previous
next

Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17372

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

On the south side of the square
St Philip's Cathedral
St Philip's Square
Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 2QB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 06958 87032
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
Three-step sandstone base surmounted by a pink granite obelisk on a corniced and stepped plinth. Names of battles incised and gilded on the South face of the obelisk, with the dedication on the plinth below, also gilded and incised.
Inscription
(NORTH & SOUTH SIDES OF OBELISK) ALAM / INKERMANN / SEBASTOPOL (SOUTH FACE OF PEDESTAL) THOMAS UNETT, C.B. / LIEUTENANT-COLONEL OF THE 19TH FOOT. / BORN IN BIRMINGHAM / ON THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER 1800 / WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED / AT THE SEIGE OF SEBASTOPOL / WHILE LEADING THE BRITISH COLUMN / TO THE FINAL ASSAULT ON THE REDAN / ON THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER 1855 / HIS FRIENDS AND FELLOW-TOWNSMEN / DEDICATE THIS OBELISK / TO HIS MEMORY / AS A RECORD OF THE NOBLE EXAMPLE / OF ONE WHO CHOSE THE FOREMOST PLACE / IN THE PATH OF DUTY / AND MET DEATH / WITH THE CALM UNDAUNTED SPIRIT / OF A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Unett, Thomas
See details
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of birth, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, place of birth, manner of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 5300MM, width 2000MM SQ
    Materials: Granite - Pink
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Cathedral Chapter
Reference
  • Public Sculpture of Britain Birmingham including Sutton Coldfield (1998)

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-17372

For queries, please contact [email protected].