Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Bidborough
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814), Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70872

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Current location

St Lawrence's Church
High Street
Bidborough
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 0UJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 56511 43205
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A white marble tablet in the shape of a scroll mounted onto a plain black backboard. The dedication is written in plain black lettering.
Inscription
TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/ CAPTAIN WILLIAM CRITCHELL,/ ROYAL NAVY,/ WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE 1809,/ WAS ENGAGED AT THE SIEGE OF CADIZ 1812,/ AND EMPLOYED ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ 22 YEARS. RETIRED 1846./ DIED SEPTEMBER 19TH 1873./ ALSO OF/ ARCHER CROFT CRITCHELL/ LIEUTENANT ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY,/ SON OF THE ABOVE,/ WHO SERVED THROUGHOUT THE CRIMEAN WAR,/ RECEIVED THE CRIMEAN MEDAL WITH/ THE CLASP OF SEBASTOPOL AND BALACLAVA,/ AND WAS IN THE ACTION OF ODESSA,/ AND CAPTURE OF KINBURN./ DIED NOVEMBER 30TH 1857, AGED 27 YEARS./ (...)/ "I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, date of death, additional.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, date of death, age at death, additional.
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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