Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Town
Shrewsbury
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13896

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Current location

St Chad's Church
1 St Chad's Terrace
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury And Atcham
Shropshire
SY1 1JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 48816 12445
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
VERY ELABORATE WALL MONUMENT WITH NAMES DRAPED WITH BANNERS AND HANGING BUGLE AND SWORD. COMPLEX TROPHY OF ARMS AT BASE INCLUDING CROSSED RIFLES, SPEARS AND WREATH.
Inscription
53/SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE!/(4x officers' names)/OF THE/53RD OR SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT/WHO WERE KILLED/ON THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY 1846;/IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OF/SUBRAON./ / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/THE UNDER-NAMED/NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND/PRIVATES OF THE ABOVE REGIMENT/WHO FELL/IN THE ABOVE TRIUMPHANT ACTION,/AS WELL AS IN THAT OF ALIWAL,/AND THE RELIEF OF LOODHIANA/ON THE SUTLUJ./(Names)/ALIWAL/SUBRAON/SUTLUJ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY/THE OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S 53RD OR SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT/WHO SERVED IN THESE ACTIONS/IN TESTIMONY OF DEEP REGRET FOR/THEIR LOST FRIENDS, THEIR BROTHER OFFICERS, AND/THE GALLANT SOLDIERS OF THE CORPS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 65
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 65
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, first name, surname.
    Order of information: By rank.
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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