Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
East Devon
Town
Salcome Regis
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Waterloo Campaign (1815)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71387

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Current location

St Mary and St Peter's Church
Church Lane
Salcome Regis
East Devon
Devon
EX10 0JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 14821 88838
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A grey marble tablet with black incised lettering.
Inscription
SACRED/ To the Memory of/ COLONEL JOHN GREY/ Late of the Royal Scot's Greys,/ Fondly beloved, and deeply deplored,/ As Husband, Father, and Friend./ He died at Sidmouth,/ Dec. 21st 1842, Aged 55 Years./ He was a distinguished Officer/ and received a wound at/ WATERLOO./ "Blessed are the pure in heart,/ for they shall see GOD."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Waterloo Campaign (1815)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, relationships, additional.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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