Captain E H Crofton

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Winchester
Town: Winchester
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Commemoration: 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 86481

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Current location

Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48222 29271
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

A brass plaque ,set into a wall niche with straight sides and base and a trefoil shaped top . A double line border follows the profile of the niche and has rectangular rosettes at intervals .At top is a Syriac cross with a background of a circle with a sunburst . Surrounding this are panels of leaves and flowers against a cross hatched background . The dedication is incised in black lettering with the main initials in red . At the base is a panel of similar decoration . All the decoration is incised and coloured black with the cross in red .

Inscription

TO THE/BELOVED MEMORY OF/EDWARD HUGH CROFTON/CAPTAIN IN/THE RIFLE BRIGADE/YOUNGEST SON OF/HUGH DENIS CROFTON/GRANDSON OF/SIR MORGAN .G.CROFTON.BART/OF MOHILL.CO .LEITRIM/BORN SEPTEMBER 7th 1854/DIED MAY 15th 1882/AGED 27 YEARS/"BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART/FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD"/MATT .CHAP.4 VERSE 8/

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Crofton, Edward Hugh
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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 , rank , unit , family relationships , date of birth , date of death , age at death ..
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height c 1300, width c 350
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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