Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Havant
Town
Warblington
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Maker
JAMES HAY THE ELDER (Sculptor)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21405

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Current location

on the lower north wall of the chancel
St Thomas a Becket Church
Church Lane
Warblington
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2SA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 72889 05486
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet with indented corners on a rectangular black marble backboard supported by two black marble brackets each decorated with three white balls . The whole is surmounted by an alabaster urn on a triangular black marble extension to the backboard with white decorated wings. The inscription is incised and coloured black .
Inscription
ALEXANDER CAMERON ESQR / A CAPTAIN IN THE VITH W. I. REGIMENT / DIED IN THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA / THE 28TH OF JANUARY 1813. / IN THE 37TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY HIS WIDOW / TO THE MEMORY OF A BELOVED / AND AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cameron, Alexander
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given name ,surname , rank , unit , place of death , date of death , age at death , family relationship
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 75, height c 750, width c 750
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 65MM, height 1030MM, width 810MM
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SCULPTORS 1660 - 1851 by GUNNIS, RUPERT 192 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:MURRAYS SALES AND SERVICE CO. 1968 LONDON

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