William Fraser McDonell blue plaque
Overview
William Fraser McDonell blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Cheltenham. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This blue commemorative plaque records: William Fraser McDonell VC Bengal Civil Service 1829-1894 born in this house on 17 December 1829 died here on 31 July 1894.
Why it was made
The saved source records: William Fraser McDonell VC Bengal Civil Service 1829-1894 born in this house on 17 December 1829 died here on 31 July 1894. For great coolness and bravery at Arrah on 30 July 1857 during the Indian Mutiny
People and events
The saved source records: William Fraser McDonell VC Bengal Civil Service 1829-1894 born in this house on 17 December 1829 died here on 31 July 1894. For great coolness and bravery at Arrah on 30 July 1857 during the Indian Mutiny
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
William Fraser McDonell blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: William Fraser McDonell VC Bengal Civil Service 1829-1894 born in this house on 17 December 1829 died here on 31 July 1894. For great coolness and bravery at Arrah on 30 July 1857 during the Indian Mutiny The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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