A rare Crimean War headstone

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A rare Crimean War headstone

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 6 Jul 2016

This is a rare headstone to George Rowland, a soldier of the Crimean War. He served in the Royal Horse Artillery as a Driver. Unfortunately the stone is covered in lichen and eroded and parts including the date of his death are indecipherable.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.58213
Longitude
0.731985