Memorial

General W Cartwright

General W. Cartwright.

Source: Copyright Rob Palmer.

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Current Location

All Saints Church, The Avenue, Flore, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN7 4LZ, England

SP 64189 59852

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 37348
Description: Wall mounted, landscape orientated, nowy-headed black marble backboard supporting a brass plaque. Engraved inscription enclosed by an engraved single line border. Brass Latin Cross integrated above top centre of plaque.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GENERAL WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT/ SECOND SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM RALPH CARTWRIGHT MP/ HE WAS BORN 28 FEB 1797 AND DIED IN LONDON/ 5 JUNE 1873/ WHILE YET YOUNG HE SAW MUCH MILITARY SERVICE/ IN THE PENINSULA, HOLDING COMMISSIONS IN THE 61ST FOOT/ AND THE 3RD DRAGOONS AND 10TH HUSSARS BEING PRESENT AT THE/ BATTLE OF THE PYRENEES, NIVELLE, NIVE AND/ OTHERS, AND ALSO AT THE FINAL VICTORY OF WATERLOO./ THE COUNTY OF NORTHANTS HAS LOST IN HIM A/ MAGISTRATE DISTINGUISHED BY AN UNUSUAL CAPACITY FOR BUSINESS/ AND THIS PARISH, THE PLACE OF HIS RESIDENCE FOR THIRTY YEARS/ A MUNIFICENT BENEFACTOR TO THE POOR AND A CONSTANT/ SUPPORTER OF THE CHURCH

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated: 1
Served: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, year died, regiment, place of death, age at death, occupation, additional

Backboard

Height: 500 mm

Width: 950 mm

Depth: 20 mm

Made from: Marble - Black

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 400 mm

Width: 800 mm

Depth: 5 mm

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good