Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mid Bedfordshire
Town
Sandy
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1775

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Current location

St Swithun's Church
High Street
Sandy
Mid Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
SG19 1AQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 17394 49068
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wall mounted, landscape oriented, nowy-headed engraved plaque. A decorative foliate and floriate patterned border, interrupted by a regimental insignia at top centre and a square floral design at each corner, encloses the inscription area. First letter of principal inscription words infilled with red enamel paint and the remaining text infilled with black enamel paint.
Inscription
Regimental insignia at top centre: NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA / THE KING'S OWN BORDERERS // Inscription: IN LOVING MMORY OF FRANCIS ALEXANDER KINGLAKE FOSTER, / SECOND LIEUTENANT KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS, ONLY SON OF EDWARD JOHN FOSTER and MARY, HIS WIFE, / HE WAS SHOT BY THE ENEMY JANUARY 12TH 1890, WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE, WITH HIS REGIMENT, / ON THE CHIN-LUSHAI EXPEDITION, UPPER BURMA, IN THE 23RD YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HIS BODY RESTS IN TAUNGTEK ON THE CHIN HILLS. / "Until the day break, and the shadows flee away."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Kinglake Foster, Francis Alexander
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Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age of death, place of burial
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 380 mm, width 1000 mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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