Capt S Read

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Rochester Upon Medway
Town: Rochester
County: Kent
Country: England
Commemoration: Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 16480

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Current location

North nave aisle
Rochester Cathedral
High Street
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 74260 68550
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Inscription on a light coloured stone beneath a pair of crossed flags. All on a dark stone backplate.

Inscription

To The Memory Of Captain Samuel Read, Of The 83rd. Regiment, Who Was Killed On the 23rd. October 1857, In The 36th. Year Of His Age, While Gallantly Leading His Company To The Attack Of An Insurgent Enemy, Strongly Posted At Jeerum Near Neemuch, East Indies. His Brother Officers Have Raised This Tablet, In Token Of Their Sincere Regard For A Brave Soldier And An Esteemed Comrade.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

A SHORT GUIDE TO THE SERVICE MEMORIALS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL by TRETT, R J Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1990

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