Memorial

Brigadier General Colvin Essex Yeomanry Chelmsford Cathedral

General Colvin Essex Yeomanry commemoration Chelmsford Cathedral

Source: Copyright Clive Farmer

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Current Location

Chelmsford Cathedral, Chelmer Court Church Street, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NS, England

TL 70815 06956

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 76520
Description: Rectangular bronze cast plaque surmounted by a smaller rectangle .with a border of oak leaves and acorns . At top the badge of the Essex Yeomanry surmounted by a royal crown in red and white , below that the dedication in raised letters .
Inscription: THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY/ALL RANKS OF THE ESSEX YEOMANRY IN MEMORY OF/RICHARD BEALE COLVIN/HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT , BRIGADIER GENERAL/AND KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH/HIS MAJESTY'S LIEUTENANT OF ESSEX/IN 1901 HE RAISED THE REGIMENT/WHICH WAS HIS CHIEF PRIDE TO THE END OF HIS CAREER/HE DIED JANUARY 17TH 1936 IN THE 80TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/

War: Non-Specific Conflict
Number Commemorated: 1
Served: 1
Information shown: given names , surname , rank , awards , offices held , date of death

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good