Captain John Bascombe Lock

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: West Dorset
Town: Dorchester
County: Dorset
Country: England
Commemoration: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 1005

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Current location

St Peters Church
High West Street
Dorchester
West Dorset
Dorset
DT1 1UB
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 69245 90750
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

White marble rectangular tablet on black marble rectangle.

Inscription

TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN BASCOMBE LOCK, A NATIVE/ OF THIS TOWN, CAPTAIN IN THE 5TH BENGAL NATIVE/ INFANTRY, WHO DIED IN THE KHYBUR PASS - UPPER/ INDIA, JAN 24TH 1842 AGE 54 YEARS. HE FELL IN/ ACTION WITH THE AFFREDIES WHILST BRAVELY STRUGGLING/ TO CONVEY THE SUCCOUR SO MUCH NEEDED BY THE/ BRITISH FORCES IN AFFGHANISTAN (SIC). HIS AFFLICTED RELATIVES/ THUS RECORD THEIR SORROW, AFFECTION AND ESTEEM

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Lock, John Bascombe
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Commemorations

First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height 1050MM, width 1050MM
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST PETER. RAILINGS ON EAST AND SOUTH SIDES OF CHURCHYARD
Grade I
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

CAPT JOHN BASCOMBE LOCK
WMO ID: 121504
Condition: Good [last updated on 14-05-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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