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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bridgnorth
Town
Easthope
County
Shropshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37995

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Current location

ST PETERS CHURCH
Easthope
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 566 952
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WALL-MOUNTED PLAQUE. RAISED LETTERING.
Inscription
D.O.M./ LEST WE FORGET/ THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR WAR/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE/ IN MEMORY OF GEORGE CONOLLY BENSON/ CAPTAIN 2ND BATTALION THE KINGS SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ WHO DIED IN ASHANTI WEST AFRICA/ AUGUST 30TH 1900
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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