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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Hart
Town
Crondall
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21222

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Current location

ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CHANCEL
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Crondall
Hart
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 795 485
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
RECTANGULAR WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK LIMESTONE BASE. WHOLE RESTS ON TWO SMALL STONE KEELS AND IS HEADED BY A WHITE STONE CORNICE AND PLAIN PEDIMENT/ INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING
Inscription
SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN FRANCIS BIRCH / GENERAL ROYAL ENGINEERS C.B. / HE SERVED IN FLANDERS & HOLLAND / IN 1793, 94 & 95 / THE CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT 1801 / TAKING OF COPENHAGEN 1807 / TAKING OF FLUSHING 1809 / BLOCKADE OF CADIZ 1810 / BATTLE OF BAROSSA 1811 / BORN 1776 DIED 1856 / ALSO IN MEMORY OF / JAMES HUNTER BLAIR BIRCH / SON OF THE ABOVE / CAPTAIN IN 66TH REGIMENT / BORN 1820 DIED IN BARBADOS 1851 / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF CLEMENTINA / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / BORN 1815 DIED 1841
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment,forename,additional
    Order of information: forename,rank,regiment,additional
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 110MM, height 1190MM, width 960MM
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • 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

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