Lieutenant Colonel Henry Anton

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: East Lindsey
Town: Haugham
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Non-Combat Deaths
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 66992

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Current location

Southern wall of nave
All Saints Church
Haugham
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN11 8PU
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 33567 81399
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Oval tablet, set on an oval backboard, with military badge at the top and lettering in black.

Inscription

(1st West India Regiment badge)/ IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ LIEUT. COLONEL HENRY ANTON,/ 1st WEST INDIA REGIMENT,/ LATE GOVERNOR OF THE GAMBIA,/ ELDEST AND DEARLY LOVED SON OF/ CAPT. ALEXANDER AND JESSY RACHEL ANTON,/ WHO DIED OF DYSENTERY,/ ON BOARD THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIP "LAGOS",/ ON HIS PASSAGE HOME, 1st AUGUST, 1871,/ AGED 47 YEARS./ MOST DEEPLY REGRETTED./ "I WAIT FOR THE LORD, MY SOUL DOTH WAIT,/ AND IN HIS WORD DO I HOPE." PSALM CXXX.5

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anton, Henry
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Commemorations

Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, occupation, relationship, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 856mm, width 665mm
Materials: Marble - White
Backboard
Measurements: depth 20mm, height 876mm, width 685mm
Materials: Marble - Black

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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