Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Wirral
Town
Wallasey
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7 May 1904
    Attended by: J Hoult MP;
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1258

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Current location

Central Park
Liscard Road
Wallasey
Wirral
Merseyside
CH44 0AB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 31091 91575
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Standing Britannia on rough hewn pedestal. Britannia is 'Mourning for Her Lost Sons', holding wreath in right hand and trident in her left. Upper stonework of pedestal has smooth panel in front for the incised inscription. Lower portion of pedestal has relief trophy of arms. Names are incised on the front face of the base.
Inscription
Pedestal: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE / WALLASEY MEN / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902. / AND ALSO IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF LOCAL MEN DURING THE CAMPAIGN. / Base: (11 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cartwright, Alfred J.
Cath, Arthur
Crighton, Fred
Huntingdon, William
Owen, Robert Thomas
Rowlands, Bert
Shaw, Hugh
Torney, J.
Vipond, Ernest
Wilson, Harold
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, initial, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Rank
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Darley Dale
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 4050mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • South African War Memorial in Central Park
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Point of Britannia's spear broken.
Costs

Site: ?140

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 24 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London DATE OF UNVEILING IN GILDEA DIFFERS FROM THAT IN WALLASEY NEWS 7 MAY 1904 AND 14 MAY 1903
  • Wallasey News: May 1903

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