Thursday, July 24, 2014

Pte Christopher Hall died 1878

There remains no signs of any inscription, not one letter! Of course in this case the stone has flaked off but hat is a water tank with a shallow trough and taps. The grave at the side is in worse condition.


            BELOW

SACRED TO THE   MEMORY
             OF

           Pte CHRISTOPHER HALL
               D.Co H.M. 73rd Regt
   WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE
             17TH JULY 1879
              AGED 37 YEARS
DEEPLY REGRETED (sic) BY ALL HIS BROTHER COMRADES
WHO MOURN HIS LOSS
EARTH'S FLEETING JOYS HE COUNTED NOUGHT
FOR HIGHER TRUER JOYS HE SOUGHT
AND...................................

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