Colonel Sir William West Turner

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Winchester
Town: Winchester
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Colonial India
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 85701

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Current location

Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48223 29259
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

On a rectangular black marble backboard , a white marble tablet supported by a plain plinth , flanked by multiple columns and at top two convex curves leading to a shallow point. Surmounting the tablet is a heraldic lion in white marble low relief , At the top of the tablet is the badge of the 97th Regiment and its motto ,then two crossed sheathed sabres with a wreath at the crossing point . Below this is the commemoration , incised and coloured black .

Inscription

/SACRED /TO THE MEMORY OF/COLONEL /SIR WILLIAM WEST TURNER/C.B. K.C. S.I./97TH REGIMENT/WHO DIED AT NAPLES JULY 9TH 1871/AGED 48/THIS TABLET/IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS /AS A TOKEN OF/THEIR LOVE AND ESTEEM/AND A MARK OF THEIR APPRECIATION/ OF HIS GALLANT AND/DISTINGUISHED SERVICE/

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Turner, William West
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Commemorations

Colonial India
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank ,title , given names, surname , awards , unit , place of death , date of death.
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height c 1200, width c 600
Materials: Marble - White

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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