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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Medina
Town
Newport
County
Isle Of Wight
Country
England
Commemoration
Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 11th August 1898
    Attended by: HRH Princess Beatrice
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60354

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Current location

Carisbrooke Castle Gatehouse
Castle Hill
Newport
Medina
Isle Of Wight
PO30 1XY
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 48529 87755
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Gatehouse of Carisbrooke Castle, restored in memory of HRH Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg in 1897. Commemorative plaque mounted over fireplace in first floor entrance room. This can be accessed by external and internal staircases. Plaque features coat of arms over dedicatory inscription in gothic script.
Inscription
Plaque: PRO PATRIA/ AFTER REMAINING IN RUIN FOR TWO CENTURIES THE ROOMS IN THIS GATEHOUSE/ WERE RESTORED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVII/ IN MEMORY OF COLONEL HRH PRINCE HENRY MAURICE OF BATTENBURG KG/ GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND GOVERNOR OF CARISBROOKE CASTLE/ WHO DIED AT SEA OF FEVER CONTRACTED IN THE ASHANTI WAR ON JAN (sic) XX MDCCCXCVI Arch of Gatehouse: ARCH REBUILT/ 1899
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,occupation,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Other structure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
English Heritage
Reference

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