Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Younghusband 1848 Holy Trinity
Reference
B25.09
Place
BERWICK ON TWEED
Map ref
NU 999532
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church, The Parade. On north wall of chancel.
Which war
Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848-1849
Memorial Description
Plaque set on black pattress 2 feet 6 inches high x 3 feet wide, surmounted by four carved draped flags on either side of a shield which bears a coat of arms. The lettering is in Roman capitals throughout, incised and painted black.
Materials used
White marble on black pattress.
Inscription
to the memory of
Lieut. Edward Younghusband,
IX Regt. Bombay N.I.
who nobly fell before the walls of
Mooltan
27th December 1848.
His brother officers
thus record their sincere grief for the loss
of a most warm friend
and gallant officer.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Officers of the Regiment
Notes
1. The Church is now Holy Trinity and St. Mary’s.
2. There is a memorial to the Younghusband Family in Bamburgh Church. See link below.
2. There is a memorial to the Younghusband Family in Bamburgh Church. See link below.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Northumberland County History Vol.1 page 415 gives a family pedigree.
Northumberland County History Vol.1 page 415 gives a family pedigree.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
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