Gen. John Archibald Ballard

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Reference WMO/230987

Address:

Rochester Cathedral

High Street

Rochester

ME1 1JY

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Stained glass window
Materials:
  • Glass Stained Glass
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
  • Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
About the memorial: Location: South Quire Transept - east wall Stained glass window with dedicatory brass plaque. Window depicts Christ with Martha and Mary at the raising of Lazarus.
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To The Glory Of God And In Memory Of General John Archibald Ballard, C.B. LL.D. Royal [later Bombay] Engineers. He Distinguished Himself Greatly In The Russian War Of 1854-6, In The Defence Of Silistria, At The Siege Of Sebastopol, At The Occupation Of Kertch, And In Omar Pasha's Campaign In Mingrelia, Including The Battle Of The Ingour, Where He Commanded A Turkish Brigade When Only A Subaltern Of Engineers He Received The Honorary Rank Of Lieutenant-Colonel In The Turkish Army. The Military Companionship Of The Order Of The Bath, And TheThird Class Of The Order Of The Medjidie. In 1856-7, He Served As Assistant Quartermaster General With The Persian Expeditionary Force, And In 1857-8, During The Indian Mutiny, He Held The Same Post With The Rajputana Field Force And Malwa Division Of The Indian Army. In 1861, He Was Appointed Mint Master At Bombay And Subsequently, In Addition, Chairman Of The Bombay Post Trust; The Former Post He Held Until His Retirement From The Service In 1879. He Was Born on The 20th. June 1829, And Died Suddenly At Molos, Near The Battlefield Of Thermopylæ, in Greece, On The 2nd April 1880, And Is Buried In Athens. The Above Window Is Erected By His Brother Officers Of The Corps Of Royal Engineers.

Gen. J. A. Ballard

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