General Sir Edward Harris Greathed KCB

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Reference WMO/70375

Address:

All Saints Church

Hampreston

BH21 7LX

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: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Colonial India
  • Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
About the memorial: Brass plaque 0n the south wall of the chancel adjacent to the altar rail.
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ GENERAL SIR EDWARD HARRIS GREATHED, KCB OF UDDENS DORSETSHIRE/ BORN 8TH JUNE 1812, DIED AT UDDENS 19TH NOVEMBER 1881./ SERVED WITH HIS REGIMENT (THE 8TH FOOT) AT THE SEIGE OF DELHI 1857/ (IN COMMAND FROM 30TH JUNE TO END OF SIEGE) WAS PRESENT AT THE/ REPULSE OF SORTIES ON 9TH, 14TH, AND 18TH JULY, AND COMMANDED THE/ 3RD BRIGADE DURING THE REPULSE OF THE ENEMY'S ATTACK ON 23RD JULY./ ALSO LED THE REGIMENT TO THE ASSAULT OF DELHI AND SERVED WITH IT/ IN THE CITY./ LEFT DELHI IN COMMAND OF A MOVEABLE COLUMN AND DEFEATED THE ENEMY AT BOOLUNSHUR,/ ALLYSHUR, AND AGRA. WAS PRESENT AT RELIEF/ OF LUCKNOW (WHERE HE COMMANDED THE 3RD BRIGADE UNDER LORD CLYDE)/ AND CAWNPORE. FOR THESE SERVICES HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF COLONEL,/ WAS MADE A CB IN 1858 & KCB IN 1865. COMMANDED EASTERN DISTRICT/ OF ENGLAND FROM 1872-1877. COLONEL OF 108TH FOOT FROM/ 28TH JANUARY 1880./ ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS ONLY SON/ EDWARD WILBERFORCE OSBORN GREATHED, BORN AT UDDENS 7TH JULY 1870./ EDUCATED AT ETON AND OXFORD. DIED IN LONDON 2ND DECEMBER 1893.

Edward Harris Greathed

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