Hugh Henry Lean

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Reference WMO/294413

Address:

St Marys Church

Church Hill

Lynton

EX35 6HY

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: CAST BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A MARBLE BACKBOARD. INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF, WITH BACKGROUND PAINTED IN BLACK. FOLIATE DESIGN AT THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PLAQUE WITH CROSS IN THE CENTRE. COLOURED FAMILY CREST AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE PLAQUE.
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IN THE FAITH AND HOPE OF JESUS CHRIST/ IN MEMORY OF/ JAMES LEAN OF LYNTON PARISH, SON OF/ JAMES LEAN (...)/ ALSO OF THIS PARISH/ JAMES LEAN HIS SON B. 1739 D. 1815/ M ELIZABETH WALDRON D 1820/ JAMES LEAN HIS SON, B. 1774 D. 1849 SHERIFF OF BRISTOL,/ M. MARY STUCKEY OF LANGPORT, D 1845/ JAMES LEAN HIS SON, B 1809 D. 1879, BURIED HERE;/ JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT OF AGRA./ M. MARIA BURMILL HOLMES, D. & BURIED/ AT BATH IN HER 90TH YEAR, 1919./ JAMES LEAN J.P. HIS SON, B 1849./ M. ELIZA MARY COLES OF SHEPTON BEAUCHAMP/ ALSO IN DEAR MEMORY OF HIS NEPHEW/ HUGH HENRY LEAN, M.C. ONLY CHILD/ OF MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH LEAN, C.B., AND NINA/ QUIN HIS WIFE CAPTAIN H.L.I./ BDE, MAJOR 153RD BGDE 51ST (HIGHLAND) DIVISN,/ IN BATTLE NOV. 1914, TOTALLY BLINDED/ FOR MANY MONTHS. LATER THRICE AGAIN/ WNDD TWICE MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,/ KILLED IN ACTION 29TH JULY 1917 AT/ ST JULIEN NR YPRES, AGE 29, BURIED NEXT DAY BY DEVOTED COMRADES AT POPERINGE, FLANDERS

HUGH HENRY LEAN

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