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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Wyre
- Town
- Fleetwood
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42684
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Current location
IN THE SCHOOL CHAPEL
Rossall School
Blackpool Rd
Fleetwood
Wyre
Lancashire
FY7 8JW
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 31463 44851
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Brass Plaque
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY HIS OLD SCHOOL FELLOWS TO THE MEMORY OF EDWARD HUNTER TOWNSHEND, LIEUT. AND ADJUTANT 1ST BATTALION 16TH REGIMENT, WHO, AFTER REMAINING FOR 6 YEARS, FROM 1859 TO 1865 AT THIS SCHOOL, OBTAINED A FULL COMMISSION, AND DIED OFF CAPE COAST WHILE ON SPECIAL SERVICE FOR WHICH HE HAD VOLUTEERED WITHY SIR GARNET WOLSELEY'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ASHANTEES, DECEMBER 29 1873 AGED 25 YEARS (EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 1
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: rank,year died,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Ashanti Wars (1823-1900)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- 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
- Other
- Responsibility
- ROSSALL SCHOOL
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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