Lieutenant G M W Sotheby

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Fylde
Town: Clifton
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 42396

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Current location

St John the Evangelist Church
Church Lane
Clifton
Fylde
Lancashire
PR4 0ZE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 46311 31402
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall mounted, backboard supporting a marble tablet. Incised inscription.

Inscription

TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF / CATHERINE, / WIFE OF R. I. T. WILLIAMSON ESQRE.., / AND WIDOW OF CAPTN.. G. H. SOTHEBY, MADRAS ARMY, / REMOVED FROM THIS WORLD 1ST.. DECEMBER 1862, / IN THE FAITH OF CHRIST, THE HOPE OF THE / RESURRECTION TO THE JOY OF ETERNAL LIFE / LEAVING ONE SON AND THREE DAUGHTERS WITH / THE BEREAVED HUSBAND TO DEPLORE HER LOSS / ALSO TO LIEUT. GEORGE. M. W. SOTHEBY, BENGAL / ARTILLERY, SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO WAS KILLED IN / THE MASSACRE OF CAWNPORE, JUNE 1857, AGED 19. / ( ... ) / "I KNOW O LORD THAT THY JUDGMENTS ARE RIGHT"

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, initials, surname, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Order of information: Rank, forename, initials, surname, regiment, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Grey
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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