A8, MONUMENT 55 is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1997. Monument.
A8, MONUMENT 55
- WRENN ID
- salt-rampart-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1997
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a churchyard monument located in Bury St Edmunds, dating from 1834. It consists of a headstone and footstone made of Portland stone. The monument features a well-crafted original verse epitaph dedicated to Sergeant Major William Middleditch of the Grenadier Guards. The verse reads: "A HUSBAND, FATHER, COMRADE, FRIEND SINCERE, A BRITISH SOLDIER BRAVE LIES BURIED HERE. IN SPAIN AND FLUSHING AND AT WATERLOO HE FOUGHT TO GUARD OUR COUNTRY FROM THE FOE. HIS COMRADES, BRITONS WHO SURVIVE HIM, SAY HE ACTED NOBLY ON THAT GLORIOUS DAY." This inscription highlights his service and bravery.
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