Memorial
General Sir E H Greathed KCB
Current Location
All Saints Church, Stapehill Road, Hampreston, Christchurch, Dorset, BH21 7LX, England
OS Grid Reference
SZ 05516 98804
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 55286
- Description
- Wall mounted engraved brass plaque.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GENERAL SIR EDWARD HARRIS GREATHED, KCB OF UDDENS DORSETSHIRE/ BORN 8TH JUNE 1812, DIED AT UDDENS 19TH NOVEMBER 1881./ SERVED WITH HIS REGIMENT (THE 8TH FOOT) AT THE SEIGE OF DELHI 1857/ (IN COMMAND FROM 30TH JUNE TO END OF SIEGE) WAS PRESENT AT THE/ REPULSE OF SORTIES ON 9TH, 14TH, AND 18TH JULY, AND COMMANDED THE/ 3RD BRIGADE DURING THE REPULSE OF THE ENEMY'S ATTACK ON 23RD JULY./ ALSO LED THE REGIMENT TO THE ASSAULT OF DELHI AND SERVED WITH IT/ IN THE CITY./ LEFT DELHI IN COMMAND OF A MOVEABLE COLUMN AND DEFEATED THE ENEMY AT BOOLUNSHUR,/ ALLYSHUR, AND AGRA. WAS PRESENT AT RELIEF/ OF LUCKNOW (WHERE HE COMMANDED THE 3RD BRIGADE UNDER LORD CLYDE)/ AND CAWNPORE. FOR THESE SERVICES HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF COLONEL,/ WAS MADE A CB IN 1858 & KCB IN 1865. COMMANDED EASTERN DISTRICT/ OF ENGLAND FROM 1872-1877. COLONEL OF 108TH FOOT FROM/ 28TH JANUARY 1880./ ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS ONLY SON/ EDWARD WILBERFORCE OSBORN GREATHED, BORN AT UDDENS 7TH JULY 1870./ EDUCATED AT ETON AND OXFORD. DIED IN LONDON 2ND DECEMBER 1893.
- War
- East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Served
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, date of birth, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, additional, decorations
- War
- Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Served
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, date of birth, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, additional, decorations
- War
- Military Service
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, rank, date of birth, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, additional, decorations
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- For a picture of this memorial, see the website War Memorials Online at https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/70375/ (accessed 06/06/2023).