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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
St Edmundsbury
Town
Bury St Edmunds
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Xhosa Wars (1779-1879)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 March 1907
    Attended by: MARQUIS OF BRISTOL, LORD LIEUTENANT OF SUFFOLK
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
8975

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Current location

St. Mary's Church
Crown Street
Bury St Edmunds
St Edmundsbury
Suffolk
IP33 1RE
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 85597 63947
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Elaborate plaques flanked by two pillars. Above is representation of HMS Birkenhead sinking. Below inscription is badge of Suffolk regiment.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF 55 MEN DROWNED AT THE WRECK OF/ HMS BIRKENHEAD/ ON 26TH FEBRUARY 1852/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT/ NCOS AND MEN OF (12TH) THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archer, T
Armstrong, J.
Barrett, J
Bellingham, T
Boswell, W
Bradley, G
Byrne, J
Carrington, M
Cellars, M
Clince, M
See details for all 55 names
Commemorations
  • Xhosa Wars (1779-1879)
    Total names on memorial: 55
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 55
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • History of the 12th (The Suffolk) Regiment, 1685 - 1913 by Lt Col E A H Webb 374-375 Published:Spottiswoode & Co Ltd London Refers to unveiling

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