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Plaque Younghusband Bros. Various 19thC. St. Aidan

Reference

B3.07

Place

BAMBURGH

Map ref

NU 179350

Original Location

Parish Church of St. Aidan, Church Street.
On the west wall of St. Oswald's Chapel.

Which war

Indian Mutiny 1857-8

Memorial Description

Plaque, 28 ½ inches high x 20 inches wide (723 mm x 608 mm), with a single line border. The lettering is in Roman capitals.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

To the glory of God / and in memory of the five sons / of Major General Charles Younghusband / Royal Artillery.

Names

5 names, ranks and regiments, of whom two died in battle.
See transcript.

English Heritage Listing

In Grade I Listed Building.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Barkentin and Krall, London

Notes

1. The Younghusbands had a considerable reputation as scouts on the North West Frontier. Scouts had to be conversant in at least three local languages and be able to infiltrate the locals as one of them.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

External web link

The Second Sikh War

Research acknowledgements

Janet Brown; Mrs. M. Gacek (Berwick on Tweed); Tony Harding

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Plaque Younghusband Bros. Various 19thC. St. Aidan (B3.07)

 
BAMBURGH, St. Aidan's Church.
  
   To the glory of God
   and in memory of the five sons
   of
   Major-General Charles Younghusband
   Royal Artillery
  
   General Robert Romer Younghusband, C.B.
   Bombay Staff Corps
   Born 10th December 1819, died 12th December 1905
  
   Lieut-Gen. Charles Wright Younghusband, C.B., F.R.S.
   Royal Artillery
   Born 20th June 1821, died 28th October 1899
  
   Major-General John William Younghusband, C.S.I.
   Bombay Staff Corps
   Born 2nd January 1823, died 20th July 1907
  
   Lieutenant Edward Younghusband
   9th Bombay Infantry
   Born 30th July 1824, killed in action at
   The Siege of Mooltan 27th December 1848
  
   Lieut. George Austen Patterson Younghusband
   5th Punjab Cavalry
   Born 18th November 1831, mortally wounded
   at Futtehghur during the Indian Mutiny
   2nd January 1858
  
   Requiescant in Pace.
NamesB3.07

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