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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Salford
- Town
- Kersal
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26381
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Current location
St Paul's Church
Moor Lane
Kersal
Salford
Greater Manchester
M7 3WX
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 82038 02081
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Marble plaque with inscription, mounted on a painted wooden backing.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ ERNEST JONES UNSWORTH,/ (2ND V.B MANCHESTER REGT)/ WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, AND DIED NEAR LADYSMITH./ 3RD JUNE 1900/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY COLLEAGUES ON THE WATER/ WORKS STAFF OF THE MANCHESTER CORPORATION.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Unsworth, Ernest Jones
See details - 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, forenames, additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 31.75 mm, height 304.8mm, width 508 mm
Materials: Marble - Board
Measurements: depth 44 mm, height 381 mm, width 584 mm
Materials: Wood
- 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
- Costs
Comments: Sponsorship from the Water Works Staff of Manchester Corporation.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- St Pauls PCC
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