Memorial

Lieutenant G E and Sub Lieutenant F S Dodsworth

Lieutenant G E and Sub Lieutenant F S Dodsworth - plaque

Source: Copyright John E Scurr

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Current Location

St Helen's Church, Wheldrake, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO19 6AA, England

SE 68278 44985

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 30958
Description: ORNATE MARBLE TABLET. TEXT SURROUNDED BY ROPEWORK EFFECT/ CANNON ETCHED IN TOP LEFT CORNER, FOULED ANCHOR IN TOP RIGHT
Inscription: IN/ AFFECTIONATE MEMORY/ OF/ TWO BELOVED SONS/ WHO FELL VICTIMS TO FEVER/ IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE ABROAD,/ GEORGE EDWARD DODSWORTH/ LIEUTENANT ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY,/ DIED JUNE 24TH 1876,/ AT MORAR GWALIOR INDIA,/ AGED 34 YEARS./ FRANCIS SAVAGE DODSWORTH,/ SUB-LIEUTENANT H.M.S. GREYHOUND,/ DIED JANUARY 15TH 1864,/ AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, U.S.A./ AGED 21 YEARS./ ALSO OF PENELOPE RUTH, WIDOW OF THE/ ABOVE GEORGE EDWARD DODSWORTH,/ WHO DIED JULY 25TH 1877, IN LONDON,/ AGED 32 YEARS./ "THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN/ AWAY, BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THER LORD."/ JOB.1.21

War: East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships

War: American Civil War (1861-1865)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, forenames, manner of death, age, relationships

Tablet

Height: 900mm

Width: 600mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good