Lieutenant Colonel James Joseph Collins

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Harrogate
Town: Knaresborough
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 29982

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Current location

St Johns Church
The Parsonage
Knaresborough
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG5 9AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 34713 57182
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall-mounted brass plaque. Incised black lettering. Decorative border.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF JAMES JOSEPH COLLINS/ LIEUT. COLONEL 60TH ROYAL RIFLES, 4TH SON/ OF WILLIAM COLLINS OF KIRKMAN BANK, WHO/ DIED AT NARI BANK, SIBI, BELOOCHISTAN,/ 8TH OCT 1880, AGED 43 FROM DISEASE BROUGHT/ ON BY HARDSHIPS WHILE COMMANDING THE/ 2ND BATN. OF HIS REGT. THROUGH THE AFGHAN/ WAR 1879-80. HE WAS BURIED AT LEATHERHEAD,/ SURREY (IN THE CHURCHYARD)/ 3RD FEB 1881

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Collins, James Joseph
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Commemorations

First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of burial, manner of death, age, relationships
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: depth 30MM, height 458MM, width 760MM
Materials: Brass

Listing information

CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
Grade I
This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
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Condition

Lt Colonel James Joseph Collins
WMO ID: 266468
Condition: Good [last updated on 18-09-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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