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Captain Sturt's Grave [B 302] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Captain Sturt's Grave at Cheltenham Cemetery, England. This ornate headstone was designed by Mr. Lionel Muirhead, brother of Mrs. N. G. Sturt. The inscription reads: 'CHARLES STURT, CAPTAIN 39th DORSET REGIMENT, AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER (NOMINATED K.C.M.G.), SECOND SON OF THOMAS LENOX NAPIER STURT, BORN 28th APRIL, 1795, DIED 16th JUNE, 1869. ALSO HIS WIFE, DAME CHARLOTTE CHRISTIANA STURT, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF COLONEL WILLIAM SHEPPY GREENE, BORN 10th AUGUST, 1801, DIED 5th JUNE, 1887. "YEA THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I FEAR NO EVIL, FOR THOU ART WITH ME."' [On back of photograph] 'Photo of Captain Sturt's tombstone. Presented by estate of late J.M.Maughan.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 27.5 cm x 20.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1918

Photographer

Government Photolithographer (S.A

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
Sepulchral monuments -- England -- Cheltenham

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Digitisation information

Date

14/02/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,282 x 3,008 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

20.63 MB

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