Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
West Dorset
Town
Bridport
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85056

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Current location

high up above panelling
84
St Mary's Church
South Street
Bridport
West Dorset
Dorset
DT6 3NW
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 46586 92599
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Rectangular white marble tablet , the longer axis horizontal , the inscription incised and coloured black .
Inscription
THIS TABLET/IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF/CHARLES BOWDEN GUNDRY ESQUIRE/SECOND SON OF SAMUEL BOWDEN GUNDRY, ESQUIRE /AND CAROLINE HIS WIFE , OF THIS TOWN/THE DECEASED WAS A LIEUTENANT /OF THE 12TH REGIMENT OF BENGAL N.1.(Native Infantry) /WHICH REGIMENT HE JOINED IN NOVEMBER 1843 AT FEROZEPORE/AND SERVED WITH , THROUGHOUT THE FIRST SIKH CAMPAIGN/UNDER THE COMMAND OF SIR JOHN LITTLER AND LORD GOUGH/HE DIED AT MOOLTAN , INDIA ,ON THE 31ST AUGUST 1851 , AGED 25/DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS FAMILY/HIS BROTHER OFFICERS , AND BY ALL HIS FRIENDS /
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Gundry, Charles Bowden
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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: given names , surname , family relationships , rank , unit , place of death , date of death , age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth c 10, height c 300, width c 500
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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