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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
Lost
Lost
WM Reference
48527

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Previous locations
  • PILASTERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE ARCADE
    GUARDS CHAPEL (OLD)
    Birdcage Walk
    Westminster
    City Of Westminster
    Greater London
    SW1E
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 292 795
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
TABLET
Inscription
ENSIGN JAMES COCKS, 1ST GUARDS. KILLED AT ST CAS, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1758.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Condition
History
1944: MEMORIAL WAS LOST WHEN THE CHAPEL WAS DESTROYED BY A FLYING BOMB
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • THE GUARDS' CHAPEL by WILKINSON, N 187 Source: Image Library IWM PRINTED BOOKS Published:THE CHISWICK PRESS LTD 1938 NEW SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N11

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