Captain William Tapp

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 1797
Attended by: Unknown

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

76521

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Current location

Wall mounted in the South "Childs" Chapel
St Peters Church
Church St
Yaxley
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE7 3LH
UK
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 17700 91852
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Classical style white marble tablet with urn and swags at top and cherub's bust below, all on a grey marble backboard. Tapp's grave lies under a floor slab below the tablet.

Inscription legible?

yes

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Grey

Listing information

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Condition

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History

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLM TAPP / MANY YEARS ADJUTANT TO THE / EAST NORFOLK REGT OF MILITIA / HE DIED IN THE BARRACKS AT NORMAN CROSS / DECEMBER THE 28TH 1797 / IN THE 59TH YEAR OF HIS AGE; / GREATLY REFPECTED (sic) BY THE REG: IN WHICH / HE SERVED- AND LAMENTED BY ALL / HIS ACQUANTANCE- / AS A TOKEN OF REGARD TO A WORTHY MAN / AND MUCH-REGRETTED COMPANION- / THIS TRIBUTE DUE TO FRIENDSHIP/ HIS BROTEHR OFFICERS ERECT TO HIS MEMORY

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other
Details: Erected by brother officers

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