Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Bedfordshire
Town
Wilstead
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Maker
O. S. Ruddock of Pimlico, London (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1706

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Road
Wilstead
North Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
MK45 3HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 06268 43488
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted memorial comprising a white marble tablet attached to a two-concave-cornered, shouldered nowy-headed black marble backboard. Head of tablet incorporates a carved decoration of two draped flags on crossed spears. The tablet contains four concave (scalloped) corners and bears an incised inscription infilled with black paint.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / DE LACY DAYRELL PASSY / CAPTAIN 4TH REGIMENT MADRAS PIONEERS, / WHO WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH, JUNE 6TH 1852, / DIED WHILST SERVING WITH HIS REGIMENT / AT DULOJAL, IN AFGHANISTAN, / FEBRUARY 3RD 1886. / ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS / AS A TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Passy, De Lacy Dayrell
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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: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of birth, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, place of birth, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, additional
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 770 mm, width 990 mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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