Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculpture
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
American Revolution (1776-1783)
Maker
Robert Adams (Designer)
Peter Mathias Van Gelder (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 28/11/1821
    Attended by: Dean Of Westminster
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1782
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
91732

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Current location

Nave
triforium
Westminster Abbey
Victoria Street
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 3PA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 30079 79487
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White marble sarcophagus mounted on a plinth. The figures of a mourning Britannia and a lion are seated on top of the sarcophagus. Carved on the front of the sarcophagus is a relief showing the scene of Major André's execution (see reference). The upper part of the pedimented plinth has a rectangular panel with the first dedication and the lower part is plain with a second dedication. Major André's grave lies in front of the memorial and is marked by an inscribed diagonal stone.
Inscription
Upper plinth: SACRED TO THE MEMORY/OF/MAJOR JOHN ANDRÉ,/WHO RAISED BY HIS MERIT AT AN EARLY PERIOD OF LIFE TO THE RANK OF ADJUTANT GENERAL/OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN AMERICA,/AND EMPLOYED IN AN IMPORTANT BUT HAZARDOUS ENTERPRISE/FELL A SACRIFICE TO HIS ZEAL FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY/ON THE 2ND OF OCTOBER AD 1780/AGED 29,/UNIVERSALLY BELOVED AND ESTEEMED BY THE ARMY IN WHICH HE SERVED/AND LAMENTED EVEN BY HIS/FOES./HIS GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN KING GEORGE THE THIRD/HAS CAUSED THIS MONUMENT/TO BE ERECTED. Lower plinth: THE REMAINS OF MAJOR JOHN ANDRÉ/WERE ON TH HE 10TH OF AUGUST, REMOVED FROM TAPPAN,/BY JAMES BUCHANAN ESQR/HIS MAJESTY'S CONSUL AT NEW YORK,/UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS/THE DUKE OF YORK,/AND, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER,/FINALLY DEPOSITED IN A GRAVE/CONTIGUOUS TO THIS MONUMENT,/ON THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER 1821. Grave Marker: MAJOR ANDRÉ
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
André, John
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Commemorations
  • American Revolution (1776-1783)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: King George III
Responsibility
Westminster Abbey
Reference

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