Alexander and Scipio Duroure

General Alexander Duroure (or Du Roure) is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone inscription has been re-cut. On the wall nearby is a white marble monument to Alexander and his brother, which reads:

To preserve and unite the memory of two affectionate brothers, valiant soldiers and sincere Christians.

Scipio Duroure Esqr. Adjutant General of the British forces, Colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of Foot, and Captain or Keeper of His Majesty's Castle of St Maws in Cornwall, who after forty one years faithfull service was mortally wounded at the battle of Fontenoy and died on the 10th day of May in the year 1745, aged 56 years and lies interred on the ramparts of Aeth in the Low Countries.

Alexander Duroure Esqr. Lieutenant General of the British forces, Colonel of the Fourth or Kings Own Regiment of Foot and Captain or Keeper of His Majesty's Castle of St Maws in Cornwall who after 57 years faithful service died at Toulouse in France on the 2nd day of January 1765 aged 73 years, and lies interred in this cloyster.

This marble is inscribed by Francis Duroure (son of the above named Scipio) as a testimony of filial piety and gratefull respect.

They were sons of Francis, a refugee French officer who served in Ireland, and his wife Catherine (Rieutort). Alexander becames a Lt. General in 1760 and married Louisa Bruchell but had no children.