Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Bedfordshire
Town
Bedford
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82933

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Current location

St Paul's Church
St Pauls Square
Bedford
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Mk40 1SQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 04998 49684
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Approximately rectangular off white marble tablet , on a dark grey marble backboard . At each side is a fluted column , at top a flat gently curved pediment on which in low relief is a display of furled regimental standards with the badge of the 16th Bedfordshire Regiment and Royal Crown at centre . On the face of the tablet is the dedication and names . all incised and coloured black.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES/WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER AND OTHER CAUSES/FROM 1866 TO 1869/DURING WHICH PERIOD THE REGIMENT WAS SERVING/IN THE WEST INDIES /NAMES /NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/NAMES/PRIVATES/NAMES/ALSO /NAMES/THIS TABLET IS ERECTED /BY THE SURVIVING OFFICERS/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES /AS A TOKEN OF THEIR REGRET/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bateman, S
Bell, J
Black, R
Bristow, J
Bromage, J
Clarey, Elizabeth
Clement, C
Cogan, T
Corrigan, A
Daly, M
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , initials , surname , and for non military personnel given name , surname and family relationship
    Order of information: by surname within rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 5 cms, height 1 metre, width .8 metre
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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