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Memorial

Assistant Surgeon W M Firth

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Current Location

ALL SAINTS CHURCH (REDUNDANT), High East St, Dorchester, West Dorset, Dorset, England

OS Grid Reference

SY 694 907

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Type of Memorial
Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number
1006
Description
White tablet with pilasters each side and two suppoting corbels. Badge below.
Inscription
SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM MITCHELL FIRTH/ ASSISTANT SURGEON HM 54TH REGIMENT/ WHO DIED ON THE 7TH MARCH 1856/ WHILST ON SERVICE WITH HIS REGIMENT AT GIBRALTAR/ AGED 27 YEARS. THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY COLONEL WILLIAM YORKE MOORE AND/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES/ OF HIS REGIMENT, AS A MARK OF THEIR ESTEEM.
War
19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated
1
Died
1
Information shown
surname,rank,year died,place of death,forename,age of death,occupation
Sponsor Type
private

Components

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White


Condition: Good