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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Winchester
Town
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21975

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Current location

Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48231 29263
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Set within a wall arch , with flanking columns leading to a stone canopy formed by multiple concave curves (some appear to be damaged ). At the base is a rectangular white marble tablet bearing the inscription, incised and coloured black. Surmounting this is a black marble triangular tablet resting on two spherical supports , On the face of the tablet is a circular white marble tablet with a low relief carving of broken columns and palm trees . Above this carved in low relief in the black marble is a lion passant regardant and a heraldic shield, helm sword and motto ,
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ FREDERICK MCCOMBE TURNER/ LIEUTENANT 29TH REGIMENT BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY/ AND ADJUTANT AND ACTING COMMANDANT OF CAVALRY CORPS OF GUIDES/ ELDEST SON OF T.J. TURNER, ESQUIRE, B.C.S./ BORN 22ND DECEMBER 1828, DIED AT BOMBAY 14TH JANUARY 1856/ MONUMENTS AT BOMBAY, PESHAWUR AND JULLUNDER, ATTEST THE ESTIMATION/ IN WHICH THIS "GALLANT AND ACCOMPLISHED SOLDIER" WAS HELD/ BY RELATIVES, COMRADES, AND FRIENDS, IN INDIA;/ AND THIS TABLET BEARS RECORD OF THE DEEP AND UNDYING AFFECTION/ OF HIS BEREAVED PARENTS/ HE SURRENDERED HIS SPIRIT TO GOD WHO GAVE IT,/ WITH THE HUMBLE RESIGNATION AND THE TRUE FAITH OF A CHRISTIAN/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Turner, Frederick Mccombe
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Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: given names, surname , rank , unit , appointments , family relationship , date of birth , date of death , place of death .
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c 2300mm, width c 1200mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
  • 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
Private
Reference
  • THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL by GOLDSMITH, RFK 24 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1974 WINCHESTER

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