Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Liverpool
- Town
- Sefton Park
- County
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- VC or GC Recipients, Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 15633
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Current location
IN THE CONYBEARE BUILDING
LIVERPOOL COLLEGE MAIN SCHOOL
North Mossley Hill Rd
Sefton Park
Liverpool
Merseyside
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 370 870
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- SMALL FRAMED CARD
- Inscription
- LIEUTENANT ALFRED STOWELL JONES, V.C., / OLD LERPOOLIAN / ALFRED STOWELL JONES IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST ENTRIES IN THE COLLEGE / REGISTERS; HE LEFT SCHOOL IN 1849 AND WAS COMMISSIONED FROM / SANDHURST INTO THE 9TH LANCERS IN 1852. ON THE 8TH JUNE / 1857, DURING THE INDIAN MUTINY, HE WAS AWARDED THE / VICTORIA CROSS FOR AN ACT OF GALLANTRY WHEN HIS REGIMENT HAD / BEEN ORDERED TO RETAKE DELHI. / THE CITATION READS:- "THE CAVALRY CHARGED THE REBELS AND / RODE THROUGH THEM. LIEUTENANT JONES, OF THE 9TH LANCERS, / WITH HIS SQUADRON, CAPTURED ONE OF THEIR GUNS, KILLING / THE DRIVERS AND WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL YULE'S ASSISTANCE, / TURNED IT UPON A VILLAGE OCCUPIED BY REBELS WHO WERE / QUICKLY DISLODGED. THIS WAS A WELL CONCEIVED ACT GALLANTLY / EXECUTED."
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- VC or GC Recipients
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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