Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Town
- Babworth
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26967
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Current location
North wall at the east end of the nave
All Saints Church
Church Lane
Babworth
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
DN22 8ES
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 68634 80854
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WHITE MARBLE TABLET WITH CRENELLATED PEDIMENT MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK STONE BACKBOARD. SCROLL AT EACH CORNER OF THE TABLET. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. CARVED BUGLE OF XC LIGHT INFANTRY AT THE BOTTOM CENTRE OF THE TABLET
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR HARDOLPH EYRE, LIEUTENANT 90TH LIGHT INFANTRY,/ WHO HAVING VOLUNTEERED FOR SPECIAL SERVICE ON THE GOLD COAST,/ FELL WHILST GALLANTLY LEADING THE ADVANCE ON COOMASSIE;/ FEBRUARY 4TH 1874, IN THE 24TH YEAR OF HIS AGE./ ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Eyre, Arthur Hardolph
See details - Commemorations
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, manner of death, age at death, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White - Backboard
Measurements: depth c150mm, height c400mm, width c800mm
Materials: Stone
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
- Grade I
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
Details: Erected by his brother officers - Responsibility
- Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
- Reference
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