Hessian Soldiers Of The Prinz Carl Lossberg And Gendarmes Regts

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: April 1906
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

40873

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Current location

St Mildred's Church
Beatrice Ave
Whippingham
Medina
Isle Of Wight
PO32 6LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ511936
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A rectangular tablet with shelf composed of marble and stone. The centre section of the tablet contains the inscription below a carved coat of arms.

Inscription

TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF EIGHTY FOUR/ HESSIAN SOLDIERS OF THE REGIMENTS/ PRINZ CARL LOSSBERG AND GENDARMES ALSO/ OF THE FUSILIER BATTALION PRUESCHENK/ WHO DIED OF DISEASE IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT/ DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN THE YEAR 1794, AND/ WERE BURIED IN WHIPPINGHAM CHURCHYARD/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY/ THE LANDGRAF OF HESSE APRIL 1906

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

MEWHM004

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