Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rushmoor
Town
Aldershot
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
50023

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Current location

ALL SAINTS ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
Farnborough Rd
Aldershot
Rushmoor
Hampshire
GU11 1QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 861 506
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PLAIN WHITE MARBLE INSCRIPTION TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A MUCH LARGER BLACK STONE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. TWO POLES WITH ENSIGNS FLYING FROM THEM ARE CARVED IN RELIEF AS IF THEY WERE BEHIND THE INSCRIPTION TABLET ON THE BACKBOARD. BADGE OF THE IX LANCERS IS AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET ON A OVAL PIECE OF MARBLE.
Inscription
ERECTED/ BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS./ IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ WILLIAM CLAYTON CLAYTON,/ CAPTAIN IN LANCERS,/ BORN 23RD APRIL 1839,/ DIED AT DELHI ON/ CHRISTMAS DAY 1876./ "THY BROTHER SHALL RISE AGAIN."/ JOHN.XI.23.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    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,age of death,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 2700MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS
  • Grade II
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other

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