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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Wiltshire
Town
Corsham
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1867
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24017

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Current location

Church of St Bartholomew
Church Square
Corsham
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 87423 70549
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SHIELD SHAPED TABLET. Engraved letting, painted in black. Carved wooden backboard.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM SINCLAIR CATHCART MACKIE, ESQ/ BREVET MAJOR/ AND CAPTAIN 88TH REGIMENT,/ ELDEST SON OF THE LATE/ MAJOR GENERAL MACKIE, CB./ AND OF CATHERINE CEELY HIS WIFE./ HE DIED OF CHOLERA NEAR VARNA/ WHILE SERVING/ WITH THE ARMY IN TURKEY/ AUGUST 29TH 1854,/ AGED 44 YEARS/ ALSO OF CATHERINE CEELY HIS MOTHER/ WHO DIED MAY 7TH 1867.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mackie, William Sinclair Cathcart
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Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 35MM, height 610MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Marble - Grey
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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