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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Macclesfield
Town
Knutsford
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1951
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18174

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Current location

PRIVATE HOUSE
Knutsford
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 750 780
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
COPPER PLAQUE
Inscription
TRUMPET MAJOR/ WILLIAM SMITH/ 1822 - 1879/ WHO SOUNDED THE CHARGE AT/ BALACLAVA, LIVED HERE./ THIS ROAD WAS FORMERLY KNOWN/ AS LOVE LANE/ FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 170MM, width 120MM
    Materials: Copper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL

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