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Monument to Admiral Charles William De La Poer Beresford

Tweed, John (Sculptor)

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NIL / NISI / CRUCECHARLES WILLIAM DE LA POER BERESFORD, / ADMIRAL LORD BERESFORD, OF METEMMEH, / G.C.B., G.C.V.O., D.C.L., L.L.D., / BORN FEBRUARY 1OTH.1846. DIED SEPTEMBER 6TH.1919. / AT ALEXANDRIA 1882, ON THE NILE 1885. / THREE TIMES COMMANDER IN CHIEF AT SEA. / A Member of the House of Commons for more than twenty years. / A distinguished and gallant sailor. a devoted public servant / and the genial comrade of many illustrious and humble friends.TWEED