All Saints Church - Little Casterton

Crimean War (1853-1856)

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  • Listing Status: Grade II*
  • District: Rutland
  • Made by: S Manning Sc London
  • Parish: Little Casterton

White marble tablet with incised black lettering, set on black frame. It features an officer's helmet and crossed swords surmounting the head. The main tablet is supported on carved lions' paws, with the sphinx badge of the regiment at the tablet's head. The sphynx's face is partially covered by the feathers from the helmet, presumably as a mourning gesture.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board, Tablet Ref: WMP2068 Other Designation: N/A Verification Required: No Information Sources: C Hyde 2012, K Shelvey

Location

All Saints Church - Little Casterton
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Inscription Reads

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
FRANCIS JOSEPH HARRISSON,
LIEUTENANT IN THE 79TH REGIMENT [CAMERON HIGHLANDERS]
AND SECOND SON OF EVERSON HARRISSON, ESGRE
OF TOLETHORPE HALL, CO. OF RUTLAND,
DIED 21ST AUGUST 1854, OF DYSENTERY,
IN CAMP AT GIVECKLA, NEAR VARNA IN BULGARIA,
WHILST DOING DUTY WITH HIS REGIMENT,
DEEPLY REGRETTED BY OFFICERS AND MEN.
AGED 24 YEARS.

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Harrisson - Francis Joseph Lieutenant 79th Regiment Cameron Highlanders 21/08/1854
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