Memorial details

Memorial type
Fountain
District
Spelthorne
Town
Sunbury On Thames
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
Matabele Wars (1893-1897), Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41689

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Current location

IN THE WALLED GARDEN
SUNBURY PARK
Sunbury On Thames
Spelthorne
Surrey
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 100 680
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Fountain with sculpted bronze lion couchant on plinth.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF/ CHARLES FREDEDRICK LENDY CAPTAIN R.A./ WHO DIED AT BULAWAYO, SOUTH AFRICA/ 15TH JANUARY 1894. AGED 30./ FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE MATABELE CAMPAIGN THROUGH WHICH HE SERVED IN/ COMMAND OF THE GUNS WITH INDEFATIGABLE ZEAL AND CONSPICUOUS BRAVEY./ AND OF/ EDWARD AUGUSTUS WILLIAM LENDY, D.S.O./ KILLED IN ACTION 23RD DECEMBER 1893/ AT WARINA, WEST AFRICA. AGED 25./ CAPTAIN SHERWOOD FORESTERS AND SECONDED AS/ INSPECTOR GENERAL SIERRA LEONE FRONTIER POLICE/ THE ONLY SONS OF THE LATE MAYOR LENDY OF SUNBURY-ON-THAMES/ THIS FOUNTAIN HAS BEEN ERECTED IN THEIR NATIVE VILLAGE BY THEIR FRIENDS AS A / TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF TWO BRAVE MEN / DOLCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Matabele Wars (1893-1897)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,occupation,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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