Memorial

Inkerman Memorial - Brigadier General T Leigh-Goldie

Memorial

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Current Location

The Nunnery, Old Castletown Road, Kirk Braddan, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM4 4TQ, Isle of Man

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Type of Memorial: Trophy / Relic
WMR Reference Number: 28312
Description: Russian gun mounted on a square plinth and 3 stepped base. The memorial’s original form was that of an Obelisk with the captured gun placed in front. The Obelisk was damaged by a falling tree and has since been reconstructed. Sections of the Obelisk remain within the Nunnery grounds.
Inscription: INKERMANN/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN MEMORY OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL THOMAS LEIGH-GOLDIE/ OF THE NUNNERY/ LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF H.M. 57TH/ REGIMENT/ HE COMMANDED A BRIGADE OF THE BRIGADE OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA;/ AND FELL IN THE BATTLE OF/ INKERMANN, NOV. 5TH. MDCCCLIV./ IN THE 47TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/ POST FUNERA VIRTUS

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

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good