Matthew Rosamond VC - Great North Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK
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N 52° 12.943 W 000° 17.364
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This blue plaque commemorates Matthew Rosamond VC in Eaton Socon.
Waymark Code: WMAQTD
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/14/2011
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The plaque reads:
'Eatons Community Association
Matthew Rosamond VC
On 4th June 1857 Matthew Rosamond,
a relative of the Rosamond bakers on this
site, won the Victoria Cross during the Indian
Mutiny. He died on the Red Sea on 14th July
1866 and was buried at sea.
This building was built by Budd's Bakers
as a new bakehouse around 1930,
replacing a much older timber
framed property.
A Local Heritage Initiative Project'
Blue Plaque managing agency: Eatons Community Association
Individual Recognized: Matthew Rosamond VC
Physical Address:
Great North Road
Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom
Web Address: [Web Link]
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