Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Kesteven
Town
Doddington
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20447

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Current location

North wall of the nave
St Peter's Church
Main Street
Doddington
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN6 4RU
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 90070 70123
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Marble tablet on a black slate backboard. Black inscription. Light Company bugle horn Badge at top with 70 within.
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ HENRY GEORGE JARVIS,/ CAPTAIN IN THE 70TH REGIMENT,/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ THE 9TH OCTOBER 1838,/ IN THE ISLAND OF GRENADA, WEST INDIES,/ OF FEVER,/ AGED 29 YEARS,/ DEEPLY REGRETTED BY ALL/ WHO KNEW HIM./ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/ LIGHT COMPANY OF THE 70TH REGIMENT,/ AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND REGARD/ FOR THEIR DEPARTED CAPTAIN./ E. GAFFIN,/ REGENT ST LONDON
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Jarvis, Henry George
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, manner of death, age at death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth c50mm, height c800mm, width c400mm
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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