St Peter and St Paul's Church - Langham

World War I

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  • Listing Status: Grade I
  • District: Rutland
  • Parish: Langham

Alabaster plaque with incised lettering, raised foliate decorated border and black marble frame.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP2086 Other Designation: N/A Information Sources: K Shelvey Special Categories: Survivors

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St Peter and St Paul's Church - Langham
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Inscription Reads

IN MEMORIAM
MAJOR GENERAL LORD RANKSBOROUGH CB CVO
LATE COMMANDER ROYAL HORSE GUARDS
LORD LIEUTENANT OF RUTLAND
BORN 1852 DIED 1921
SERVED IN EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGNS AND COMMANDED
THE 3RD CAVALRY BRIGADE IN THE BOER WAR 1900
EQUERRY TO QUEEN VICTORIA AND QUEEN ALEXANDRIA
AND LORD IN WAITING TO KING GEORGE
HE GAVE FAITHFUL SERVICE TO GOD, KING AND COUNTRY
AND WAS GREATLY BELOVED BY ALL
ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Brocklehurst - John Henry Major General 3 Cavalry Brigade 28/02/1921
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