Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11769

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Current location

St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC4M 8AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32035 81148
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
In the Crypt, Chapel of St. Faith south aisle, a tablet incorporating medallion framed by military trophies. Carved marble wall panel. In the lower section of the tapering white marble slab is an oval medallion portrait of a young man with a moustache and side-whiskers, facing left. The medallion is surrounded by a laurel branch (left) and an oak branch (right) tied at the base with a ribbon; behind are battle standards (one with an eagle mast, one with a crescent moon and star mast), a rifle, sword and pouch. The memorial inscription is in the upper half and the panel is fixed against a black marble back-panel.
Inscription
TO RECORD / THE DEATH AND GALLANT SERVICES OF / CAPTAIN HENRY LANGHORNE THOMPSON, C.B., / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. / HIS NAME / WILL LIVE IN THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY, / AS ONE OF THE / DEFENDERS OF KARS. / HE DIED ON THE 13TH. JUNE 1856, / AGED 26.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Thompson, Henry, Langhorne
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Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL by BURMAN, PETER P. 127 Source: Image Library NIWM
  • St Paul's Cathedral Inventory Inv no.422

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