Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Chiltern
Town
Latimer
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Animal Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12880

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Current location

VILLAGE GREEN
Latimer
Chiltern
Buckinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 003 993
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
PILE OF STONES SURMOUNTED BY A STONE OBELISK
Inscription
THE HORSE RIDDEN BY GENERAL DE VILLEBOIS MAREUIL AT THE BATTLE OF BOSHOF, S. AFRICA, 5TH APRIL 1900, IN WHICH THE GENERAL WAS KILLED AND THE HORSE WOUNDED (ANOTHER PLAQUE GIVES DETAILS ABOUT MAJOR GENENRAL LORD CHESHAM BRINGING THE HORSE BACK TO ENGLAND LATER THAT YEAR. IT DIED IN 1911)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Animal Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 500MM, height 600MM, width 1500MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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