Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Antrim
Town
Newtownabbey
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70250

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Current location

Church of the Holy Evangelists
Church Road
Newtownabbey
Antrim
Antrim
BT36 6DJ
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: NW 45898 37801
Denomination: Church of Ireland

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Description
A white marble tablet mounted onto the wall on a dark wooden backboard. The tablet has a triangular head and the dedication is written in incised black capital lettering in the centre.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / DONALD MEINT CAMERON / LATE MAJOR OF THE 94TH REGIMENT / WHO DIED AT SEA IN COMMAND OF THE / RIGHT WING OF THE REGIMENT ON THE / 30TH JUNE 1854, IN HIS 42ND YEAR. / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN / THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS / BROTHER OFFICERS, / TO WHOM HE WAS ENDEARED BY HIS / MANY ESTIMABLE QUALITIES.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Unknown
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, rank, regiment, date of death, age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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