Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- East Hampshire
- Town
- Newton Valence
- County
- Hampshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40337
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Current location
ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN CHURCH
Newton Valence
East Hampshire
Hampshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 724 328
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TABLET ON ALTAR WALL
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ AUDLEY LEMPRIERE/ ELDEST SON OF REAR ADMIRAL G. O. LEMPRIERE OF PELHAM/ IN THIS PARISH AND CAPTAIN IN THE 77TH REGIMENT/ WHO FELL BEFORE SEBASTOPOL WHILE GALLANTLY ATTACKING/ THE RUSSIAN RIFLE PITS/ ON THE 19TH APRIL 1855/ AGED 20 YEARS/ HE WAS PRESENT WITH HIS REGIMENT WITHOUT INTERMISSION/ FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR/ AND WAS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLES OF THE ALMA AND INKERMANN (SIC)/ IN THE LATTER OF WHICH ESPECIALLY HE RENDERED/ IMPORTANT SERVICE/ HE ENJOYED IN A REMARKABLE DEGREE THE CONFIDENCE OF/ THOSE ABOVE HIM IN COMMAND/ AND THE ESTEEM AND AFFECTION OF HIS BORTHER OFFICERS/ AND MEN AND FROM THE EXCELLENCE AND AMIABILITY/ OF HIS CHARACTER/ HIS LOSS IS DEEPLY LAMENTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- 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,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Components
- Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Tablet
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
- Grade II
- 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
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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