Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Berwick Upon Tweed
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33356

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Current location

Near Pulpit
Parish Church (Holy Trinity and St Mary's Church)
Parade
Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DF
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 00033 53209
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stone wall tablet
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN MAITLAND FORSTER, R.N./ SON OF/ MAJOR GENERAL BOWES FORSTER/ AND GRANDSON OF/ GENERAL SIR PEREGRINE MAITLAND G.C.M./ WHO FELL IN ACTION ON BOARD H.M. SHIP/ BELLEROPHON, 84 GUNS, ON 17TH OCTOBER/ 1854/ DURING THE ATTACK OF THE COMBINED FLEETS/ OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE AGAINST/ SEBASTOPOL./ UNIVERSALLY LOVED AND LAMENTED/ BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM/ AGED 16 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Forster, J M
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Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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