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COL SIR F FORTESCUE
UKNIWM Ref: 40714
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Address
| Type: |
BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| Other Location Details: |
ON THE NORTH WALL |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SZ 485 883 |
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Inscription
IN MEMORY OF COLONEL SIR FAITHFUL FORTESCUE, KNIGHT, SON OF JOHN FORTESCUE, ESQRE OF BUCKLAND FILLEIGH IN DEVON BY SUSANNAH DAUGHTER OF SIR JOHN CHICHESTER OF RALEIGH - HE WAS A DISTINGUISHED ROYALIST OFFICER AND FOUGHT IN SEVERAL BATTLES OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. AT THE RESTORATION HE BECAME A GENTLEMAN OF THE PRIVY CHAMBER TO KING CHARLES THE SECOND./ HAVING LEFT LONDON TO AVOID THE CONTAGION OF THE PLAQGUE HE RETIRED SOOON AFTERWARDS BEING THEN OF A GREAT AGE DIED AT THE MANOR OF BOWCOMBE IN THIS PARISH AND WAS BURIED WITHIN THESE PRECINCTS ON THE XXIX DAY OF MAY MDCLXVI THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY HIS ELDEST MALE REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS (FORTESCUE) LORD CLERMONT A.D. 1866
(EXACT LINE SPACING UNKNOWN)
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| PLAQUE |
BRASS |
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GOOD |
Physical Description
BRASS PLAQUE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
NON-COMBAT DEATHS |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
1 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
rank, year died, place of death, forename, manner of death, occupation, additional |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
UNKNOWN |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Private |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| MESSRS HART, SON, PEARS AND CO LTD |
MANUFACTURER |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
O |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Organisation | Id | Website |
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MECCH005 |
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