Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Leeds
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Maker
John Flaxman RA (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47004

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Current location

In the Lady Chapel
Minster Church of St-Peter-at-Leeds
Kirkgate
Leeds
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS2 7EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 30669 33307
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble figure of mourning angel with wings and bared breast seated on the barrel of a cannon, resting her head on her right arm which in turn rests on the staffs of draped Colours set diagonally in front of a palm tree. The whole group rests on a semi-circular plinth on the front of which is carved in low relief a lion with lowered head. The whole on a rectangular base bearing carved inscription.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN SAMUEL WALKER OF THE 3RD REGT OF GUARDS / AND / CAPTAIN RICHARD BECKETT OF THE COLDSTREAM REGT OF GUARDS / NATIVES OF LEEDS / WHO / HAVING BRAVELY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY TOGETHER / IN EGYPT, GERMANY, DENMARK AND PORTUGAL / FELL IN THE PRIME OF LIFE / AT THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OF TALAVERA, SPAIN / ON THE 28TH JULY 1809 / THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN DEDICATED THIS MONUMENT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Beckett, Richard
Walker, Samuel
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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