER, 11TH JANUARY, 1900 LIEUTENANT F.C.D. DAVIDSON,"THE KING'S OWN", KILLED 23RD FEBRUARY,1900 LIEUTENANT F.N. PARSONS,V.C. ESSEX REGIMENT, KILLED 10TH MARCH, 1900 PRIVATE E.T. ARNOLD, "THE BUFFS", DIED OF FEVER, 4TH APRIL, 1900 PRIVATE J. SPINK, WEST RIDING REGIMENT, DIED OF FEVER, 11TH JUNE, 1900 PRIVATE A. HALKE, VOLUNTEER ACTIVE SERVICE COMPANY, "THE BUFFS", DIED OF FEVER, 12TH JULY, 1900 C.C. PARSONS,M.R.C.S.,L.R.C.P.,ATTACHED 21ST FIELD HOSPITAL, DIED OF FEVER, 3RD DECEMBER, 1900 PRIVATE C. BEER, "THE BUFFS", DIED OF FEVER, 9TH DECEMBER, 1900 CAPTAIN E.G. ELTON, "BLACK WATCH", KILLED 11TH DECEMBER, 1900 TROOPER B.A. HEBELER, NORTHUMBERLAND YEOMANRY, KLLIED 18TH FEBRUARY, 1901 PRIVATE A.J. KILIAN, COLDSTREAM GUARDS, DIED OF FEVER, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1901 LANCE CORPORAL E. BEAUMONT, IMPERIAL LIGHT INFANTRY, DIED OF FEVER, 3RD MARCH, 1901, CORPORAL G.A. BOWLES, VOLUNTEER ACTIVE SERVICE COMPANY, "THE BUFFS", DIED OF FEVER, 5TH MARCH, 1901 STAFF SERGEANT A.H. WATTS, ARMY SERVICE CORPS, DIED OF FEVER, 9TH MARCH, 1901 CORPORAL C.E. SPAIN, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S BODYGUARD, KILLED 27TH MARCH, 1901 PRIVATE T. HATTON, "THE BUFFS", KILLED 27TH APRIL, 1901 LIEUTENANT C.R. MOORE, ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS, KILLED 25TH MAY, 1901 PRIVATE E.W. ELWIN, ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, DIED OF FEVER, 1ST DECEMBER, 1901 PRIVATE W.H. KINGSFORD, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS, DIED OF FEVER, 10TH DECEMBER, 1901 TROOPER E.G. BARTON, 3RD DRAGOON GUARDS, DIED OF FEVER, 5TH MAY 1902

It is not too often that I am impressed by modern glass in churches but in this case, I think that the two windows shown below are very significant for this particular church and for the Town of Dover with its connections with the sea. As time passes and as memories fade they will represent the history of the Town and remind visitors to the Church of its close connections to the events depicted in the same way that older glass in other churches has done. © P.E. Blanche 2001 Air Sea Rescue Service Window (Completed 1980) IN MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF THE ALLIED AIR FORCES AND AIR SEA RESCUE & MARINE CRAFT SECTIONS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO PERISHED IN THE SEA THROUGHOUT THE WORLD DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR   © P.E. Blanche 2001 Zeebrugge Memorial Window (Completed 1987) IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO DIED IN THE HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE ON THE NIGHT OF FRIDAY 6TH MARCH, 1987 OFF THE PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE

© P.E. Blanche 2001 There are not a large number of memorials in this Church given its age and this may also be as a result of the Puckle restoration. Most of them are located at the West end of the Church near the South and North entrances where there did seem to be some effort made to retain some of the previous fabric. The memorial to the left is particularly impressive because of its size which must be somewhere near six foot high and must have been extemely expensive to commission. The inscription states that it is, "Sacred to the Memory of PETER EATON Esq. ..................He being the last Male Issue of his Family Departed this Life after a long and painful Illness..........The 31 day of January 1769 in the 49th year of his Age. He Zealous in GOD and benevolent in MAN. Reader let His Character be Thine." It goes on to say, "Mrs. HANNAH MARKLAND, His Cousin and Heir In Testimony of Her Regard to His Memory And the Rest of The EATON Family From whom She is Descended Caused this Monument to be Erected".

See also: St. Mary the Virgin, Dover. - Exterior Views   St. Mary the Virgin, Dover. - Interior Views