Memorial

W Vane

Tablet

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

North wall of chancel, St Bega's Church, near the Lakeshore, behind Mirehouse, Bassenthwaite, Allerdale, Cumbria, CA12 4QE, England

NY 22657 28738

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 13043
Description: MARBLE TABLET SET ON A RECTANGULAR ANGLED SLAB DARK GREY IN COLOUR. ACHIEVEMENT ABOVE THE TABLET DEPICTS A PLUMED HELMET WITH GR I I I ON IT. IT IS FLANKED BY TWO FLAGS WITH COLOURS AND ALSO A BUGLE AND SWORD
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY SIR F. F. VANE TO THE / MEMORY OF HIS SON WALTER VANE ESQ LATE CAPTAIN / OF THE 1ST FOOT GUARDS OF DUKE OF YORK'S REGIMENT / WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF BAYONNE / ON THE 14TH APRIL 1814 & DIED ON THE 19TH OF THE / SAME MONTH IN THE 19TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / HIS REMAINS WERE INTERRED WITH MILITARY HONOURS / BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAYONNE & THE VILLAGE OF BOUCAT / ALONG WITH MANY OF HIS BROTHER OFFICERS / WHO BRAVELY FELL IN THE SERVICES OF THEIR COUNTRY / ON THE SAME MEMORABLE OCCASION.

War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, full forenames, rank, date of death, place of burial, regiment, relationships

Tablet

Height: 1235mm

Width: 1020mm

Depth: 90mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Height: 158mm

Width: 1145mm

Depth: 25mm

Made from: Marble - Grey

Condition: Good

DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SCULPTORS 1660 - 1851 by GUNNIS, RUPERT P 273 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:MURRAYS SALES AND SERVICE CO. 1968 LONDON