Memorial

Abadie Family

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Current Location

Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2ES, England

TR 15097 57922

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 1613
Description: Oblong wall mounted tablet with Regimental badges above and below text and relief carvings of the medals associated with each of the deceased below their personal details. Carved acorn and oak leaf decoration in upper left and right corners.
Inscription: IN EVER LOVING AND PROUD MEMORY/ OF MY HUSBAND/ MAJOR GENERAL HENRY RICHARD ABADIE CB/ FORMERLY COMMANDING IX QUEEN'S ROYAL LANCERS/ AND LATE LT GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND OF JERSEY/ COMMANDANT OF THE CAVALRY DEPOT CANTERBURY/ FROM 1894 TO 1897/ BORN 25TH MARCH 1841 DIED 9TH MAY 1915/ ALSO OF HIS FOUR SONS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ HARRY BERTRAM ABADIE DSO/ LT X1 PRINCE ALBERT'S OWN HUSSARS/ DIED AT NORVAL'S PONT, S AFRICA 23RD FEB 1901/ AGED 28 YEARS/ GEORGE HOWARD FANSHAWE ABADIE CMG/ FORMERLY CAPTAIN XVI LANCERS/ FIRST RESIDENT OF ZARIA NIGERIA/ DIED AT KANO WEST AFRICA 11TH FEB 1904/ AGED 30 YEARS/ EUSTACE EGREMONT ABADIE DSO/ MAJOR IX QUEEN'S ROYAL LANCERS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT MESSINES BELGIUM 31 OCT 1914/ AGED 37 YEARS/ RICHARD NEVILL ABADIE DSO/ LT COL 2ND BATT KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS/ KILLED IN ACTION AT NIEUPORT BELGIUM 10TH JULY 1917/ AGED 35 YEARS/ GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST/ AND MAY EVERLASTING LIGHT SHINE ON THEM

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 2
Died: 2
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,decorations

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships,occupation,decorations

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships,occupation,decorations