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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Bolton
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 September 1903
    Attended by: Alderman Miles, Mayor of Bolton
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19 September 1903
    Attended by: Canon Henn, Rev. H. J. Elsee, the Rev. H. L. Marsh and the Rev. E. R. Ellis
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26339

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Current location

In north aisle
St Peters Church
5 Church Bank
Bolton
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL1 1HX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 72056 09276
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Tablet divided by pillasters and crocketed archways into three sections. A decorative carving around the tablet with a cross on top and an emblem at the bottom. The middle section consists of inscription and names in two columns, and flanked by the identical sections with a cross on top, followed by names. Blacking lettering in Roman caps.
Inscription
Upper, centre: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN/ OF BOLTON AND THE ADJOINING/ TOWNSHIPS WHO LOST THEIR/ LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF/ THEIR SOVEREIGN AND COUNTRY DURING/ THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902/ (Names) Lower, right: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ SEPT. 1903/ JOHN MILES/ MAYOR (Exact spacing unknown.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barnes, John
Bertwistle, Samuel H.
Bowcock, William H.
Bradley, George H.
Brady, William P.
Briston, W. J.
Broderick, John
Buckley, Albert
Bunn, Frederick
Burns, John F.
See details for all 73 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: regiment, rank. forename, surname
    Order of information: regiment, rank, surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1800MM, width 1800MM
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities
Reference
  • Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Wednesday 09 September 1903 -BOLTON WAR MEMORIALS (newspaper report says "over 80 fallen soldiers".
  • Bolton Evening News - Monday 21 September 1903 -BOLTON’S FALLEN SOLDIERS.-MEMORIAL UNVEILED AT THE PARISH CHURCH.

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