Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Carlisle
Town
Carlisle
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Maker
SIR THOMAS BRISBANE BT GCB GCH (Designer)
Sir John Steell RSA (Undefined)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4253

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Current location

Border Regiment Chapel
west end of cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
Castle Street
Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8DU
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 39908 55958
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LANCET HEADED WHITE MARBLE TABLET PLACED WITHIN A MOULDED GREY STONE FRAME WITH CRENELLATED BASE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLET IS A RELIEF CARVING OF A WEEPING ANGEL WITH WREATHS AND TRUMPET IS DEPICTED WITH TWO CROSSED FLAGS ABOVE. FRAME TAKES THE FORM OF TWO COLUMNS SUPPORTING AN ARCH.
Inscription
Left Hand Panel-[names of officers]/THIRTEEEN SERGEANTS/AND ELEVEN CORPORALS Right Hand Panel-[names of officers/FOUR DRUMMERS/AND TWO HUNDRED AND/EIGHTY NINE PRIVATES Base- THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES/ THE HEROIC AND DEVOTED SERVICES OF THE OFFICERS WHOSE NAMES ARE ABOVED INSCRIBED/ AND/ OF THE NON COMMISIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF HER MAJESTY'S 34TH OR CUMBERLAND/ REGIMENT, WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION, OR DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF LABOUR IN THE/ TRENCHES, DURING THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGNS 1854 - 55./ ERECTED BY GENERAL SIR THOMAS MAKDOUGAL BRISBANE BARONET C.C.B. C.G.N./ COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT, AND THE SURVIVING COMRADES OF THOSE WHO SO GALLANTLY FELL/ MDCCCIV
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alt, Henry
Clayton, Robert
Hury, Francis
Jordan, William
Lawrence, Hector
Ramsay, Norman
Shiffner, Francis
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment, place of death
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1500MM, width 1170MM
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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