Memorial

First Lieutenant G H H Greathed

1st Lieutenant G H Greathed

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Current Location

Google calls it St Mary The Virgin. Church website says All Saints, All Saints Church, Stapehill Road, Hampreston, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7LX, England

OS Grid Reference

SZ 05521 98803

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 26632
Description: LOOSELY SHIELD SHAPED PLAQUE AND DECORATED BACKBOARD (SEE BELOW) FAMILY CREST IN BRONZE BELOW TEXT, ALONG WITH A CROSSED SWORD AND ANCHOR
Inscription: Sacred to the memory of / George Herbert Harris / Greathed / third son of Edward Greathed, / of Uddens (House ?) / First Lieut. of H.M.S. "Britannia", / who, selected to command the seamen / of his Ship engaged in the siege, / fell gloriously / in the trenches before Sebastopol / on the 20th. October, 1854. / He received his mortal wound / whilst in the act of laying a gun / after having (to use the words of his General) / "performed his duties in the trenches / in a manner which excited the admiration of all." / He died, as he had lived, doing his duty / to the utmost towards God and man: / Aged 33. / Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. / This Tablet is erected / by those who loved him best.

Commemoration

War: Crimean War (1853-1856)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Forenames, surname, relationships, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional
Order of names: Forenames, surname, relationships, rank, unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, additional

History

Sponsor Type: private

Conservation

Components

Backboard

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good