Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Rochdale
- Town
- Rochdale
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13180
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Current location
Rochdale Town Hall
The Esplanade
Rochdale
Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL12 6UF
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 89575 13258
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- RECTANGULAR BRONZE PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN RELIEF. CENTRAL CAST WREATH IN RELIEF, FLORAL BORDER WITH MINIATURE GOTHIC ARCHES ON THE SIDE IN RELIEF
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN AND NURSING SISTERS OF ROCHDALE WHO DIED IN/ SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Applegate, David I
Bowen, Walter
Butterworth, John J
Butterworth, Joshua
Carter, Thomas
Caveney, Thomas
Coupe, Benjamin
Crabtree, Thomas
Crosby, James
Cryer, Joseph W
See details for all 42 names - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, regiment, forenames, surname
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height C 1500MM, width C 2500MM
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- ROCHDALE METROPLOITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
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