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Col Sir F Fortescue

UKNIWM Ref: 40714

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Address

St Mary the Virgin Church
Carisbrooke (Newport)
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND
 
Type: BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Denomination: CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Other Location Details:

ON THE NORTH WALL

OS Map Ref: SZ 485 883

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 PLAGUE HE RETIRED SOON 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

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
PLAQUE BRASS       GOOD

Physical Description

BRASS PLAQUE

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 1
Served & Returned 0
Died 1
Is this an exact count? Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? surname, rank, year died, place of death, forename, place of burial, manner of death, relationships, occupation, additional
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? Yes
War English Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 1
Died 0
Is this an exact count? Yes, an exact count
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? surname, rank, year died, place of death, forename, place of burial, manner of death, relationships, occupation, additional
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? Yes

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date: 1866
RolePerformed By
UNVEILING UNKNOWN

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: Private
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

NameOccupation
Hart Son Peard & Co Ltd MANUFACTURER

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

Comments:  
Photographs: None
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: O
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No
OrganisationIdWebsite
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