Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of White Horse
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
99798

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Current location

St Helen's Church
St Helen's Wharf
Abingdon
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX14 5EH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 49701 96791
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall mounted nowy headed stone tablet with inscription in black lettering.
Inscription
To/ the Memory of/ MR RICHARD ROSE/ late an Officer in the Service/ of the Honble. East India Company/ who died June the 7th 1768 Aged 28/ of a wound received at the siege of Attoor/ a fortress in India/ April the 5th of the same Year./ This Monument/ in his sons Merit, and his own Loss/ was erected/ by his afflicted Father./ Blessed by Nature with most sweet Disposition/ he was/ a dutiful son/ a most affectionate Husband/ and tender Parent./ the excruciating Tortures/ occasioned by a desperate Wound/ and the lingering and painful Consequences/ during the Space of 3 Months/ by which/ it gradually brought on/ his dissolution/ He sustained/ with the most perfect Patience/ and exemplary resignation/ to the divine Will./ By the constant exercise/ of the same happy Equanimity/ He liv'd/ belov'd and respected/ and died/ lamented and regretted/ by all/ to whom he was related/ or known.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname and details of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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