Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Eden
Town
Warcop
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Colonial India
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67229

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Current location

East wall of the South Transept
St Columba's Church
Warcop
Eden
Cumbria
CA16 6PH
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 74407 15647
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/MAJOR CHARLES BRAITHWAITE CHAMLEY/1ST BATTALION SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/OF WARCOP HOUSE/WHO DIED AT BASEILLY INDIA/ON THE 26TH MARCH 1911 AGED 40/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER/OFFICERS AND THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/AND MEN OF HIS COMPANY/AS A MARK OF THEIR/HIGH ESTEEM AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Chamley, Charles Braithwaite
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Commemorations
  • Colonial India
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname and forenames, regiment, age, place & date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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