Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
New Forest
Town
Brockenhurst
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Somaliland Campaign (1900-1920)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21384

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Current location

St Nicholas' Church
Church Rd
Brockenhurst
New Forest
Hampshire
SO42 7UB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 30532 01771
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE TABLET
Inscription
IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUT CHARLES HENRY BOWDEN-SMITH/ HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT/ SON OF WILLIAM BOWDEN-SMITH/ BORN AT BROCKENHURST FEB 16TH 1877/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/ AT JIBRALLI, SOMALILAND, AFRICA/ JAN 10TH 1904
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowden-smith, Charles Henry
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Commemorations
  • Somaliland Campaign (1900-1920)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth C 38MM, height C 600MM, width C 750MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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