CO-CBEG-059

Graveyard: 
Corkbeg
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Erected
To the Memory of
Private Daniel Meara
68th Light Infantry
who died at Queenstown
August 12th 1871
aged 38 years
By Major Trent. The officers
Non commissioned officers and
Privates of Captain Covey’s company
As a mark of their esteem
He served at the battles of Alma
Inkerman, Balaclava and the siege of
Sevastopol also during the New
Zealand campaign 1864, 1865, 1866
Sapper W McKay 21st Co. Refecit.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.822185
Longitude: 
-8.236365
Additional details
Name of recorder: 
Aghada Graveyard Researchers
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Daniel
Surname: 
Meara
Date of death - day: 
12
Date of death - month: 
August
Date of death - year: 
1871
Age: 
38