LI-STBY-0928

Record Date: 
28 February 2013
Graveyard: 
Stradbally
Exact wording of epitaph: 

In memory of
John Charles Henry
Viscount Fitzgibbon
only son of Richard 3rd Earl of Clare.
and Lieutenant in the 8th Hussars.
who was killed whilst gallantly
leading on his troop.
In the glorious and memorable charge
of the Cavalry Light Brigade
at the Battle of Balaklava
in the Crimea.
on the 25th of October 1854.
Aged 24 years.
A dutiful son
charitable, noble-minded, generous
and brave.
He was respected and esteemed
by his brother officers.
Honoured and loved by his soldiers.
Adored by his family and friends.
Where his gentle and mild influence
could only be equalled
by his coolness and courage in the field.
This tablet is erected
by his inconsolable parents
as a token of their affection
and their deep and everlasting sorrow
for his untimely fate.
"As the lot of heavens favourites
is an early death
the Lord so loved and took him."
"Blessed be the name of the Lord."

Memorial Type: 
Wall or mural tablet
Grave location
County: 
Limerick
Latitude: 
52.708024722222
Longitude: 
-8.5067947222222
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
Bedford S.C. 256 Oxford Strt. London
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
John Charles Henry
Surname: 
Fitzgibbon
Date of death - day: 
25
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
1854
Age: 
24
Name: 
Richard
Surname: 
Fitzgibbon
Relationship with first person: 
Father