LT COL G ROBERTSON

UKNIWM Ref: 40716

Address

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
CARISBROOKE
ISLE OF WIGHT
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Denomination:	CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref:	SZ 485 883

Inscription

TO THE MEORY OF/ LIEUT. COL. GEORGE ROBERTSON/ (LATE COMMANDING H.M. CANADIAN REGIMENT)/ WHO DIED AT NEWPORT, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1818,/ FROM THE EFFECTS OF AN INJURY RECEIVED/ WHEN ON SERVICE IN N. AMERICA, AGED 47./ HE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE/ OF HIS COUNTRY FROM 1793 TO 1815,/ THE CAMPAIGN IN HOLLAND/ UNDER H.R.H. THE DUKE OF YORK/ THE REDUCTION OF THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS/ UNDER SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE/ FROM 1803 TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR/ IN CANADA, N. AMERICA./ ALSO TO THE MEORY OF/ MARIA CLARA HIS WIFE,/ YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE J. CUTHBERT, ESQRE.,/ CASTLE HILL, N.B./ WHO DIED AT WEST COWES, MARCH 12TH, 1852,/ AGED 66.

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
TABLET	MARBLE				UNKNOWN

Physical Description

MARBLE TABLET

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	NORTH AMERICA 1812
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	1
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, relationships
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

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

Ceremonies

Not known

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
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

Name	Occupation
THOMAS GAFFIN	MASON

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	O
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No

Organisation	Id	Website
	MECCH007