Major J W Renny

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Pendle
Town: Colne
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: Colonial India
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 42468

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Current location

ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH
Church St
Colne
Pendle
Lancashire
BB8 9BN
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 88900 40129
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

GABLED TABLET AND BACKBOARD FURLED BANNERS FLANK THE INSCRIPTION, THREE ON EACH SIDE, EACH CONTAINING A BATTLE HONOUR

Inscription

KANDISH/ CHUZNEE/ AFGHANISTAN/ PUNJAB/ GUZERATE/ MOOLTAN/ IN MEMORY OF/ MAJOR J. W. RENNY/ XIX REGIMENT, BOMBAY N.I./ DIED 12TH JULY 1855 AGED 44 YEARS/ HIS BROTHER OFFICERS OF OLD AS WELL AS LATER DAYS/ TO WHOM HIS MANY EXCELLENT QUALITIES HAD JUSTLY ENDEARED HIM/ HAVE CAUSED THIS TABLET TO BE ERECTED./ TO MARK THEIR ESTEEM FOR HIM AS A SOLDIER/ AND THEIR AFFECTION FOR HIS STERLING WORTH/ MAKER J. TAYLOR, MASON, HARROW ROAD, LONDON

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Renny, J W
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Commemorations

Colonial India
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Listing information

CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
Grade I
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

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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