Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Kesteven
Town
Ancaster
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20502

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Current location

ST MARTINS CHURCH
Ermine St
Ancaster
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG32 3PW
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 98280 43570
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
ELABORATE WALL MONUMENT TROPHY OF ARMS CONSISTING OF BANNERS, SABRE AND REGIMENTAL BADGE ABOVE INSCRIPTION
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM KENT ALLIX/ CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL REGIMENT/ AND AIDE DE CAMP TO/ SIR DE LACY EVANS/ HE FELL AT THE BATLE OF INKERMANN/ NOVEMBER 5TH 1854 AGED 32/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED/ BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS/ WHO KNEW HIS WORTH AS A SOLDIER/ AND WILL LONG CHERISH HIS MEMORY/ AS A FRIENDS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allix, William Kent
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Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 200MM, height 1500MM, width 1050MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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