Major General Charles George Gordon

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Reference WMO/198460

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Queen's Park

Queen's Terrace

Southampton

SO14 3BP

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Latin cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
About the memorial: Cross dedicated to Major General Charles George Gordon who lost his life on the 26th January 1885. Gordon is a controversial figure in today's climate. He was a passionate opponent of the slave trade and did his best to eradicate it from the Sudan in his two periods in charge there. He was also a fierce exponent of colonial expansion.
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6 O'CLOCK FACE: MAJOR GENERAL / CHARLES GEORGE GORDON, C.B. / RRPYAL ENGINEERS. / SOLDIER. ADMINISTRATOR. PHILANTHROPIST. / BORN AT WOOLWICH, JANUARY 28TH 1833, / SLAIN AT KHARTOUM, JANUARY 26TH 1885. / HIS LAST LETTER TO HIS SISTER CLOSED WITH THE WORDS, / "I AM QUITE HAPPY, THANK GOD, AND LIKE LAWRENCE / I HAVE "TRIED TO DO MY DUTY" 9 O'CLOCK FACE: THE CRIMEA, 1855-6 / CHINE, 1863-1864 12 O'CLOCK FACE: JAMES BISHOP MAYOR 1885 W COOPER DEPUTY CHAIRMAN / W. B. C. BENNETT / BOROUGH SURVEYOR / GARRET & HAYSOM, / MASONS. 3 O'CLOCK FACE: THE SOUDAN / 1874 TO 1879, AND 1884-5

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