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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
40017

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Current location

ON THE WEST WALL OF THE SOUTH AISLE
St Margarets Church
St Margarets Street
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 3JX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 30116 79550
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ELLIPTICAL CREAM MARBLE TABLET SET INTO A MOULDED FRAME. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN PERRYN,/ LIEUTENANT-COLONEL OF THE 12TH REGT OF FOOT;/ A MAN AS EMINENT FOR HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES/ AS FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES;/ WHO AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY FOR 36 YEARS,/ (A GREAT PART OF WHICH/ WAS SPENT IN THE ACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS DUTIES OF WAR/ IN GERMANY, IN FLANDERS, IN HOLLAND, AND IN THE GLORIOUS DEFENCE/ OF GIBRALTAR AGAINST THE UNITED EFFORTS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN)/ FELL A VICTIM TO A MALIGNANT FEVER/ CONTRACTED ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE COAST OF FRANCE/ ON THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 1796,/ IN THE 57TH YEAR OF HIS AGE:/ AND WAS BURIED IN A VAULT/ BENEATH THIS AISLE(SIC)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,occupation,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 30MM, height 750MM, width 909MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • Church of St Margaret, Westminster
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1993: DIAGONAL CRACK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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