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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
New Forest
Town
Lyndhurst
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21555

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
High Street
Lyndhurst
New Forest
Hampshire
SO43 7BD
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 29821 08170
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brass plaque. Carving of spiralling ribbon at top and bottom with battle honours. Ribbon is threaded with oak stemmed filiage and acorns.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF LIEUT GENL/ SIR JAMES HOLMES SCHOEDDE K.C.B./ COLONEL OF 55TH/ REGT OF FOOT AND SOMETIME AIDE DE CAMP TO QUEEN VICTORIA./ DISTINGUISHED AS A SOLDIER AND BELOVED FOR HIS CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND BENEVOLENCE/ HE DIED MUCH LAMENTED AT ELCOMBES IN THIS PARISH NOVR/ 14TH 1861 AGED 73 YEARS/ HE BEQUEATHED £100 TO THE POOR OF LYNDHURST AND IS BURIED IN THE ADJOINING CHURCHYARD (ALONG BORDER): EGYPT. ROLEIA. VIMIERA. TALAVERA. BUSACO. FUENTES D'ONOR. CUIDAD RODRIGO. BADAJOZ. SALAMANCA. VITTORIA./ CHIN . KEANG. FOO. SHANGHAI. WOOSUNG. CHAPOO. CHINA. TOULOUSE. ORTHES. NIVE. NIVELLE. PYRENEES
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,place of burial,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5MM, height 535MM, width 1930MM
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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