Lancaster Crimean War Memorial

Lancaster Crimean War Memorial
Lancaster Crimean War Memorial
Lancaster Crimean War Memorial
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273361
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ZCO20170809006
Title
Lancaster Crimean War Memorial
Place
Lancaster
General notes
Lancaster Crimean War Memorial erected by public subscription and designed by Edward Graham Paley was inaugurated on Nov 8th 1860 by William Whelon Esq., Mayor.
The Crimean Monument is an Obelisk located at Lancaster Cemetery, Quernmore Road, Lancaster.
This image is of the South side detail:


2122 Private MATTHEW FELL
23rd Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
Present at the battles of Alma and Inkermann. Taken prisoner by the enemy before Sebastopol, 20th December 1854 and died in the hospital at Simpheropo1, 21st December 1854. Aged 40 years. Some of his letters from the Crimea to his wife in Lancaster were published by 'The Lancaster Gazette'.

3558 Private ROBERT KIRK
44th Foot (East Essex).
Dangerously wounded during the first attack on the Redan, 18th June 1955 (listed in 'The Lancaster Gazette' of 14th July 1855) and presumably died as a result. Family home was at Scotforth, Lancaster.

Private WILLIAM H. L. QUITTENTON
49th Foot (Princess Charlotte of Wales's or Hertfordshire)
Reported in the 'Lancaster Gazette' of 1st September 1855 as having died of disease.

Private RICHARD BROWN
55th Foot (Westmoreland)
Died of cholera in the camp before Sebastopol, 25th June 1855. Aged 31 years.

Private RALPH BLEAZARD
72nd Foot (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders).
No information on this man.

WILLIAM WHITEHEAD
Land Transport Corps
Died of fever in hospital at Scutari, Turkey. 2nd April 1856. Aged 34 years.
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