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Captain Anthony Oldfield


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Reference WMO/301836

Address:

St John the Baptist

Church Road

Westbourne

PO10 8UB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Conflicts:
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
About the memorial: White rectangular tablet surmounted by moulded cornice and triangular pediment with quadrant anthemion acroteria at each end. On the centre of the pediment is the family crest. The tablet is set on a wall mounted black base of conforming shape and supported at the lower corners by inset slate blocks. Inscription is incised in Roman capitals infilled in black. Maker's name is incised bottom left of ground.
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IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN ANTHONY OLDFIELD, ROYAL ARTILLERY, / SON OF MAJOR GENERAL OLDFIELD K.H. / OF OLDFIELD LAWN, IN THIS COUNTY, / BORN AT THE BRITISH HEAD QUARTERS IN FRANCE, / JUNE 9TH. 1818. / KILLED IN THE TRENCHES BEFORE SEVASTOPOL / 17TH. AUGUST 1855. / LIKE HIS GALLANT ANCESTOR MAJOR OLDFIELD / WHO FELL IN THE MEMORABLE DEFENCE OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1799, / HE WAS SANS PEUR, ET SANS REPROCHE. / HE DIED LIKE A GOOD SOLDIER, AND WITH THE FERVENT HOPE / OF REDEMPTION, THROUGH HIS SAVIOUR.

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