Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stratford On Avon
Town
Ilmington
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Commemoration
British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19298

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Current location

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Ilmington
Stratford On Avon
Warwickshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 210 435
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble tablet, engraved lettering in black, mounted onto a black stone backboard, with a column on each side engraved with a diagonal pattern of fern leaves, topped with a white marble cross set on a pedestal, wall mounted.
Inscription
MAJOR JOHN CANNING H.E.I.C.S./ SOME TIME ENVOY AND POLITICAL RESIDENT/ AT THE COURT OF AVA, WHO AFTER A SERVICE/ IN INDIA OF 24 YEARS DIED AT CALCUTTA/ 1ST SEPTEMBER 1824 AGED 49
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Canning, John
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Commemorations
  • British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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