Memorial

Colonel T G Egerton

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Current Location

Chester Cathedral, Werburgh Street, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2ES, England

SJ4059866456

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 9905
Description: Elaborate wall monument with relief showing relatives mourning at the death bed of the deceased.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF / COLONEL THOMAS GRAHAM EGERTON / 77TH REGIMENT / WHO AFTER DISTINGUISHING HIMSELF IN THE VICTORIES OF / ALMA AND INKERMAN / FELL GLORIOUSLY ON THE 20TH OF APRIL 1855 / BEFORE THE FORTRESS OF SEVASTOPOL / IN THE 43RD YEAR OF HIS AGE AND 26TH OF HIS SERVICE / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING RELATIONS

War: Crimean War (1853-1856)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death

Memorial

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good