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Plaque Baker Baker India etc. St. Laurence

Reference

H143.03

Place

HALLGARTH

Map ref

NZ 328435

Original Location

St. Laurence�s Church DH6 1AB

Which war

Various late 19th century wars

Memorial Description

Plaque 2 feet 5 inches high x 1 foot 8 inches wide. There is a raised border of twisted rope design. Lettering is incised and blackened with red initials using Gothic lower case throughout.

Materials used

Marble

Inscription

To the dear memory of
George Conyers Baker Baker
of Elemore
Captain 60th Rifles
Born June 5th 1857
Died June 11th 1892
at Mandalay, Upper Burmah.
He served in the Zulu,
Transvaal, Egyptian,
and Soudan Wars, 1877 - 1884
He is laid to rest
at Mandalay

Names

See above

Notes

1. There is also a stained glass window dedicated to his mother and himself which reads:
To the glory of God and in memory of
Our beloved mother Isabella Baker Baker
And of our brother George Conyers Baker Baker
Of Elemore Hall Captain 60th Rifles
1896

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders

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