Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newbury
Town
Bradfield
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55150

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Current location

Bradfield College
Bradfield
Newbury
Berkshire
RG7 6AU
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 60424 72587
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted tablet with marble surround. Blue floral border with X at each corner At centre bottom the initials SA intertwined. At start of inscription a cross in a circle.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF WALTER. T. BLUNT/ LIEUT ROYAL IRISH REGT SECOND SON OF/ MAJOR GENERAL GRANT BLUNT LATE R.E.DIED IN/ INDIA OF ENTERIC FEVER 3RD JANY 1892 AGED 21 YEARS/ A PUPIL AT THIS COLLEGE FROM SEPR 1883 TO/ JULY 1888 "ASLEEP IN JESUS"/ "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE/ SHADOWS FLEE AWAY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blunt, Walter T
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Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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