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Crimean War Eagle

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Current Location

IN THE RECTOR'S VESTRY, BERKSWELL CHURCH, Berkswell, Solihull, West Midlands, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 240 790

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Type of Memorial
Trophy / Relic
WMR Reference Number
17525
Description
RUSSIAN DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE CARVED ON A BOARD. INSCRIPTION ON THE REVERSE SIDE
Inscription
THIS EAGLE WAS TAKEN DURING THE RUSSIAN WAR FROM A LIGHTHOUSE NEAR YONCKALE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SEA OF AZOFF BY A MAN BELONGING TO THE BOAT'S CREW OF H.M.S. SPHINX, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN ARTHUR EARDLEY WILMOT, AND IT WAS PRESENTED BY CAPTAIN WILMOT TO THE PARISH OF BERKSWELL DECEMBER 1858
War
Crimean War (1853-1856)

Components

Memorial

Made from: Wood


Condition: Unknown