Personal Details of Stephen Clifford
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| Buried: | 23/04/1860 |
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Birth
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Burial Register
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Memorial Details
| Headstone: TTMO / Stephen CLIFFORD / of the 12th. Royal Lancers / who served in Egypt, the Peninsula and Waterloo / who died April 17th, 1860 / aged 79 years. / Also of Mary, his wife, who accompanied him in the Peninsula and to Waterloo / who died Oct. 26th, 1857 aged 78 years. / They were united on earth for 60 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | Stephen Clifford |
| Date of death | 17/04/1860 |
| Age | 79 |
| Gender | Male |
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| Pattison Location Code | LNX 5 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Mary Clifford |
Cemetery accounts
This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.
| Name at death | Stephen Clifford |
| Date of burial | 23/04/1860 |
| Whence brought | Newbury |
| Where & how buried | Consecrated Ground - Private Grave |
| By whom buried | Rev'd. J.L. Randall |
| Account Entry | Book 1 - Page 51 |
Accounts Entry for Stephen Clifford
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Accounts Entry for Stephen Clifford
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An example of The Military General Service Medal(MGSM)authorized by a General Order dated 1st June, 1847 and issued in 1848
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a copy of his death certificate which interestingly makes particular mention of his status of a "Chelsea Pensioner".
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Battle of Salamanca, etched by J. Clarke, coloured by M. Dubourg.
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Biographical Information
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In 1751 the Regiment was officially styled the 12th Dragoons. In 1768 King George III bestowed the title of the 12th (Prince of Wales) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, the Regiment was given the badge of the three ostrich feathers, and the motto “Ich Dien”
The 12th Dragoons, led by Sir John Doyle won their first battle honour inEgypt in 1801 against the French Dromedary corps. They had previously had a young Duke of Wellington serve with them as a subaltern between1789 – 91.
In 1816, the 12th Light Dragoons were armed with lances after the cavalry of Napoleon’s Army had shown their effectiveness at Waterloo and were re-titled 12th (Prince of Wales’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
In the Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as "Battle of Arapiles") an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain on 22 July 1812 during the Peninsular War.
Author: Doug Larsen and Brian Sylvester
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The Military General Service Medal
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The 12th Dragoons in action
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"Battle of Salamanca, etched by J. Clarke, coloured by M. Dubourg."
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