Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Netherbury
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83195

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Tower Hill
Netherbury
West Dorset
Dorset
DT6 5ND
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 46916 99498
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
On a rectangular off white marble backboard a rectangular brass plaque surmounted by a semi circular brass panel . A two line border in red round the entire outside edge . In the semi circular panel the badge of the Madras Pioneers incised and coloured black and in the main body of the plaque the dedication with the letters incised and coloured black with the principal initials in red .
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/LIEUT JOHN MOLYNEUX SPOTTISWOODE GROVES/ADJt IV MADRAS PIONEERS LATE OF XVIII HUSSARS/ONLY SON OF MAJOR AND MRS GROVES/OF BOWOOD BEAMINSTER DORSET/BORN 19th SEPT1870 , DIED 16th MAY 1894/INTERRED IN THE OOSSOOR CEMETERY/BANGALORE INDIA./THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY /HIS BROTHER OFFICERS OF THE PIONEERS/IN TOKEN OF THEIR LOVE AND ESTEEM/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Groves, John Molyneux Spottiswoode
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Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , given names , surname , current and previous unit , family relationship , date of birth, date of death , place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 3 cm, height 85 cm, width 80 cm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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