Lieutenant J Thirkill

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: South Herefordshire
Town: Ross On Wye
County: Hereford And Worcester
Country: England
Commemoration: Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 33281

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Street
Ross On Wye
South Herefordshire
Hereford And Worcester
HR9 5HN
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 59791 24046
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Elaborate wall-mounted white marble tablet bearing Regimental Colours, Sword and wreath on back slate backboard.

Inscription

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ LIEUTENANT JOHN THIRKHILL/ 88TH CONNAUGHT RANGERS,/ WHO DIED NEAR STANGER, NATAL/ ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 1879/ FROM THE EFFECTS OF FEVER CONTRACTED/ WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN ZULULAND/ ERECTED BY THE/ OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE REGIMENT/ IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/ OF A COMRADE/ WELL LOVED AND DEEPLY LAMENTED/" WHAT I DO THOU KNOWEST NOT NOW; BUT/ THOU SHALT KNOW HEREAFTER" JOHN XIII.7

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Thirkill, John
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Commemorations

Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height c 1055 mm, width 750 mm
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

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Condition

John Thirkill
WMO ID: 259027
Condition: Good [last updated on 28-09-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Church of England

Reference

The Ross Gazette 29 May 1879, The South African Campaign of 1879 by J. P. Mackinnon and S. H. Shadbolt
John Thirkill - The Priest's Son. A Journey from Ireland to England and finally to Zululand by Gordon Amand

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