Location

This memorial was originally sited at the west end of the south wall to the nave. The exact position is unknown, but the 1873 Guide to the Church lists this memorial in the same section as that for Captain William Madden which still exists in situ.
 

Memorial
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(From the 1873 Guide)
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
BREVET-MAJOR CHARLES ELLIOTT BALCHILD
OF THE ROYAL MARINES, WHO DIED AT SEA
ON BOARD H.M.S. "QUEEN"
ON THE 15TH SEPT., 1846 AGED 56
HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THE ENGLISH CEMETERY
AT CADIZ. ENTERED THE SERVICE ON THE 25TH APRIL 1804

 
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