Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rossendale
Town
Edenfield
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1900
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13255

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Current location

Parish Church
Market Street
Edenfield
Rossendale
Lancashire
BL0 0QD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 79859 19809
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
WHEEL CROSS OF STONE WITH TAPERING SHAFT, on a tapering pedestal and a base. ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE BADGE AT CENTRE OF HEAD OF CROSS.
Inscription
In the wheel of the Cross-ST JOHN AMBULANCE/ BRIGADE In a Band on the Shaft of the Cross- EDENFIELD DIVISION On the Pedestal-To the Memory of/PRIVATE T H HAWORTH/NO 979 OF THE EDENFIELD/DIVISION OF THE ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE/WHO DIED IN THE/DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTY AT/PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA/JULY 31 1900 On the Base-THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY/PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Howarth, T H
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Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,initials of forenames, relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £105

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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