Memorial

Lieutenant J N Grant

Mark Newton 14 June 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 14 June 2016

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Current Location

North wall of north aisle., St Mary's Church, West Hill, Charminster, West Dorset, Dorset, DT2 9RD, England

SY 67918 92694

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 1115
Description: Rectangular brass plaque with incised inscription in black lettering Foliate border with red painted patee crosses in the corners and a latin cross in the upper centre.
Inscription: IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/ JOHN NAPIER GRANT, LIEUTENANT 35TH (ROYAL SUSSEX)/ REGIMENT/ FORMERLY A PUPIL OF THIS SCHOOL, WHO AFTER/ EARNING MARKED RECOGNITION IN THE SOUDAN WAR/ [WHILE ATTACHED TO THE "MOUNTED INFANTRY"]/ WAGED IN THE HOPE OF RESCUING GENERAL GORDON,/ DIED OF FEVER AT RAMLEH, SEPTEMBER 4TH 1885/ IN THE TWENTY - FOURTH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS AND SCHOOL FELLOWS.

War: Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,surname,manner of death,age of death,additional

Plaque

Height: 460MM

Width: 565MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good