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Memorial: M2687

Memorial plaque in St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Robert Finnis, RIN d.1868 in Tandil, Argentina

Location

St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF / ROBERT FINNIS FORMERLY LIEUT H.M'S INDIAN NAVY / WHO DIED AT TANDIL SOUTH AMERICA ON THE 22ND NOVEMBER 1868 / AGED 29 YEARS / ALSO OF HIS BROTHER LT. COLONEL JOHN FINNIS / PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE WHO DIED AT MASSORIE NORTH-WEST INDIA / ON THE 12 SEPTEMBER 1884 AGED 44 YEARS / SONS OF COLONEL JOHN FINNIS KILLED AT MEERUT MAY 10TH 1857'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Finnis, Robert Francis
Age: 29
Date of Death: 22/11/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: RIN died Tandil, Argentina, South America
Recorder: Elizabeth Nellist, 1982

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