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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Broadland
Town
Wroxham
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
19774

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Current location

North side of the chancel adjacent to the altar
St Mary the Virgin Church
St Mary's Close
Wroxham
Broadland
Norfolk
NR12 8SG
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 29646 17542
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wall hung tablet with pediment and columns at the sides mounted on a grey back board. An urn in relief is at the centre of the pediment, Inscription is incised and picked out in black.
Inscription
Sacred to the Memory of/ CAPTN. GEORGE COLLYER/ of the Royal Engineers/ who at the siege of San Sebastian/ after having, with courage and judgement,/ led on a Column to the Attack,/ was killed in the Breach/ on the 31st day of August 1813/ In the 25th Year of his Age./ Weep not! he died as Heroes die,/ The death permitted to the Brave:/ Mourn not! he lies where soldiers lie,/ And Valour envies such a Grave./ Yet, ne'er has Fame alone, Affection's tear suppress'd/ Grief turns from Glory's Field, to his Celestial Rest.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Napoleonic Wars (1803-1814)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c50mm, height c650mm, width c650mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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