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    Memorial

    J Shaw, R Waplington and T Wheatley

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    Current Location

    St Catherine's Churchyard, Church Lane, Cossall, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2RT, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 48374 42289

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • John Shaw

    • Richard Waplington

    • Thomas Wheatley

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    2000
    Description
    An obelisk encircled by a laurel wreath, set on a tapered-topped column with two stepped base. An inclined slab in front of the column features a carved lifeguards helmet, breastplate and crossed sabres of the lifeguardsmen. Raised inscription on tapered column, in black lettering.
    Inscription
    WATERLOO / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SHAW & / RICHARD WAPLINGTON, / OF THE / LIFE GUARDS, / AND / THOMAS WHEATLEY, / OF THE / LIGHT DRAGOON GUARDS, / WHO LEFT THEIR NATIVE HOME / IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY, / THE TWO FORMER GLORIOUSLY / FELL AT WATERLOO, / THE LATTER RETURNED, AND LIES BURIED IN / THIS CHURCH / YARD. / VALOUR.
    War
    Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Served
    1
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, regiment, place of birth, place of death, manner of death
    Order of names
    Fallen, returned
    Costs
    £100 +
    Sponsor Type
    private, public
    Sponsored By
    The Duke of Cambridge; Earl Cowper; Earl Manvers; Lord Middleton; Lord Newark and Lancelot Rolleston.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    18 June 1877

    Lancelot Rolleston, High Sheriff of Nottingham;

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    • http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/cossall/hwarmem.php
  • Shaw, the lifeguardsman, Lt Col W W Knollys, 1890
  • Englands Standard, Journal of Royal Society of St George, 2003/2004, p. 11.